This blog contains curated articles on the Art of Skating.
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Introduction and History of Figure & Fancy Skating
This introduction is written for anyone, whether skating artist or spectator, who wishes to learn more about the art of Figure & Fancy Skating. If you wish to learn and perform this art yourself, resources are available to get you started and help you along the way! Please contact the World Figure Sport Society by…
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Training Your Body to Do Anything (within its physical capabilities)
It is widely believed that technical achievement in dance is only possible for children, that there is an uncrossable chasm between adult students and fully trained dancers who began as children. Although this seems empirically obvious, I stand as a counterexample: I began professional ballet training at age 28 and two years later made it…
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Review: The Gig: After Moise and the World of Reason
Running three consecutive weekends, Ice Dance International presented The Gig: After Moise and the World of Reason in North Adams, MA today as part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. The all-male cast presented “Tennessee Williams live on an ice rink — a wholly original, site-specific performance about making a plan and leaving the world of…
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When Pigs Skate: The Two Most Perfect Shapes
Join us in a wide-ranging lecture on Figure Skating and an amazing mathematical shape that shows up all over the place! When you’re done with the lecture, try your hand playing the YP Figures simulation game: Addendum: Pivoting Figures
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Why Figures are Awesome
A figure is a named, choreographed movement or sequence of steps. This comes to us from dance traditions of the British Isles, where dancers would work together to create patterns of position and movement. Compared to ballet training today, a figure is larger than a step and smaller than an enchainment (“combination”) — and it…