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Originally Posted by cassarilda
Marianne, I would assume dance coaches ask for your arms higher up because that is actually where your arms are more often going to be in some dance holds.
As my hubby (aka occasional coach) says... just do what each coach says to do, and then work out what is best for you later 
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I am wondering if that is just what your ice dancing coach prefers. Certainly, none of the 4 ice dance coaches I've worked with over many years (all former National level competitors and 2 of them International competitors) wanted me to have my arms any higher than table top. In fact, 2 of them made me skate carrying orange construction cones (the ones used at my rink during public sessions to cone off the middle or the end) to work on sensing when I was raising my arms. And it worked. I learned to notice when I was gradually raising my arms into "butterfly wing" level.
05-10-2006, 11:59 AM
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