Purpose: Skaters can watch and follow along with this tutorial to learn how to do a waltz jump on the ice. This video takes skaters through a series of walk-thrus and drills to build confidence with the waltz jump and can be used as a starting exercise prior to moving on to axel.
Focus: head-to-toe alignment, upper body and lower body coordination, core strength, balance, air position.
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Beginner: On-ice introductory waltz j...
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...
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Beginner: On-ice waltz jump from stan...
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... -
Beginner-Foundation: Off-ice introduc...
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...
