I am SO there this year!! How can I pass up the chance to see Miki Ando?! Wheeee!

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"Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?"

MOROZOV!

Cool, I really want to go if he is going to be there. I may just go ahead and sign up soon and hope for the best that he doesnt back out of it!

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Why are you skating so slowly? Get out of my way!

If you skate faster, it makes everything look better!

NOW I'm tempted!!!! (I should have my Free Program done then... let's see what Morozov thinks of my primary coach as a choreographer? )

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I'm hoping to go, either in pairs or singles ...

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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
"Do what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
-Haha, I've *arrived*! I am listed as a reference on Wikipedia.

I'm tempted to say yes, with one stipulation:
I have to pass my Bronze free in order to attend.
Then again, I blew $$$ yesterday for a new computer, so we'll see how it turns out.

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Adult Nationals, 2009 "The Time of My Life"

I may have done the Fiesta Tango test by then - or not. But I'm thinking I'll attend.

Right now I am in Adult 3 and I am thinking about going to the Hackensack Camp.

For the recreational skater how is this camp?

I did ice dance last year, so I was on a different rink from the recreational skaters. However, I saw them working on their rink during my breaks. They'd split their group into levels - with the more beginning skaters all in one class. From what I could tell, there were other skaters at your level, and they seemed to be having fun.

Floyd Hall Arena in Little Falls, NJ is holding a Skating Seminar from April 16 - 27, 2007. The special guest coach is Alexei Mishin. While the clinics being held are pretty high-level (doubles, etc), the agenda does include lower-level skaters. It's open to pre-adults and adults.

http://www.floydhallarena.com/pdf/Al...p_Brochure.pdf

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I heard back from one of my skating club members in Lake Placid and the Lussi Rink will be up and running this summer for all us patchers!!

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Keeping School Figures Alive!!

I thought it was a great experience. Last year, I couldn't even STOP properly when I went in and I still got so much out of it. Everyone was so supportive and when I couldn't do what was taught, they adapted to my level. I learned so much in that camp that I still refer back to now (most of my warm-up has now been blatantly stolen from the class Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernechev (sp?) taught, and every time I spin, I think of Edward's advice.

Just make sure to speak up when you can't do something, and usually you'll be given something that will challenge you-- to your level. I was literally the worst one there-- and I loved it.

Unless I manage to get injured AGAIN (heaven forbid-- knock on wood!), I'll be there!

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When asked what his "secret" to success was, Wayne Gretsky said: "Skate to where the puck is going and not to where it has been."
Is the figure skating version of this: Skate as if you're doing an axel and not just learning how to hop?

Wow, sounds like Hackensack camp is getting high praise. I chose Lake Placid after considering both. Hope I did not make a mistake! But I just thought it would be wonderful to see Lake Placid as I have been to NJ but not up state NY!

Will be interested in hearing all about it after!

I'm considering the Hackensack camp, but do you HAVE to be there at 8:00 am and do the full day? I'm a total wimp and my stamina isn't that great right now and I worry I'd get too tired. I could maybe get there by 10:00 am. And this all depends on if I feel I have the right skating outfits. Or if I feel too fat.

Would love to hear more details from all of you who have been in past years. And will talk to coach about it tomorrow. Highest test I've passed is prelim moves and highest consistent jump is loop. Can sometimes do flip and the lutz is but a dream. Oh and my toe loop and waltz jumps suck!

Dont worry, my stamina is non existent, I rely on Red Bull on picking my energy up

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I recommend that you do get there for the 8am start, because they seem to start with warm up and etc., and those exercises are very useful. But no, you don't have to skate or dance the entire time - actually, they work in breaks. I didn't feel too exhausted at the end of the day, and I'm no poster child for physical fitness. I felt tired, but not wiped, and even after the Saturday, I felt I could skate on the Sunday. I did make sure to stretch very well both nights, and I did a warm down after I skated for the day. That may have helped. I also took an Aleve at the start of each day, for my back, which is a land of constant sorrow.

One lady in my group would sit out when she needed to. She even took the entire last session of each day off, just sitting aside and watching. That didn't seem to be a problem. So if you need rest periods, or decide to cut it short one day, or to cut out specific on or off ice workouts, you can do so.

I just found out the sad news that the Mt. Pleasant adult seminar in Baltimore is CANCELLED this year. The rink will be closing for the summer after May 5 due to energy costs that are 67% higher than last year, reopening in the fall, probably close to Labor Day. FYI, closing the rink was not the decision of the pros teaching at the seminar.

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Awww, I was planning to send in my registration for the Mt. Pleasant seminar this week. Thanks for letting us know, Mikawendy.

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Darnit...I just sent my registration in. Thank you for the update though.

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Happily defying the laws of physics when I skate...and not in a good way

If I could meet ole Axel Paulsen, I would kick him in the teeth

President and Founding member of the I hate Toe-Loops Club

Still a member, but trying to get out of the Pre-bronze peanut gallery.

Visit my skating journal

Too far for me, but someone mentioned that Sun Valley, Idaho has an international Adult Skating Camp Weekend.

Adult Skating Camp Weekend
Sun Valley Skating Center
Sun Valley, Idaho

August 15 - 19, 2007

http://www.sunvalley.com/SunValley/S...ekend_2007.swf

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Camps will cover:

• Freestyle
• Moves in the field
• Ice Dancing
• On-ice creative movement
• Off-ice conditioning
• Adult only freestyle sessions

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From the Aspen, Colorado Parks & Rec website:

Aspen Summer Skate ADULT WEEK
A skating camp for basic skills and freestyle skaters

Week 1: July 30 - August 3, 2007
Week 2: August 6-10, 2007

Surrounded by the splendors of the Rocky Mountains, the Aspen Summer Skate Adult Week has proven time and time again to be the skating experience of a lifetime. The combination of unique on and off ice classes combine the principle of solid, never-fail skating technique with new and different ways of accessing the "skater within." Enrollment is limited.

Please call Jenny Nelson at (970) 544-4116 for more information or click on the links below.

2007 Adult Week brochure
2007 Adult Week registration form
2007 Adult Week schedule

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Oooo, boy, rental skates included!!

Probably not going anywhere this year due to finances (had been planning on Sun Valley), but can people report back on the ice dance track at Ice House? Like, what they work on, if they're doing mainly low/mainly high stuff, etc? Any partnering work? That might be a good option in the future.

I didn't notice that - how cute! Hey, whatever it takes to keep adding newbies, right?

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I did the camp in Sun Valley last year and it was fantastic -- I will definitely be going again this year.

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Natalie

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