Solo Ice!

 I skated my double session at the Y and for the first 45 minutes I shared the ice with two other people but for the remaining hour and 15 minutes, I had the whole rink to myself! NICE!

Moves - Since I had the ice to myself I did two full run throughs of my Silver MIF as if it were test day. My first test was okay but I had a foot down on one side of my FI-BO 3 turns. I allowed myself a re-skate and again put a foot down. So I "failed" my test. I got some water and relaxed and then did it all over again. Not a single foot down on the 3 turns and everything else was decent as far as I could tell. I "passed" myself! So, here's the thing - if I can run an entire test at a passable level now, I'm pretty sure I will be in good shape come October. For the first time since starting to work on Silver MIF a year and a half ago, I actually feel maybe confident that I can pass this thing! At the very least, I'm close. I feel it. I can smell it!

Dance - Yes, I'm still working on these even though I don't post about it often. Since I had a clear rink, I ran all three Pre-Bronze dances with the music and then ran all three Preliminary dances so I don't forget them. It was fun and I didn't struggle too hard on the end pattern of the Fiesta Tango. I think I might be able to test these this year as well!

Program - After practicing jumps and spins for a bit I started work on my program. My spins were hella centered today! They felt awesome! It's weird how I always skate better at the Y. There is something about this rink that makes me feel confident. I ran my program several times. Actually, probably more than several. I think I spent the last 20 minutes just on my program. I'm getting better with the speed overall but I'm still struggling with that double 3 turn entry into the first combo spin. I'm going to have words with Christopher about this tomorrow. There is plenty in this program that is new and challenging so I don't feel guilty shelving the double 3s for now. Maybe in exchange, I can do a backward 3 turn into my loop jump somewhere. It's a fair trade, I think. 

So yeah, I skated a whole 2 hours today and I'm pooped. I hope the progress I made today shows up for my lesson tomorrow.