I passed my Killian today! Standard track, which means I had to skate it both with and without a partner.

I skated pretty strongly & was just very happy not to let nerves get the best of me, which is what happened the last time I took it. I've been working on this dance for a long time--on and off for over 2 years--so this was really a wonderful relief to finish it finally. Now I have 2 more pre-golds to go, which hopefully will NOT take as long as this one did.

Just had to share!

CONGRATS!!!

CONGRATS!!!! Wow that's amazing!!! I'm working on my Kilian right now..lol and it is definitely a challenging dance..so it must feel amazing to pass !!!

Congratulations!!!

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CONGRATS, PHOENIX!!! WHOO HOO!!! NO MORE "Kill-Me-Now" dance!!! It's DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!!!

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Oh my word, I am in awe! That is fantastic! It is one difficult dance, that....

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OOOOOOOOOO congrats. I'm dreading testing this stupid dance. I hate it!

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Yay!!! Congratulations!! How long had you been working on it?

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Congratulations!!

Congratulations! I know this dance has been your nemesis for a while...

Yea!!

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Thanks everyone! Coach is getting a special cup of coffee this week as a thank you for waiting, and waiting, and waiting for me to get this one pulled together! I still can hardly believe it.

Huge congrats! I know how you feel -- I had failed the Rocker Foxtrot 5 times over 6 years before I finally passed it. So yes, it's a great feeling!

I'm also envious of you for taking it standard. After my fiasco with the Rocker (taken Standard), I decided to switch to the Adult track and passed all 4 of the Pre-Golds in less than 2 years. I'm sure it would have taken me at least double the time to do them standard -- especially having to do the Starlight solo. I'm now working on the Golds, but I'm thinking that maybe I'll go back and redo them Standard after I finish the Golds. I still feel like I can do it.

Just for fun, here's my Kilian, taken last October.

http://www.denversynchro.org/Julie_Kilian_Test.wmv

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That's a nice Killian Julie! If you can skate it like that solo I'd think it would pass. I do sometimes feel the tug of temptation to switch to adult track & just get the levels finished with, but I feel I'm still progressing and getting stronger, so I'm not going to do it unless I start to feel like I'm losing ground. Taking them standard has definitely made me a much stronger skater.

I hope you decide to go back & get those last 2 levels standard at some point; it is very gratifying to pass a test alongside the kids! You certainly look like you could pull it off.