Class Description
Monroe Multi-Sports Complex Offers Learn To Skate Classes Year Round. Here is a list of Class Descriptions.
Snowplow Sam 1 (3 to 5 years old)
1. Sit and stand up with skates on – off Ice
2. Sit and stand up – on Ice
3. March in place
4. March forward – 8–10 steps
5. March, then glide on two feet
6. Dip in place
Snowplow Sam 2 (3 to 5 years old)
1. March followed by a long glide
2. Dip while moving
3. Backward wiggles – six in a row
4. Forward two-foot swizzles – 2-3 in a row
5. Rocking horse – one forward, one backward swizzle action
6. Two-foot hop in place
Snowplow Sam 3 (3 to 5 years old)
1. Forward skating – 8–10 steps
2. Forward one-foot glide – R and L
3. Forward swizzles – 4–6 in a row
4. Backward swizzles – 4–6 in a row
5. Forward snowplow stop with skid
6. Curves
Basic 1 (6 and older)
1. Sit on ice and stand up
2. March forward across the ice
3. Forward two-foot glide
4. Dip
5. Forward swizzles – 6–8 in a row
6. Backward wiggles – 6–8 in a row
7. Snowplow stop
8. Rocking horse – 2–3
9. Two-foot hop in place (optional)
Basic 2 (must have completed Snowplow Sam 3 or Basic 1)
1. Forward one foot glides – R and L
2. Backward two-foot glide
3. Backward swizzles – 6–8 in a row
4. Two-foot turn from forward to backward in place
5. Moving snowplow stop
6. Forward alternating half swizzle pumps, in a straight line (slalom-like pattern)
Basic 3
1. Forward stroking, showing correct use of blade
2. Forward half swizzle pumps on a circle – 6–8 consecutive clockwise and counterclockwise
3. Moving forward to backward two-foot turn – clockwise and counterclockwise
4. Backward one-foot glides – R and L
5. Forward slalom
6. Two-foot spin – up to two revolutions
Basic 4
1. Forward outside edge on a circle – R and L
2. Forward inside edge on a circle – R and L
3. Forward crossovers, clockwise and counterclockwise
4. Forward outside three-turn, R and L from a stand-still position
5. Backward half swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise and counterclockwise
6. Backward stroking
7. Backward snowplow stop – R and L
Basic 5
1. Backward outside edge on a circle – R and L
2. Backward inside edge on a circle – R and L
3. Backward crossovers, clockwise and counterclockwise
4. Beginning one-foot spin – up to three revs, optional entry and free-foot position
5. Hockey stop
6. Side toe hop – both directions
Basic 6
1. Forward inside three-turn – R and L from a standstill position
2. Moving backward to forward two-foot turn on a circle, clockwise and counterclockwise
3. T-stop – R or L
4. Bunny hop
5. Forward arabesque/spiral on a straight line – R or L
6. Forward lunge – R or L
Basic 7
1. Forward inside open Mohawk from a standstill position – R to L and L to R
2. Backward outside edge to forward outside edge transition on a circle – R and L
3. Ballet jump – R and L
4. Backward crossovers to a backward outside edge glides (landing position), clockwise and counterclockwise
5. Forward inside pivots – R or L
Basic 8
1. Moving forward outside three-turn on a circle – R and L
2. Moving forward inside three-turn on a circle – R and L
3. Combination move: Forward crossovers (2) into forward inside Mohawk, cross behind, step into backward crossover (1) and step to forward inside edge
4. One-foot upright spin, optional entry and free-foot position
5. Waltz jump
6. Mazurka – R and L
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