What to do in skating? (dance, freestyle etc) - Page 2

quarkiki2 · #26 04-24-2008, 11:16 AM

Hehehe... Are you referring to me as your "partner in crimes against ice dance"?

Skittl1321 · #27 04-24-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by quarkiki2

Hehehe... Are you referring to me as your "partner in crimes against ice dance"?

LOL- maybe, but I'm not a club member so they don't let me in their show anyway

But if I really wanted to dance in a show, there are lots of ladies who dance- just no men.

GordonSk8erBoi · #28 04-24-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Skittl1321

So yesterday I had a fantastic practice session. I ran through my moves and they went mostly well. I spun for a long time- scratch spin, backspin!, worked on the camel and attitude spin. (Still can't do sit spins because of my knees) and I came to a realization, one I've known for awhile, but haven't really thought about.

I don't like to jump. It just does nothing for me. I don't get a great feeling from jumping, I don't enjoy working on jumps. I really couldn't careless about them. But I love to spin and I love working on moves.

Right now I haven't really had much interest in ice dance. I chatted with a dancer at the rink, and we both laughed and agreed its because the beginning dances are boring. But I'm wondering if I should maybe work through them to get to the more interesting stages of dance. I'm thinking freestyle is not for me.

I want to keep working on MITF- I want to test as high as I can. (Not to mention be a bit more balanced so that I can do better in synchro!) I know I have to keep taking freestyle lessons because I want strong spins. I'll work on the jumps in group classes so I can compete at my low low level, but I don't know if freestyle is the place for me.

So what do you think? How did you decide what to do with your skating? Do you recommend dance? Should I just practice the durn jumps anyway?

Dance is worthwhile for almost everyone, I think. There've been a bunch of posts about the merits of dance so I won't add to that.

Since you've not been skating that long, is that you don't like to jump, or that you don't feel confident in your jumping, or something else? Everyone has some things that they are better at than others, for some it's spins, for some it's jumps, for some it's edges or turns or whatever. We tend to like best those things we are good at, especially in skating (or, we tend to be best at the things we like, perhaps). So if you worked on your jumps more maybe you would enjoy them more?

I think it's important in skating (like in many areas of life) to push your boundaries a bit and be willing to do things that expand your horizons.

Oh, and of course you didn't mention it, but you could work on figures too! :-)

Skittl1321 · #29 04-24-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GordonSk8erBoi

Since you've not been skating that long, is that you don't like to jump, or that you don't feel confident in your jumping, or something else? Everyone has some things that they are better at than others, for some it's spins, for some it's jumps, for some it's edges or turns or whatever. We tend to like best those things we are good at, especially in skating (or, we tend to be best at the things we like, perhaps). So if you worked on your jumps more maybe you would enjoy them more?

I think it's important in skating (like in many areas of life) to push your boundaries a bit and be willing to do things that expand your horizons.

Oh, and of course you didn't mention it, but you could work on figures too! :-)

Well I don't like to jump because I'm not good at it- but that's not limited to skating. In dance I could turn for ages, but struggled to leap. In gym class I could barely jump off the floor for that standing leap thing. I'm just not a jumper. Oddly enough in skating, I am probably better at jumps than spins- at least when first introduced. My spins have gotten better though because I like them and like practicing them. But I learned basic jumps quicker than basic spins.

Jumping hurts my knees, so they get very little practice right now, and while I rarely fall on jumps (and realize I'd probably fall more) the "fear" instinct acts up more on jumps and with injuries in my background I can't practice jumps enough to really get good at them, I can't risk the falls. (I learned almost all my jumps in the harness once I got the footwork down and wanted to try "height" for the first time)

Sure if I worked on them I'd enjoy them more- they'd probably get better, and who doesn't enjoy doing something well. But I don't think I'd enjoy working on them

since I can't test freestyle for a long time (first I have to pass bronze MITF, then I have to get my knees in good enough shape that I can do a sit spin, which is currently the ONLY move banned by my doctor), it doesn't really matter for awhile if they don't get better.

As for figures. I would LOVE to. But there is absolutely no way that would work in my rink environment unless I could skate during my business hours. The place is a madhouse with no rules, and ice cuts are rare.

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