Friday, March 13, 2020

Another New Rink in Arizona - Peoria

I got to Gilbert AZ Ice today for a published public session from 9:45 to 11:45 but it had been swapped out for hockey.  What to do - all dressed for skating and nowhere to go .. I search the area for sessions.... Scottsdale .. no ... Chandler .. no ... Peoria ... YES!  I would be a little late for the start but they had a Coffee Club from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm.... Siri ... I need directions to ...

A quiet coffee club.  No instruction, just adult skating.  Good music playing .. (I muted it on the video however) - I didn’t really meet anyone except a nice girl named Rachel from Disney on Ice who is on hiatus from the show due to the COVD-19 ..

- These are crazy times.

I did a lot of ice dance practice and also MIF but if you follow my blog .. and videos you will notice how utterly BORING both of those things are to watch.  Unless you have someone following you with a camera .. Ice dance practice just isn’t feasible.


Thursday, March 12, 2020

Another Ice Cafe in Scottsdale

I went to another Ice Cafe adult session w/lesson today.  Met some amazing adult skaters and enjoyed the edge class with coach Grant Rorvick again.

I worked on my ice dances before the class (not shown) but did a little freestyle when it was over.


Friday, March 6, 2020

Thursday in Scottsdale, Friday in Gilbert

Thursday I drove up to Scottsdale to attend an adult session called Ice Cafe.  It’s 90 minutes of ice time with a lesson included by a coach de jour ... This week it was Grant Rorvick.  Great fun.  Nothing but edges with extension and arms to help us look like REAL skaters!

After that was my first lesson with head coach for ice dance, Todd Gilles.  It was great having someone to hang onto!  I wish I had more footage of us partnering but we had to break it down and work on some issues.

Friday I also skated at Gilbert Ice without a lesson and did 1 run of each of the dances without a partner.  I feel like I am learning to skate all over again with ice dancing.








Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Turns on the Short Axis

Well all good things come to an end.  Today - out of respect for another skater who does not wish to be shown on YouTube or my blog - I chose not to record my practice session today.  I worked on all my Bronze dances with music in my Bluetooth hat!   I didn’t have enough stamina to bother putting on the real music and trying to skate them.  I thought I would be getting stronger - skating more and working at it but I feel some killer fatigue - it’s probably the excess weight.

Anyway, after this camera shy - privacy seeking adult skater left the ice;  it was business as usual for the remainder of the session. I was tired from my dance runs so I just did some turns practice on the short axis.

My current dance coach here in Arizona also requested that I do not post our lessons with audio or with subtitles explaining her coaching methods.  I will have to abide by the rules, but I’ll still be posting my practice sessions.


Im on my last legs here…

 I just can’t turn the corner on these dances.  One pattern looks about as good as I can do it, but two patterns I make too many mistakes. M...