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Learn to Skate

Learn to SkateWelcome to our skating program!

We are running the following series of classes:

Feb 1st - Mar 6th, 2010 - 4 Weeks
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Mar 8th - May 1st, 2010 - 8 Weeks
No Classes Mar 29 - Apr 5
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To register online click here

To view a list of Private Lesson Coaches click here


A list of skills for each level is listed below. Please encourage your skater to spend some time practicing these skills during the Basic Skills or Public Sessions.

Practice Card
(can be used for Basic Skills Ice or Public Session Ice only)
Practice cards are included with your class enrollment fee for 30 minute classes only, they are not included with 1 hour classes! Practice cards are for the enrolled student only to be used for practice sessions. $6 charge applies to students who lose or forget to bring practice cards, no exceptions! Non-enrolled customers may also skate on the Basic Skills/Public Session ice. The Cost to skate on the the Basic Skills ice (30 minutes) is $6 - includes skate rental, the cost to skate on our Public Session ice (2 hours) is $8.50 includes skate rental. Please keep your card in a safe place. Replacements will not be issued for lost cards.

Discounts
Discounts are not offered on 4 week classes. Students taking multiple classes during this 7 week series will receive $20 off. Pro-rating of classes (8 week, up to 2 prorates and 7 week series, 1 only) is possible at time of enrollment only! Discounts and pro-rating cannot be combined.

Make-ups
Make-ups classes are not offered for any of our classes. Refunds are granted only for physician documented injury or prolonged illness.

BEGINNER STAR
ages 4-6
for the very beginner
ADVANCED STAR
ages 4-6
must have passed Beginner Star
Fall Down/Get Up, Dip Standing Still, March in Place, Forward Marching, Two Foot Glide, Forward Swizzles, Backward Wiggles, Two-foot Hop in Place Moving Dip, 5 Consecutive Forward Swizzles, 5 Consecutive Backward Swizzles, Right and Left One Foot Glide, Right and Left T-Pushes, Two Foot Snowplow Stop

STAR UNIVERSITY
ages 4-6
Backward Swizzles, 2 Foot Turn, Long 1 Foot Glide (Count to 10), Snowplow Stop, Pumping on a circle (Right and Left), Forward Slalom, Intro to Forward Stroking, Intro to Cross-Overs

 
PRE ALPHA I
ages 7 and up
for the very beginner
PRE ALPHA II
ages 7 and up
must have passed Pre Alpha I
Fall Down/Get Up, 2 Foot Glide, Short 1 Foot Glide (Count to 5), Forward Swizzles, Backward Wiggles, Intro to Snowplow Stop, Intro to Forward Slalom

Backward Swizzles, 2 Foot Turn, Long 1 Foot Glide (Count to 10), Snowplow Stop, Pumping on a Circle (Right and Left), Forward Slalom, Intro to Forward Stroking, Intro to Cross-Overs

ALPHA
must have passed Pre-Alpha II
BETA
Cross-Overs Right Foot, Cross-Overs Left Foot, Forward Stroking, One Foot Stop, Intro to Backward 1 Foot Glide, Intro to Backward Pumping

Backward Cross-Overs Right Foot, Backward Cross-Overs Left Foot, Backward Stroking, T-Stop, Intro to Forward Edges (Right and Left)
GAMMA
DELTA
Forward Outside 3-Turns (Right and Left Foot), Forward Inside Mohawks, Mohawk Combination, Hockey Stop, Intro to Backward 2 Foot Edges Forward Inside 3-Turns (Right and Left), Forward Outside and Inside Edges, Shoot-the-Duck or Lunge, Bunny Hop, Intro to 2 Foot Backward 3-Turns

PRE FREESTYLE
FREESTYLE 1-2
Forward and Backward Push-Cross-Hold Stroking, Forward and Backward Cross-overs with underpush, Forward and Backward Edges, Intro to Cross-Rolls (Forward and Backward), Intro to Power
3-Turns (Right and Left), Waltz 3-Turns (Right and Left), Moving Inside 3-Turns (Right and Left), Intro to Backward 3-Turns (right and Left, Inside and Outside), Mohawk Rolls (Right and Left), Forward and Backward Power-Pulls

Waltz Jump, Two Foot Spin, Backward Edges, Spiral, Half Flip, Forward Pivot, Half Toe Walley, Half Lutz, Ballet Jump, Spiral Sequence, One Foot Spin, Dance Step Sequence
FREESTYLE 3-4
ADVANCED FIGURE SKATING ACADEMY PROGRAM
Salchow Jump, Toe Loop Jump, Backward Pivot (inside/outside), Change Foot Spin, Back Spirals Sequence, Freestyle 3 Dance Step Sequence, Loop Jump, Half Loop Jump, Flip Jump, Sit Spin, Freestyle 4 Dance Step Sequence ADVANCED FIGURE SKATING ACADEMY PROGRAM is available for skaters who have passed ISI Freestyle 4 or those competing USFS levels pr-preliminary and above.