I passed! - Page 2

frbskate63 · #26 03-09-2008, 01:23 PM

I remember doing those too - especially the really evil step forward from backwards CCW to forwards CW.

I won't be attempting level 2, let alone 3, any time soon - the backspin is coming, but the sit spin neither sits nor spins.

Fiona

Mrs Redboots · #27 03-09-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BatikatII

The stroking comes up again and again and obviously they expect the standard to improve as you go up through the levels. One of the high level tests includes Russian stroking which my (Russian) coach makes me do every time we have lesson - the only level 10 (or whatever) move I reckon I could perform quite competently already!

Don't forget it's also a Level 3 Skating Move, these days, too, only the idea is to hold the inside edge half the length of the rink. My favourite move! And my coach makes me do it with the proper staying down on the run and rising up on the inside edge, as in the Level 10 version.

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I've done more difficult elements in competition but the test was far more nerve racking than any competition and I particularly hate the elements test as you are out there alone with no music and only the sound of your skates.

Yes; Husband was, I think, rather thrown when he did it, especially when he was asked to repeat his toe-loop. Once he realised what he was being asked, he was fine!

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Originally Posted by NickiT

For level 3 it's a figure of 8 crossovers - forwards CCW - backwards CW - backwards CCW - forwards - CW. Sounds easy but the transitions from one direction to the other are pretty tricky and scary at that speed as they are not the way that would come naturally!

How is that different from the Level 1 Skating Move? Is there a different transition, or are they just expecting rather more at Level 3? I can't do the back crossover figure 8, alas, although my forward one is fast and low and getting better every day! But we will not discuss my clockwise back crossovers..... or practice them enough, either!

NickiT · #28 03-10-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs Redboots

Don't forget it's also a Level 3 Skating Move, these days, too, only the idea is to hold the inside edge half the length of the rink. My favourite move! And my coach makes me do it with the proper staying down on the run and rising up on the inside edge, as in the Level 10 version.

Yes; Husband was, I think, rather thrown when he did it, especially when he was asked to repeat his toe-loop. Once he realised what he was being asked, he was fine!

How is that different from the Level 1 Skating Move? Is there a different transition, or are they just expecting rather more at Level 3? I can't do the back crossover figure 8, alas, although my forward one is fast and low and getting better every day! But we will not discuss my clockwise back crossovers..... or practice them enough, either!

I don't know how the level 1 moves transitions went but one of these is from forward crossovers CCW to back crossovers CW and you do a mohawk left to right. The natural feeling is to go right to left.

Nicki

Mrs Redboots · #29 03-10-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NickiT

I don't know how the level 1 moves transitions went but one of these is from forward crossovers CCW to back crossovers CW and you do a mohawk left to right. The natural feeling is to go right to left.

Nicki

NASTY! I must try that sometime. I think in the Level 1 moves you just transition between the two circles, and then stop and start again to do them backwards.

frbskate63 · #30 03-10-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NickiT

I don't know how the level 1 moves transitions went but one of these is from forward crossovers CCW to back crossovers CW and you do a mohawk left to right. The natural feeling is to go right to left.

I never had a problem with the mohawk - but stepping forward from the LBI of the last CCW back crossover to an RFO for the CW forwards crossovers used to freak me every time.

Fiona

BatikatII · #31 03-10-2008, 05:24 PM

Isn't the level 1 move just a figure of 8 forwards followed by a figure of 8 backwards? If there was any transition then a simple 3 turn would do it. Don't think I ever did this as I did level 1 dance moves.

The hard one asks for a circle of forward crossovers with a smooth transition with no loss of speed or flow to back crossovers for two circles in figure of 8 and then back to the forward crossovers in other direction to finish so you have a forward to backward transition and a backward to forward transition.

Neither of the transitions seemed to be natural ones to me but like Fiona I think I found the backwards to forwards transition harder as you really had to hold that BI edge and transfer your weight precisely, or it could (and often did in my case!) go horribly wrong and you'd end up trying to skate off forwards in a funny direction if you made it that far!

tidesong · #32 03-10-2008, 08:43 PM

Congratulations!!!!!!!

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