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@@KayceeEnerva this move is a combination of deep knee bend, strength in the core and balance point. It can take time to develop this trio of needs to get to the lowest point. And we must be willing to occasionally unravel onto the ice. But since we are already so close to the floor, it is never a dramatic meeting of the backside and the floor. As you lower, keep hands reaching forward and downward ahead of you. As your thighs get to parallel to the ice, try to feel your heels pull slightly back, curling your hamstrings to tuck your ankles back under your butt/bottom. In the final shape you will feel calves squished against the back of your thighs, your tummy and chest will be tightly pressed to the front of your thighs while arms and even your nose try to stay ahead of your knees 🥵

@@KayceeEnerva could be time for sharpening your blades

@@KayceeEnerva thank you, we’ll have to call it the best kept secret on CZcams 😁

@@larhumba4233 taken some time to settle in to our lovely new rink at Lee Valley

@@paularnold3315 thank you 😊 Happy three turning

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You can be either or both…you choose 😁

Standing foot or braking foot?

@@IceSkatingLondon the braking foot

@@jazzupyourlife.official rather than “weight” which implies using the braking foot for support of your body, think of applied pressure. In your mind, Divide your foot/blade into 3 areas from front to back. From the tip of your Toes to beginning of your foot arch being the 1st 1/3. Arch to beginning of heel area is 2nd 1/3 and final 1/3 is all heel. Pressure will be applied in the centre 1/3 of your blade on the inner edge.

@@IceSkatingLondon Thank you! I will try that out :)

Heel contact is a common problem when first learning the Teapot. There’s a few fixes depending on how bad the problem is. For only slight contact problem: Try rotating the extended leg by a few degrees (toe out and heel inward). This would make the blade heel further from the ice. If rotation doesn’t fix the problem, it could be a combo of muscle recruitment and balance. Hmmm, a video will make explaining this easier. (Someone play some waiting room music….)

@@IceSkatingLondon thanks for the reply. It's probably to do with muscle recruitment and balance as I only got back into skating 5 months ago after about a 10 year break and currently working on silver ^^ guess I had better start working out! BTW, it's nice to see an adult do the teapot. When kids do it, they go to the extreme and it felt like that's what I had to work towards, but you've set a more achievable standard, so thank you 😊

Very happy to hear you found the video helpful 🙂

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What a cool compliment! Thank you. Guess I should save up for some hockey skates 🙂

Glad you found our video helpful 😃

Thanks for your question. On a super low friction surface (ice) controlling our movements is so split second. So let’s talk timing 🙂 Working on a clock face, the stroke should start by head up towards 12 o’clock, then around the clock face by no more than 2 numbers (to 10 or 2) to correct any over rotation. (If you still have problems, adjust this concept to only 1 number, either 11 or 1) Be sure to have directed the outward motion of the stroke to get as much space between your feet (lead and follow style) as you can. Practice letting the skates run in this long stance (you should look like an Egyptian hieroglyph or Michael Jackson if your knees are bent and you style your arms right 🙂) Think of the final return together of the feet as if reversing a car into a parking space. Pivot your stroking foot from its place at 10 or 2 o’clock to aim that heel for a collision course with the front end of the gliding foot. Your stroking foot heel should lead on the way back toward the toes of your standing/gliding foot. At the last moment, allow your stroking foot to draw parallel and avoid colliding.

@@IceSkatingLondon thank you so much! I will use your advice to practice today and let you know how it goes 😊

@@IceSkatingLondon thank you so much! The clock analogy helped so much now I can do backwards crossovers !

@@blaccademia yay! Well done 🤩

All knee bend depths acceptable. Depends on balance/comfort/style/function.

It’s always great to hear a video is helpful. Thanks 😃

Thanks for your question. As this is intended to be a long sustained glide in a neutral blade position, we are seeking an upright blade (which is commonly referred to as a flat). You are correct that an inside edge and/or a pronated (dropped arch) foot position would not provide you with the desired learning outcome. Focus on trying to get the sole of your boot parallel to the ice and your blade perpendicular/upright. This will in fact “feel” much more toward the outside edge if you have had a tendency for inward lean of the foot/blade.

The Festival ChaCha is only used as a recreational dance in the UK. Technically any skater able to perform a Left forward outside 3 turn competently can learn/skate this dance. I’m a firm believer that once a skater can skate the turns & steps which compose a dance, why not enjoy trying to learn it?! Only similar dance in UK test structure for a point of reference would be Swing Dance which contains a single Mohawk but has much more backward skating and is twice the duration per sequence.

@@IceSkatingLondon Hi thank you for the information. Doesn't look to difficult as I'm dong the level 4 patterns now but just shame I can't find anyone here to skate it with. Probably would be more fun with a partner. Your videos are awesome btw!

@@arrowsom when partnering this dance is skated in simple Kilian hold with a complete separation at the point of striking into the 3 turn (dropping hold at the end of the swing), rejoining upon stepping to forward again at the restart.

Alignment of your feet/blades is essential to keep the flow. At early stages of learning skaters often complete the cross action without allowing the feet and blades to get to a *near* parallel alignment (whilst the legs are in crossed formation). Practicing the crossing lemon exercise and holding a parallel glide after each cross will help drill this instinct. Alternative problem can be scratching into toe picks.

Thanks for the appreciation ❤

Great suggestion. Thanks

Objectively, every skater is unique. There are no set rules about which steps or turns we should find easy or difficult. Only an accepted hierarchy of difficulty set by the ISU 🙂

@@IceSkatingLondon Tomorrow I am working on forward outside 3 turn. I will not be defeated. Especially, since I watched your excellent video on this turn. I love every video on your channel. I learn step by step. I finished beginner series and I am onto improvers. My skating has improved greatly. And it is all thanks to You and your incredible way of explaining things.

@@katesmith8005 wow! That’s really lovely to hear. Well done you!

Thanks for the question. As this drill is to prepare for full change of edge, the focus is upon the shapes we draw on the ice and also the coordination of the limbs as they move back and forth. In a full change of edge the free foot will not touch the floor, so how the blade of the free foot meets the floor in this drill is not a high priority. So you can choose to use your pick or to use the flat of your blade as long as the limb movements and the pattern over the ice are becoming more natural.

Thanks for your question. The cross foot balances (first drill on video) focus on the lead foot being a flat to inside edge. For this drill it is important that we are not allowing the lead foot to be a clear outside edge. The same drill can be used (allowing the lead foot to take outside edge) to benefit crossroll weight transfer. The detail of which edge the lead foot takes IS vital to differentiate between these two different skills. Hope that helps

Thanks so much for responding. That's made it clear for me.@@IceSkatingLondon

Thanks, it’s always great to hear which parts are helpful for our viewers 😃

You make a valid point, although it may take a little time and practice, this basic shape is achievable by most humans without being Elastagirl. Technically we can only call this move a spiral once the back leg is level with of higher than our hip, but it can also look nice at any angle on the way there if we work on our alignment and selling it with intent (nice arm extension, head up, shaping the back leg to a full stretch or even bent into a balletic attitude).

It’s great to hear that imagery in our instructions is helpful. Thanks for your comment 🙂

I love hearing from folks who love to “move” on ice. It is such a unique set of skills and a real feel good activity. I absolutely agree that it doesn’t matter what skates we wear, just that we learn the movement patterns that help us enjoy our skating. Fellow “Humph” thanks for the follow and may your ice always be smooth 😎

So happy you’ve found this video helpful 😃 thanks for your support

Some folks coach the cat hopping over. The method I prefer is a progression which starts with the “crossing” foot passing ahead or “over taking” the skating foot. I’ve found it provides a shorter learning curve to get to smooth weight transfer and a clean under stroke.