No lesson today but that allowed me some time to focus on improving program elements and getting faster. Saturday morning freestyle sessions have become a bit more crowded but I was still able to make things work. Nothing special to report back on except that my sit spins have been feeling better and better each time I practice. I hope that lasts! I also worked on scratch spins because I'm assuming that will be my final spin once the choreography is finished.
Sectionalz - The announcement for sectionals is finally up which means I can now register for the competition! I'll wait until after the holidays, though, because Christmas is eating up a lot of my monies. Aghghg.....but this is exciting! I just hope I can get this program up to snuff in time. I've got like, what? Two and a half more months? That's really not a lot of time!
Testingz - I know I said I wouldn't ever do this again because it was very stressful last time but I'm seriously considering taking both my Bronze MIF and Free Skate tests on the same day. It just makes sense in terms of scheduling. Tests are always on a Friday and, if I take both on the same day, then I only need one day off of work instead of two. Considering this, maybe I'll take my tests during the May test session instead of taking the MIF in February and the Free Skate in May. As an additional bonus, I'll be done with sectionals so I will have already skated my Star Wars program in front of an audience and I'll still have time to work out any kinks, if necessary, to make it test worthy. And then I think I'll stay in Bronze for a while. I feel like Silver MIF is going to be the death of me so I'm in no rush to go there yet and I'll probably need a couple of years to get it good enough for testing. I don't think I'll feel like a "real" figure skater until I pass Silver because it's a tough test. So, yeah, I'm okay spending as much time as I need to make sure I pass it on the first try.
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