Preliminary Test, BO8, 3s

My figures lesson with Lynne on the Chandler coffee club. As usual I warmed up with edges, scribed my circles, and then worked through FO8, FI8 and waltz-8 before my lesson.

Today's lesson:

• FO8 -- a bit wobbly in places.  I'm not sure why -- practice Monday was *much* better.  Just a bit sloppy, and my LFO circle was a bit too large.
• FI8 -- surprisingly, a little weak also.  Normally this is my best figure.  A bit sloppy mostly. Grrr!
• waltz-8 -- actually the L side was not that bad.  I slowed it down and the step forward was on the circle more (not cut in) and actually not too far out!  On the R side I really struggled to not put my foot down :-(.  Lynne says that should be my primary goal right now in practicing these.
• BO8 -- Urgh.  The R side was not that bad but the L side I was really struggling with -- not standing up straight, then going flat on the last part of the circle.  Yuck.
• 3s to center -- the 3s are really improving.  I have better flow through them.  I'm still really weak on holding the BI edge after though.

All in all... lots of work to do.

I told Lynne no lesson this Friday as we'd originally planned, and no lesson next week -- between my work trip and getting ready for MidWinter, I have very little time and I really need to practice my programs for MidWinter.  Ugh.