Identifier: skatingwithbrorm01meye (find matches)
Title: Skating with Bror Meyer
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Meyer, Bror
Subjects: Skating
Publisher: Garden City, New York (etc.) Doubleday, Page and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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BROR- MEYER Figure 70. Ten-Step or Fourteen-Step. Both the ladys and gentlemans stepsof the ten-step have been previously given under the Free-Skating portion (Figures 24aand b), so I have only to say that on a large-sized rink, after the first three steps, a longoutside edge may be skated, viz.: Gentleman, right outside forward; lady, left outsidebackward, afterward the usual ten-step follows. This comprises the fourteen-stepvariation. The long edge is shown on Illustration 69 between position 6-10. This dance is often skated too quickly and too roughly, with jerky arm movements,and not in time with the music. From the artistic point of view, the aim must be to produce a harmonious move-ment in perfect unity whilst keeping time with the music. Skaters who intend to enter for competitions and wish to include difficult movementsin their programme must not lose sight of the fact that as regards execution particu-lar attention is paid by the judges to unity of movement. PAIR SKATING 141
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HDO H Z Q w az < w Bi o WALTZING ON THE ICE Figure 71. Of all dances arranged for the ice, undoubtedly the most popular is theWaltz, for this dance is known on every ice rink throughout the world. Doubtlessthis popularity is due to its apparent simplicity and to the erroneous impression that itis easily acquired. Although the dance is composed of the most elementary steps, viz.:an outside forward three followed by a plain outside back edge; yet, when well executedthe dance is not only exhilarating to the skater, but is also a source of wonder and de-light to the spectators, coupling, as it does, the graceful effect of dancing with the undu-lation and rhythmic sway of skating. Before endeavouring to combine their steps it is essential that the partners should beable to skate their separate steps correctly and smoothly. Though the steps are simple,many points have to be grappled with, as these steps are executed in an entirely differentmanner from the School Figures, e.g.. In the Sch

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