Purpose: Doing this exercise helps skaters to get the feel of kicking their feet first in the cartwheel and then similarly again in the butterfly. Skaters should try to swoop their body down and then feel their upper body fly up in an arch as their legs kick one after the other. Skaters should feel the same kicking motion as they bring their body down for the illusion.
Focus: coordination, power, footwork, spin entry, dynamic stretch
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Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice inside s...
Purpose: This video demonstrates the position for an inside spread eagle off the ice with different arm positions.
Focus: Spread eagle, arm positions, artistry, choreography, external hip rotation, turnout,
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Advanced: Off-ice Ina Bauer demonstra...
Purpose: An Ina Bauer is a great skill to work on to add in to your programs for choreographic sequences and artistry.
Focus: external rotation, basic technique, proper shape.
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Beginner-Foundation: Introduction to ...
Purpose: 0:15 Focus of the lesson
0:25 Different kinds of spirals
0:45 Where to keep our weight in a forward spiral
1:20 Dynamic stretches
2:50 Basic form of the spiral
3:45 First common mistake
4:15 Second common mistake
5:00 Strengthening exercises
7:00 Final exercise
Focus: Weight plac...
