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In figure skating this denotes a right foot start.

A closed face-to-face relationship of partners where one partner progresses in a forward direction and the other partner progresses in a backward direction. The forward skating partner tracks the backward skating partner with hips in line and with compatible planning…

The emphasized beats in dance music.

A form of pairs team skating incorporating acrobatics, carries, pivots and other specialized movements not acceptable in competitive pairs skating.

Any movement involving a one-foot turn.

When the employed skate takes the floor on an arc or flat divergent to the arc or flat being skated.

A position used in the preparation for a progressive stroke during which the free foot is placed alongside the skating foot.

(Aim) The skate to be employed taking the floor on an arc or flat divergent to the arc or flat being skated. A severely out-of-position broken line of the body.

(Free Skating) The highest or uppermost point of a jump. (Figures) The peak of the arc being skated, always occurring on the long axis.

A movement in which the body is arched strongly in a continuous line from head through free foot while rolling on any edge or flat. Commonly called a “spiral.”

The curve or portion of the circumference of a circle.

A position of the body in which the spine is tensed backward.

In competition, a score given by judges for the manner in which a routine is performed considering its sureness, carriage, rhythm, and timing of steps and items to the music.

A 1 1/2 Turn Jump performed from a left-outer-back take-off, counterclockwise rotation, to a right-outer-back landing (no toe-stop assist on take-off or landing). Can also be done from a right-outer-back take-off, clockwise rotation, to a left-outer-back landing. a. Single Axel…

(Dance) The angle created by the intersection of a lobe and the dance baseline. The baseline of rotation for turns. (Free Skating) An imaginary straight line about which a body rotates or revolves. The baseline of rotation for a spin…