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An open side by side open relationship of partners wherein both progress in the same direction,forward or backward as square as possible to the tracing. D Position is distinguished from B Position and Crossed Arms Position by the handhold, and…

(International) Closed or Waltz Position A: Partners face each other directly, one skating forward while the other skates backwards. The man’s right hand is placed firmly against his partner’s back at her shoulder blade with elbow raised and bent sufficiently…

A Full Turn Jump from a LOB take-off, counterclockwise rotation, to a ROB landing (no toe-stop assist on take-off or landing). Can also be done from a ROB take-off, clockwise rotation, to a LOB landing. Also called a Toeless Lutz.

Applies to turns, threes, brackets, rockers, counters; meaning two equal spirals (curves or edges) which point the turn in the proper direction and on the proper edge. (Example: A turn has definition when it points in the proper direction with…

The level of skill needed to perform an item well (or correctly) relative to other items of the same kind.

A drawn or printed pattern. The official print of a dance or figure.

a. Direction of edge - clockwise or counterclockwise progression of a curve. b. Direction of rotation - turning of the body in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. c. Direction of skate - forward or backward progression of a skate. d.…

The class and branch of the sport for a contest.

Any single jump with 1 full turn added. A jump employing 720 degrees of rotation (2 turns in the air).

Skating a figure two consecutive times without pause, completed by the stroke into the third repetition or by rolling off the circle at the short axis, having completed two tracings.

a) Two consecutive three turns on the same foot and the same arc. (Each turn being one skate length in depth.)b) Two three turns on the same Figure circle, remaining on one foot, with the turns dividing the circle into…

Movement of the free leg in preparation for a turn on steps not permitting swings. Draw is used only on steps of four beats or longer during which rotation or preparation for a turn must be made.

The method by which the skating order of the contestants or contestant teams is to be and is determined, as prescribed by rule.

Not held longer than one beat of music. See Choctaw, Mohawk, Three, Turn, and Chasse’ for specific classifications.