I needed to include a spin in the Solo Free Dance program I was having choreographed. I can do a forward spin, a forward scratch spin and a forward back spin, that's it... The choreographer wanted a little bit more...
The idea was to have an interesting position, and we choose to bend the skating leg while having the free leg at the back of the skating leg knee. So not a sit position, but an intermediary one.
Then we wanted to change the position maybe into a scratch spin, but I couldn't exit with enough speed from the fancy position to give the scratch a dignified speed. Then I've tried the scratch first and then to change the position into the fancy one... no go... I had too much speed, and I was too forward on my blade to be able to uncross the foot and place in at the back... I was rocking on the blade when I was changing.
So, what I can do... Is a regular forward spin, then change into the fancy position.
But surprise... I had to work on centering the forward spin. I was lately only doing the scratch spin, and the intention of crossing the free foot made me push the free hip forward automatically. For the regular forward spin, I left the hip back, so I was not square. I also had to develop awareness of what spot on my blade I was spinning on, and to maintain it while changing the position.
I asked my regular coach to look at the forward spin, to see why I'm not centering, and, as always, he said to hold the entrance longer. Then he said the free foot was late coming from the back, it has to swing forward as I turn the 3-turn. The biggest issue was that "I didn't let the free side come around". As I knew, I left the free hip back, but it seems I left the free shoulder back to... So hopefully that will fix it.
When I center the forward spin, I can transition to the fancy position easily. I hope I get a chance to film it too see how it looks.
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