SYNCHRONIZED SKATING TEAMS
During the Fall, Winter & Spring terms, we prepare three (or four) different synchronized skating teams for competitions throughout the year. Synchronized skating, the fastest growing
component of figure skating, takes the grace of ballet, the elegance of ice
dancing, and the beauty of pairs skating, and combines the elements into an
amazing spectacle on ice. To be eligible, the team coach must be convinced that the skater can
perform the required moves) and be able to execute certain maneuvers (see
below). How well skaters perform the listed skills easily, with speed,
power, and maturity, will help determine their team assignments, but ultimately, the objective is to field the best possible teams. No one
will be eliminated.
Advanced (Freestyle and Synchro) Brochure (PDF format)
Jr Youth/Youth
Typical Moves:
Snowplow stop
March to music
Teapot and lunge
One-foot glide, blue line to blue line
Forward stroking
& gliding
Arabesque (straight line)
Sr Youth/Teen
Typical Moves:
T-stops and snowplow stops, both ways
Footwork to
music
Lunges on
both feet
All stops, both
feet, including tango
Backward lunges, both feet
Mohawks: inside & outside,
forward & backward, open & closed
Backward outside
three-turns
Teen/Collegiate
Typical Moves:
.
T-stops and snowplow stops, both ways
Footwork to
music
Lunges on
both feet
All stops, both
feet, including tango
Backward lunges, both feet
Mohawks: inside & outside,
forward & backward, open & closed
Backward outside
three-turns
Adult
Typical Moves:
.
T-stops and snowplow stops, both ways
Footwork to
music
Lunges on
one foot
Mohawks: inside & outside,
forward
Forward stroking
& gliding
Arabesque (straight line)
HOW TO JOIN?
Teams are assigned in the early Fall of each year, but you can join as an alternate any time! Ask your group lesson teacher or the counter staff for more information.
Most ynchro teams travel to at least one out-of-town competition each year, and all compete at our annual competition in the Spring, right here in Knoxville!
Advanced (Freestyle & Synchro) Brochure (PDF format)
THE SPARKLERS
The 2011 Team featured a lot of Tinkerbells and three Peter Pans!
THE SHOOTING STARS
The 2011 Team enjoyed success at the Robert Unger ISI Team Competition.
THE STARS
The 2011 Team competed in Chicago at the ISI Synchronized Championships.
Above: The 2015 Advanced Synchro Team performing at the University of Miami Open in Oxford, Ohio
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