Today's Skate

I finally found my entire collection of ice dance CDs! I was ecstatic as I thought I had lost them. There were only three of us on the FS session today, so I asked Coach and her student if I could put on dance music. I did and danced my way around the rink. Didn't matter if it was the Argentine Tango music; I just did the Fiesta Tango. I did as many dances as I could solo, which is very unlike me. As I've told Coach C, not doing the dances solo is my act of civil disobedience when it comes to ice dancing. He gets a kick out of this. As Coach Jayne says, "I know you only want to partner, but I also know you will practice the dances on your own when the spirit moves you." Yes, she is right and that was the case today. Did every dance I could remember the steps to, starting with the Dutch Waltz and even giving the 14-Step a try, to the march music, on my own. Yikes! This was a true challenge. No where near being able to do this.

Also worked on Silver Moves, primarily on the 3-turns. OMG, some of these are incredibly hard. I can't imagine I will ever be able to do these on my own, but that's what I thought about Bronze Moves and I passed them. But the "step up" from Bronze to Silver Moves is significant. I enjoy the 3-turns although they scare the heck out of me. Coach J said I am, under no circumstances, to work on the back 3's on my own. Just too dangerous right now. I will take her advice. I tried one when she wasn't looking and understand why she banned these from my solo practice!

That's it for now. I hear the gobble of Tom the Turkey calling me. Onward to quilting.