Edges

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler 8:30 a.m. FS.  Okay ice.  Just 2 skaters!

Today's lesson was just edges.  I was having some issues with my BI edges in particular, I was really skidding badly on the LBI.  There is a nick on my L blade (on the outside edge, though) that may be responsible.  I need to see if Grant can stone it out.  Hmm.

Other than that the edges were mostly okay.  We finished up with an exercise of lobe-lobe-full circle, both backwards and forwards.  Ugh.  My flow was not good.

Moves

 My lesson with Holly on the CCIC adult skate. Nice ice and just 3 skaters.

For today, we continued working on the Bronze Moves:

• perimeter XOs -- Better.  My forward pattern was a little skewed to the end, back was fine.
• power-3s -- about the same as ever...
• BXOs to BO edges -- these are better, but still too slow.
• circle-8 -- really nice, actually.

Once again we ran out of time before doing the 5-step.  We should probably start with that next time.

BO8

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler 8:30 a.m. FS.  Okay ice, 5 skaters.

Today's lesson:

• edges -- mostly okay.  Some additional work on the BI edges to get more consistent circle sizes.  FO were actually okay.
• BO8 -- hadn't touched these in a bit.  Push is still insufficient to carry me around, and some posture issues.  Eeep.

I feel like I'm kind of stuck right now.  Until I'm done with school (a month away) I just don't have time to skate enough to make progress.  Annoying but that's the way it is.

BI8

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler 8:30 a.m. FS.  Okay ice, a little crowded but not too bad.

Today's lesson:

• edges -- mostly okay.  Still working to get all the BI lobes the same size, ugh.  Body control on the BO has improved a lot from a few months ago, though, so that's something.
• BI8 -- on these again.  Danette has this notion that I should actually LOOK IN THE CIRCLE and (gasp!) KEEP THE FREE FOOT IN FRONT for the first... third or so of the circle.  Anyway.  I need a much better push (I used to have a much better push! Uck.).