3nd week of June

I approached this week with the goal to loosen up, get out of my head (especially for the TenFox 3-turn situation). I usually dread to put pattern dances on music, because that makes any technique problem more visible, as i cannot put it on time. But I know eventually I have to... So I prepared in the weekend the music (I moved it to my new phone). I clinched on the goal to make it fun, not stress, enjoy the music.

Monday, firstly, not all music played, so later in the day I worked on my phone and playing apps some more. But skating on whatever music played, definitely made me tense. But then I slowly relaxed. And, I remember from the past, the steps work better on music, and the quicker knee bend/ rise is not tiring my muscles so badly as when holding the bent knees and extension longer. Of course for this, I have to be able to control the steps. With all the focus on the music, I didn't have the time to pay attention to the 3-turns, yei!

Tuesday, more skating to more music, it actually worked way better, including the 3-turns. I had way less skidding and they were almost on the beat. I also skated quite hard, knowing that there is no ice, so I will not skate on Wednesday. I was careful to alternate the TenFox work with some edges and breathing, and just gliding on music. 

Thursday lesson. The coach said big improvement! The 3-turn is not yet quick enough, but otherwise, I was able to show her several patterns in full control. I still got corrections on details, but the foundation is solid. 

Friday it was a busy public skate session, disappointing because I expected a Freestyle session. My bad in not paying attention, though there was not a Freestyle session offered that day. So Friday skating was fragmented, nothing to write home about...