We passed tests!

[amethyst73]

There's an ISI open competition at our rink in October.  We still aren't sure that we're actually going to compete in it, but the head of the skating program figured that since today was the last day of classes in the current session, everyone in the dance class could test up to one level or another (there are ten levels in the ISI scheme).  So, kind of accidentally, we passed Dance 1 (4 chassés; 4 progressives; each in 4-count rhythm with music) and Dance 2 (swing rolls in 6-count rhythm to music; Dutch waltz to music)!  Hey, I feel competent now.  :)

(Of course, we also started learning swing dance today, which is... well, harder.  Feeling of competency goes away really fast.  I gotta go work on left front 3-turns now, kthxbye.)

Comments

[catagon3.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Glad your work is paying off.

I like that the swing dance has each partner do the pattern, taking turns going backward.

[amethyst73.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's kind of neat like that. He had us doing just the long arms of it today, so we could each practice the going-forward and going-backward parts.. which in and of themselves are not terribly difficult. Coordination is a bit of a trick, of course. And getting going backwards smoothly is significantly more of one for me.

See you tomorrow!