Moving on up! Graduated to Advanced Level
Aug. 13th, 2017 02:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ricelilyToday (referring to 8/12) was a rough start. I had a family emergency this morning that caught me (and my prick stepdad) off guard and I was prepared to missing the final session of the quarter (to my dismay). But once the emergency passed, I was dismissed to head to my lesson despite my willingness to skip it.
Regardless, I made it to class a little late but I didn't miss anything major. I think I mentioned in the last entry that my class had dwindled down to two students. We were graded by our crossovers and learned a few new things on top of it.
We tried out the "Check" position, a technique to exit out of a spin gracefully; and the first basic jump! The "Waltz" Jump, for the first time. Needless to say, we were both terrified and my legs never felt so heavy.
The summer semester is entering it's final "week" or module and I'll be free to do regular practice on the ice again. I haven't gone all week. Not even Sunday.
This week has been inconvenient in general for a lot of reasons.
Despite the drawbacks, I graduated to the advanced course where the real fun begins. I was looking through the list of techniques and wow....I can at least do one of them. lol
I really liked Jenn, my coach. She was really tentative and an encouraging teacher. Hopefully, the next set of coaches I meet are just as so.
Until then, I got a lot to work on until my first lesson in Advanced. I was also recommended to do the workshops as well but I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet.
I'm entering the final year of my MFA program and that means there will be a large focus on preparing my Thesis for graduation. There's a storyboard artist job practically screaming at me from DHX Studios. Until I get a taste of what's in store for me this coming Fall, I'll just increment my way through skating. I don't plan on giving up on it even when I leave to a new place for work. As long as there's an ice rink that offers lessons, I'll learn all I can.
That's it for now.
Regardless, I made it to class a little late but I didn't miss anything major. I think I mentioned in the last entry that my class had dwindled down to two students. We were graded by our crossovers and learned a few new things on top of it.
We tried out the "Check" position, a technique to exit out of a spin gracefully; and the first basic jump! The "Waltz" Jump, for the first time. Needless to say, we were both terrified and my legs never felt so heavy.
The summer semester is entering it's final "week" or module and I'll be free to do regular practice on the ice again. I haven't gone all week. Not even Sunday.
This week has been inconvenient in general for a lot of reasons.
Despite the drawbacks, I graduated to the advanced course where the real fun begins. I was looking through the list of techniques and wow....I can at least do one of them. lol
I really liked Jenn, my coach. She was really tentative and an encouraging teacher. Hopefully, the next set of coaches I meet are just as so.
Until then, I got a lot to work on until my first lesson in Advanced. I was also recommended to do the workshops as well but I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet.
I'm entering the final year of my MFA program and that means there will be a large focus on preparing my Thesis for graduation. There's a storyboard artist job practically screaming at me from DHX Studios. Until I get a taste of what's in store for me this coming Fall, I'll just increment my way through skating. I don't plan on giving up on it even when I leave to a new place for work. As long as there's an ice rink that offers lessons, I'll learn all I can.
That's it for now.
