Figure Skating School: A Professionally Structured Course from Basic Steps to Advanced Techniques

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Firefly Books, 1997 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages

The budding Elvis Stojko or Josee Choinard in your family will love this guide with diagrams and instruction on jumps, steps and other recommendations.

Figure Skating School is for people of all ages and abilities. Whatever your level of fitness and sporting ability, you can make great progress with this practical guide. A systematic course of instruction, it guides you from basic steps--skating forwards and backwards -- through the most advanced techniques such as double flip and triple Salchow.

Written by two professional instructors, the clear text is complemented by over 30 full-color figure illustrations. Diagrams showing correct positioning of the feet accompany each illustration, making sure you don't put the wrong foot forward.

Also includes:

  • History of Figure Skating
  • Guidance on clothing and equipment
  • General principles of good skating
  • Sections on pairs skating and ice dance

Stunning photographs of today's skating stars complete a figure skating treat for anyone interested in the sport.

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Contents

Figure Skating a Brief History
9
Basic Skills
18
The Chassé
24
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

allow back inside edge back outside edge backward crosscuts backward inside edge backward outside edge bend both knees blade body weight championship change feet chassés choctaw circle coach combination jumps contra-body diagram double Axel exit position face inside feel figure skating flip flying spin forward inside edge forward outside edge free foot free leg extended front heel hips and shoulders ice dancing illustration shows important inside three turn International Skating Union landing layback layback spin left arm left back left foot left forward inside left hip left leg left outside edge left shoulder left side lift loop jump lutz movement pair skating preparation push right arm right foot right hip right leg rotational position Salchow serpentine shape shoulders and hips sit spin skating foot skating knee rises skating leg slightly speed step SURYA BONALY toe loop toe rake Torvill and Dean tracing triple jumps upright spin waltz jump

Bibliographic information

TitleFigure Skating School: A Professionally Structured Course from Basic Steps to Advanced Techniques
Firefly book
AuthorsPeter Morrissey, James Young
Editionillustrated
PublisherFirefly Books, 1997
Original fromPennsylvania State University
DigitizedMay 4, 2011
ISBN155209166X, 9781552091661
Length128 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports
Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports / Ice & Figure Skating
  
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