Of course, I'm considering blue moon phases for the dress
Oh, the season that wasn't. I had great ideas for new programs a year ago - recap of program ideas here - but mom stuff, new adventures in learning to be a chief referee, and a bum leg negated the constant inner nagging that I really needed to get my ass to the rink.
What broke the spell? An impulse entry to compete at the Grand Rapids Open as a box of chocolates, which drove me to resume practice at least twice a week. Getting aggressive with the chiro about stretching that hip, which includes jamming my toe picks into the ice for a deep lunge stretch. It hurts, but it works. By sheer determination, I was able to choreograph a fun program to Savoy Truffle with the skill set I had. The good news is that what was hard to accomplish two weeks ago, I'm overskating now.
Programs evolve!
But my love of the song Shame on the Moon has me dreaming of solo ice dance again. I had attempted to choreograph this last year on my trip to the Little House sites when I stopped in Springfield MO, to skate at the beautiful rink at the Jordan Valley FSC. I don't know what got in my way; it was a mess back then.
Fast forward to this past Saturday. After two successful run-throughs of Savoy Truffle, I started to revisit the Moon program. I pulled up the music, and the ice dance pattern for the Hickory Hoedown was apparent straightaway, as was the spiral sequence for the long edge element. Since things change ALL THE TIME in skating, I pulled up the adult ice dance manual and noticed a jump was no longer a mandatory element, and if it had a toe assist, it was actually a deduction. Good to know!
Yesterday, I pulled the music up and tried the dance pattern to open, and it fit perfectly. I tried the spiral sequence with the idea of doing a right forward outside to left back outside, creating a circle and symbolizing the moon, with the idea of then doing a circular footwork pattern to take the theme further.
I didn't like it.
I changed the spirals to RFO, and the mohawk push to RBO, so I cover the ice in a more serpentine pattern and start with straight-line footwork in the hockey crease. This unwinds me from working in a small, circular pattern. I already feel freer for having done this.
I need to create straight-line footwork that matches the music, covers the ice, includes mohawks and three turns, and then a dance spin to finish.
I'm up to the task.
Earlier this week, I had a doctor's appointment where we talked about my activity. I flatly told him, "Yeah, I did the River Bank Run," then went into obsessive detail about skating, including the story of being the face of figure skating this past weekend.
I think the rink is where I'm meant to be.
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