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The Art of Figure Skating


CanSkate Level 1 (Balance)

 
Go Forward
  • balance on two feet with eye focus (posture / body alignment
  • marching on the spot
  • walking forward (duck walk)
Go Backward
  • walking backward (teeter totter on the spot is the first teaching progression)
Stop
  • falling down and getting up
  • making snow with blade of skate against ice
Turn
  • two-foot quarter turns on one spot
Spin
  • walking around on the spot
Jump
  • two-foot jump on the spot

 CanSkate Badge Levels 
Level 1 (Balance)
Level 2 (Glide Forwards)
Level 3 (Glide Backwards)
Level 4 (Edges)
Level 5 (Power)
Level 6 (Speed)



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