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: On-ice flying ca...
Purpose: This video looks at the proper pathway for a flying camel ""fly"" so that skaters avoid doing a flying waltz jump.
Focus: Basic technique, common mistakes, flying waltz jump, edge position, spin pathway
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Advanced: Off-ice floor flying sit sp...
Purpose: Skaters can improve the quality of their flying sit by practicing the positions off the ice to ensure they have good alignment and axis over their skating leg on the fly as well as the landing into the hold
Focus: Basic technique, axis, alignment, flying entry height -
Advanced: On-ice flying camel from st...
Level: Advanced
Base exercise: Back Camel spin
Variation: Flying entrance, from standstill
Purpose: Skaters should begin working on a flying entrance for their camelspin by doing it from standstill. Additionally, starting on an axis line helps skaters understand the shape of their entry and wher...
