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Offline slcbelle

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Re: What is the minimum requirement for an arabesque?
« Reply #25 on: July 04, 2012, 07:03:45 PM »
OK!  Thanks!
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Re: What is the minimum requirement for an arabesque?
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2012, 05:20:21 PM »
Slcbelle - A great trick is to think about your toes during your spiral:  LIFT the toes of your skating foot and POINT the toes of your free foot.  Lifting the toes of your skating foot will make it practically impossible to pitch forward.
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Re: What is the minimum requirement for an arabesque?
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2012, 09:36:19 PM »
Quote from: Doubletoe on July 09, 2012, 05:20:21 PM
Slcbelle - A great trick is to think about your toes during your spiral:  LIFT the toes of your skating foot and POINT the toes of your free foot.  Lifting the toes of your skating foot will make it practically impossible to pitch forward.

My coach gave me these tips when I started skating again, and it definitely works!!  Doubletoe has some great advice :)
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Re: What is the minimum requirement for an arabesque?
« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2012, 02:42:55 AM »
Quote from: Doubletoe on July 09, 2012, 05:20:21 PM
Slcbelle - A great trick is to think about your toes during your spiral:  LIFT the toes of your skating foot and POINT the toes of your free foot.  Lifting the toes of your skating foot will make it practically impossible to pitch forward.

I was also told to think about pointing the toes of the free foot towards the ceiling to help get the required turnout.
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