Elements From Learn To Skate Classes - Adult Level 4 - 6 | Figure Skating

[@annaneshitova9172]

I’m happy to find out that I’m checking everything in level 4 except one foot glide backwards, that I just can’t wrap my brain around yet😅

[@nextedgetutorials]

Just keep practicing and you will get it 💜💜

[@8BitThoughts]

I used to be so scared of 3 turns but once you get the hang of it, they're so much fun!

[@nextedgetutorials]

They really are so much fun 💜💜💜

[@valeriegarrard962]

I’m in my sixties, skated and coached for decades, coming back after a few years , and going right back to basics is so worth it! Even the simplest elements can look and feel beautiful as demonstrated here.Thank you so much! Skating for the pure joy of it now ☀️❤️

[@nextedgetutorials]

That’s fantastic and welcome back ❤️ very welcome

[@KatasticD]

I love this! This is super helpful 😊 Forward and backward crossovers are something I'm always trying to improve. In your demonstration, are these more like progressives than crossovers? I know they are similar to crossovers but different. Thanks for any help!

[@amaterasu777]

Nope, those are backward crossovers! You don't lift up your foot on backward crossovers (eventually; you can start that way but eventually you keep it on the ice). Backward progressives actually look totally different.

[@k8614g]

These look more like traditional crossovers! In my understanding, The foot touches the ice in progressives before it crosses over, and kinda slides around as you’re pushing under. Someone may have better words than me to explain it though haha

[@nextedgetutorials]

So happy it was helpful and those are crossovers 😉👍💜

[@ariane51000]

This was so helpful, even I've been skating a lot. Backward stoking, elegant :) And fwd inside three turn: I'm still afraid to turn without the rail. :) thank you, Stacy and Mick

[@nextedgetutorials]

Happy to help! 💜💜💜💜

[@coffikocrossing6184]

Does anyone else struggle hard with crossovers? I’ve been trying them for so long and i have no stability!

[@nextedgetutorials]

Check out our KZbin video on crossovers 😉 it might help

[@midgechickma]

Adult6 back stroking - the skating leg- is it suppose to be on an inside edge or flat ? And the free foot- is it suppose to be inversion ?(can see my inside edge side of the blade)

[@dbooth2008]

I believe stroking should be on a flat. But I was taught that you kind of go in a slight zip zag as you go from one foot to the other. I think to have the best asthetics (extension etc) the free foot should be held extended straight with the toes pointed and openned out.

[@midgechickma]

@dbooth2008 pointed - toes towards ice ? (vs. pointed towards ceiling)

[@dbooth2008]

@@midgechickmayes pointed towards the ice, like a ballet dancer would point their toes. Watch ice dancer when they do stroking, at the end of their stroke they point their toes to make their legs look longer. Longer limbs are more aesthetically pleasing.

[@midgechickma]

​@dbooth2008 yes I am aware of what materializes by executing pointed toes . I'm asking coz if you notice Stacy's free leg clearly extended but toes they do not seem to be pointed. I think there's difference between ice dancing and "freestyle skating "? I also noticed that she puts her feet together before executing each back stroke which I need to hone . Thank you Stacy for the tips. Also thanks db2008

[@sp1704]

​@@midgechickmaI think for the purposes of passing the adult levels 1-6, they are not so much concerned with how well the toes are pointed or other aesthetics. It's really all beginner basics. :) So can you execute the move safely, confidently, consistently etc.

[@Emily-on1ve]

Is there a reaon for pulling the free foot in on the inside 3 turn or is it just to stop yourself flinging yourself around with it?

[@nextedgetutorials]

I really like it coming into my body but you can keep it extended 👍❤️

[@carrot535]

Thank you!! Timestamps for adult 6: 9:40 forward stroking with crossover end patterns 10:40 backward stroking with crossover end patterns 11:20 forward inside 3-turns 12:16 forward outside to inside change of edge on a line 13:20 t-stop 14:20 lunges 15:05 two-foot spin into one-foot spin

[@nextedgetutorials]

Very welcome ❤️❤️❤️

[@ggd210]

Thank you!! Amazing video!!

[@nextedgetutorials]

You're so welcome!❤️❤️

[@mystudio.o]

Thank you so much❤

[@nextedgetutorials]

You're welcome 😊

[@MDMarck1401]

👍🙂GRACIAS ⛸⛸

[@nextedgetutorials]

Very welcome 💜💜

[@herbertandersonjr6746]

❤

[@nextedgetutorials]

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[@mjmmorales]

Ty 4 all your help on skating 💯⛸️ Just started skating again after 25 years off the Ice. My coach is currently working with me on inside & outside edges in a circle. 🤔❓ Are my arms supposed to be outside of the circle on an outside edge ? My coach told me that my arms are supposed to be inside the circle on an inside edge. But on an outside edge are my arms supposed to be outside the circle?

[@nextedgetutorials]

That’s so wonderful to have you back on the ice. Arms can be either way depending on what’s your doing 😉👍

[@sp1704]

I learned a long time ago too, and my coach has explained that we learned the arms different back then, from how they are taught now. So while you can do "either way," the way they teach it now is always hugging the circle. So you're always pumping with the outside foot, whether you're picking up the inside or outside foot for the edge, you're always wanting to get that nice lean into the circle, and arms are always inside, hugging, for both inside and outside edges. The only thing that really changes is which foot you lift.

[@jay01342]

Thank you so much! Do you have any off ice training tips for beginners in learn to skate? My left leg is a lot weaker than my right and I'm trying to fix that!

[@jay01342]

I did gymnastics for a while and we mainly used our "good leg" which strengthened my dominant leg (right) a lot but not so much my left leg.

[@nextedgetutorials]

We need to do more off ice videos but until then, go back and watch/do all our other videos we have for off ice 👍