Edges

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler adult skate.  Nice ice but a bit crowded -- 10 skaters.  I was running late and had first lesson, so we just dived in when I got there (5 min late).

Today's lesson:

• FO edges -- lack of warmup + usual posture issues = more time on these.  Posture is still a problem and I had a lot of flats to start with.  This did improve though.
• FI edges -- as usual, rather better.  Still need to stand up straighter though.
• BO edges -- once again a bit problematic.  More time on these.
• BI edges -- not bad.  Posture a bit of an issue but I have an easier time fixing it on these than the BO.

A bit frustrating, as usual.  I need to get my act together and skate more, or I will keep facing these issues.  No lesson the next couple of weeks.

3s

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler adult skate.  First lesson so no warmup, and no scribed circles.

Today's lesson:

• Edges -- just a run-through of all of these.  The usual posture and lack of warmup issues.
• 3s -- some time just working on 3s on the wall and on the crease, a follow-up from last week. Some small progess.

3s To Center

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler adult skate.  Nice ice, a bit crowded (9 skaters).  We had postponed from Monday as I had a lot of stuff at work to catch up on.

I thought I was going at 11:30 (first lesson, the session was 11:30 - 12:30) but it was actually 12, so I had a lot of time to warm up all my edges.  I hadn't brought my scribe.

Today's lesson:

• 3s to center -- we had not worked on these in a lonnng time. We worked them on  hockey circle, then spent some time just on the 3s at  the wall, then back to the circle.  After a bit more work we spent a fair amount of time just working the back choctaw as it was giving me problems -- basically the same issues as the step forward on the waltz-8, but worse.  I'm not standing up straight, not keeping the free leg close.  We worked this for a while and it did improve, so yay!

Edges & 3s

 My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler adult skate. Nice ice but a bit crowded, and since I had first lesson on the session, no warmup nor circles.

Today's lesson:

• FO edges -- we did these a couple of times to get better posture. Considering the lack of warmup, not bad.
• FI edges -- okay
• BO edges-- relatively okay.
• BI edges-- We worked on the initial push some on the wall.  Posture, posture, posture!
• 3s -- just a few minutes on these, first on the wall and then on the crease.