Figure Skating for Beginners, Winter 2010
BRAND NEW! This course will provide instruction on the basics of figure skating, including: mastering and strengthening skating fundamentals, basic single jumps, one-foot spinning, possibly including scratch spin, sit spin, change-foot spin; beginning footwork sequences, accent moves such as spirals, arabesques, spread eagles, ina bauers and lunges; introduction to "moves in the field".
PRE-REQUISITE ABILITIES: Students must be able to do forward crossovers and skate backward at a moderate speed or have director's approval. Class size will be limited.
SESSION DATES, TIMES, and LOCATIONS:
Program consists of 6 sessions to be held on Sunday mornings, January 24 - February 28, as follows:
Jan 24th, 10:00 am
Jan 31st, 8:00 am
Feb 7th, 10:00 am
Feb 14th, 8:00 am
Feb 21st, 10:00 am
Feb 28th, 10:30 am
All sessions will be held at the Schenectady County Recreation Facility, 5 Tower Road, Glenville, NY.
COST: $90
PROGRAM CONTACT: Patti Tashman, Program Director. 346-2872 or pdtashman@nycap.rr.com.
Registration closes in 7 days
Learn To Skate, Winter 2010
This is a course designed to teach the basic skills of ice skating that can be used for recreational skating, or a foundation for future hockey or figure skaters, or an alternative year-round exercise program that is really fun! Open to ages 3 and up. Skaters are encouraged to wear a helmet (bike and ski helmets are fine), snow pants, warm gloves/mittens.
This program consists of 7 one hour, weekly sessions. Each session consists of 1/2 hour group lesson and 1/2 hour free skating. Please note: All skaters should stop at the lobby table when they arrive the first day to obtain their lesson time(ie, first 1/2 hour or second 1/2 hour of their session).
SESSION DATES, TIMES, and LOCATION:
Saturday, Jan 16th thru Feb 27th, 12:50 -1:50 or 1:20 to 2:20.
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Monday, Jan. 11th thru Feb. 22nd, 5:50-6:50pm
All sessions are held at the Schenectady County Recreation Facility, 5 Tower Road, Glenville, NY.
COST: $99. A $15 late fee will be applied for registrations after 01/10/2010.
PROGRAM CONTACT: Patti Tashman, Program Director, email: pdtashman@nycap.rr.com
or 346-2872
Registration closes in 8 days