Working at my first Freestyle program part 6 (video)

Here is my program after my 6th meeting with coach B on Monday.
Read about the experience with coach A here, then, the first, second, third and forth and fifth lessons with coach B.

I watched the video on my phone immediately after the coach took it and I said "Oh, lots of things to improve, posture, hands, I forgot some steps, the spins were a mess, I wasn't on time..." and he answered "You just see the negatives...".

So lets start with the positive. As it is in the video, the program would pass the test, so let's check that and don't worry about it. Even if there were people in my way and I felt I'm late on music and I forgot some steps, I made it work. The jumps were there, the spins were better then last week. And coach B keeps complimenting my edges, that I worked hard for with the Ice dancing...

Now things to improve:
- Posture! The blouse that I had on was ruched and did rise up my shoulders but still...
- Don't look down! I think that would help fix the posture too.
- Smile :) I am really really serious. I actually soo enjoy skating my program, I should be able to smile. I tried today to start the program with a smile and I forgot about it after the first 5 steps. My previous coach, coach A, was around and he advised me to choose some points in the program when I'm comfortable and to smile there. And maybe to add victory smiles after the jumps. Just as I was adding the arm movements. He always has practical advice!

Now picking the program apart from the beginning
- After the inside spread eagle where my palms are up, I would like to turn them down, today, I become aware just after the first step to flip them.
- Before the step like a spiral, I don't like how I bend the right hand from the wrist, again, today I was barely becoming aware of it while I was already moving, hopefully I'll start to remember before.
- The hand movements on the next steps are all very short, like after thoughts, I would like them to blend into each other and feel more connected to the upper body. These I feel ware better, in fact I was somehow complimented on it by somebody saying that at the end of the program my arms are not so controlled and pretty as at the beginning.
- I have to remember to not push on the back crossover before the Salchow. If I feel I have too much speed I hold the next edge too long and I get off time. Actually it is not the back crossover, it is the forward crossover before the mohawk that I felt I gained a lot of speed. So, again, an awareness moment. On that forward crossover would be also a good spot to smile :)
- Remember to check the Salchow, thou, lately it worked quite well. Smile here? Maybe not, because usually I'm rushing to do the next 3-turn and then the outside power edge where I look up...
- From here on, everything was late on music, I can recover if I do just one crossover after the Salchow, but as I slowed down more to avoid a person in my way I needed 2 crossovers and I added a chasse before those. Smile :) on crossovers and swing roll.
- At least look up during the dropped 3-turns if I cannot hold the smile..
- Jump the Waltz Jump, it was really tiny
- I messed up the entrance in the spin. I want to do an inside 3-turn. I did an outside one...
- Hopefully I can hold the spiral higher. I didn't do it in a year because of the hip pain. Also I didn't get a good push into it as people were in my way, so I adjusted the trajectory. And smile :) while doing the spiral.
- Don't rush the final spin
- After the spin I should do a back pivot, I just started practicing that, hopefully I can make it better... I learned today that have to stop the spin while in control and keep that control during the spin exit so I can do the pivot.
- And smile :)

I think the biggest positive is my coach's comment that he can see improvement each time I do the program. We think with my current ability I'll be able to improve it a little more. Then I will have to get back at work, and work hard moves, Ice Dancing and next jumps and spins to be able to increase my ability.

My legs were a little tired at the end of today session so I decided not to skate tomorrow (I had to cancel the Ice Dance lesson) so I'll be fresh for Friday. My test will be in 2 weeks on Saturday morning and one of my worry is to not be too tired. So this week skating just Monday, Wednesday and Friday would be a test to see if I'm rested enough. If not, I still have next week to figure it out.