No Surya Bonaly over here!!!!! My basic skills are improving; just not as fast as my jumps. I love jumping. It's always been my favorite part of skating. But I have most of the basic footwork and spins. I am having a hard time with brackets in the field but I'm working on it. I am also working on my flexibility. I have to step that up. I am also working on my expression because it is hard for me to show emotion when I skate. I am trying to model my skating after Daisuke Takahashi and Johnny Weir with my own flavor on it. To do that, I have to have more passion and flair to my skating. So basically, I am working hard to develop my "style" to compliment the jumps. Good Choreography will help with that. I'm trying to develop "soft knees" so that things look effortless, fluid, and smooth. My coach stresses it alot so I know it's important.

BlackManSkating

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Proud to be one of the few black men out on the ice

Goals
Pass my Silver Moves Test
Finish Choreography for Silver Program
Land a Clean Double Toe and Double Lutz
Work on Double Axel and Rockers
Speed up back Camel

Good good! I never liked to watch Surya Bonali. Except that backflip, that was cool.