Program: Solo Free Dance

I'm having a solo free dance program choreographed. I had only one program, freestyle adult pre-bronze, in my whole skating career, and it was a really good and motivating experience. I enjoyed both the process and the final result. It also made me work hard at the elements included in the program. So it was a win win, for both my goals of improving my skating and enjoying my skating. The only negative was that it did take time away from the other "training" I was doing (moves and pattern dances). I was actively looking for a period of time when the "training" was slowing down anyway to have a program choreographed. That would have been the summer... But the choreographer I worked with before was out of town. I have found somebody else that it actually specialized in ice dance, and I wanted a solo free dance program to test anyway. So I went for it. It's the first level for solo ice dancing Juvenile.

I will say the "but" here, and be done with any negativity and enjoy the process. "But" the summer is gone,  and my old ice is back, uncrowded ice that fits my weekly schedule, so it would be ideal for "training" for progress and tests.

And now, let the fun begin... I had the first day of choreography and we went through all the elements required to be included:
- One edge element not to exceed 7 seconds. I demonstrated all my spirals and the best looking and most comfortable is the right forward inside
- One dance spin. I can do forward and backward upward spins. Combinations are not allowed at this level, and the forward spin is more stable then the backward spin.The choreographer suggested I do some change of position, because that is allowed. I'm super excited, because I've never done that before! She gave me some positions to work on and then we'll see which ones I can successfully combine with a classic or scratch forward spin.
- One step sequence. The choreographer suggested a midline and she gave me some steps to try, they may stay or may change... But what I have up to now is a LFO 3-turn into a wide power step LF mohawk that she was excited I made it look choctaw-ish, stay on the exit edge and continue with a RBI 3-turn, LF step and RFI 3-turn...
- One twizzle. I've never learned twizzles, so I'm excited again that I'll have something new to work on. And... I'm also not excited because they seem hard!

We didn't put anything on music, but we've also listen to the music and the choreographer pointed where the elements will be. From next week we'll start to fill in the steps, on music. I think... I will, of course fill you in....