Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Waltz/axel entry to take-off repetitions
Variation: On a straight line, finish with take-off into 1/2 turn with checked landing
Purpose: This drill helps skaters practice the control needed for their free side to resist swinging when stepping in on an edge. By ...

Purpose: This video teaches skaters the basics of twist jumps to help with their stationary rotation skills. Hip twists are essential for skaters to build quick twitch muscles rotating from the hips first rather than the upper body while keeping the head stable.

Focus: Basic technique, upper bod...

Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Waltz entry to take-off position walkthrough
Variation: Continuous, on a straight line
Purpose: This drill helps students practice maintaining control over their skating side while the free leg moves from behind in a waltz/axel entry into a waltz/axel take-off. Doin...

Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Bunny hop
Variation: Continuous bunny hops down a line
Purpose: This drill helps skaters feel the forward vertical height take-off of a waltz jump. Doing continous bunny hops down the line with a focus on lifting the free foot through helps skaters begin to build th...

Purpose: This video breaks down an off-ice waltz jump phases from entrance, entry, take-off, follow-through, air position and landing. This video both clockwise and counterclockwise for both lefty and righty skaters.

Focus: Basic technique, jump phases, waltz entrance, waltz entry, waltz take-o...

Level: Beginner
Base exercise: Waltz jump
Variation: From standstill, on an axis
Purpose: This setup is helpful for skaters to understand the flow and direction of a waltz jump. Starting from standstill also gives skaters more control to hit the jump phases
Focus: Basic technique, jump pathway, j...

Level: Foundation
Base exercise: Axel walkthrough on the circle
Variation: Arms in checked or frame position over landing side
Purpose: This drill helps skaters who use their shoulders to initiate the rotation in an axel. By having the skaters keep their arms in a frame position, they have to...

When skaters first learn a waltz jump, it can be easy to start by learning a swingy, uncontrolled technique that is hard to unlearn when they want to improve their waltz jump or learn an axel. In this video, Signe shows how the waltz jump can be broken down into six progressions even from when sk...

Purpose: In this video, Signe introduces an off-ice waltz jump for figure skaters into distinct steps so that they can really practice good technique and muscle memory throughout the jump. Practicing jumps off ice is key for skaters to get consistently high quality jumps on the ice.

Focus: Basi...