No lesson this week because my coach was performing in a ballet so I had all of the Saturday morning freestyle session to work on things. Basically I ran through all of my requirements for both free skate and MIF. Nothing Earth shattering but I made progress on a couple of things:
Circle 8 - The FI edges are actually okay! I'm making my way around completely without putting my foot down or falling into the circle. The FO edges are still a mess. It just needs time. It's getting there but gosh, it's slow going.
Lunge - I kept falling on these (silly, right?) until a sweet upper-level skater saw me struggling and offered to give me some tips. She was so upbeat and positive and her energy must have rubbed off on me because after her instruction and encouragement I was magically able to do them just fine.
Toe Loop - I promised Christopher that I would work on expanding my jump repertoire so I did some toe loops at the boards and, once I was convinced that it wouldn't hurt, I ventured out into open ice to try a couple. I landed them and it didn't hurt entirely but I'm pretty sure they were cheated. But, you know...bravery happened.
Also, I made a decision on my music and checked with Christopher to make sure he approved it. I'll be skating to The Chairman's Waltz from Memoirs of a Geisha. Onward to Choreography!
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