StarSkate
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StarSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and artistic skating. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Assessments through a nationally standardized testing system, as well as attend StarSkate competitions, including the StarSkate Championships. |
The StarSkate program includes on-ice group sessions, private, and semi-private lessons with a certified professional skating coach along with off-ice training. StarSkate offers participants the opportunity for personal growth and the development of important life skills such as goal setting, self discipline, confidence, time management, pursuing a healthy lifestyle, and coping strategies to deal with success and failure.
Program Areas
Skills are a combination of fundamental skating movements, executed on a pattern and skated solo. The objective of the Skating Skills program is mastery of the basic fundamentals of skating – edge quality, control, power and speed.
Dance teaches timing, musicality, rhythm interpretation, structure as well as basic skating skills such as edges, flow, control and unison.
Freeskate consists of the execution of jumps, spins, footwork, field movements and stroking, either in isolation or performed in sequence to music.
Artistic develops the skater’s creativity, expression, musicality, movement, interpretation of music, as well as the use of space, rhythm, line and style. The program provides skaters with the opportunity to explore the performance aspect of skating without focusing on technical elements.
StarSkate Levels
Figure 8 Skating Club has sessions based on these levels:
StarSkate Jr A
Junior A is a focused program where skaters will work on jumps, spins, and stroking techniques through semi-private lessons and independent practice. This program is designed for skaters who have recently graduated from PreSTAR and are not yet working on a STAR 2 freeskate.
StarSkate Jr B
Junior B is a program designed for skaters working on STAR 2+ in an independent practice environment, with the opportunity to receive private or semi-private lessons.
StarSkate Intermediate
Intermediate is a program designed for skaters working on STAR 4+ in an independent practice environment, with the opportunity to receive private or semi-private lessons.
STARSkate Senior
Senior is a program designed for skaters working on STAR 8+ in an independent practice environment, with the opportunity to receive private or semi-private lessons.
If you have any questions regarding which program to register your skater into, please contact the Skating Director at skating.director@figure8skating.ca.
Drop In
Drop in fees are a prorated per-program fee for members of Figure 8 Skating Club and $25 for non-members. To drop in, please notify the Skating Director at skating.director@figure8skating.ca in advance. Drop-in fees must be paid online prior to going on the ice.
This program has volunteer requirements.
If you have any other questions, please contact us at info@figure8skating.ca.