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Basic Team

The USFSA's Basic Dance program is for those skaters who wish to learn skills needed for Synchronized Team skating (Precision) while remaining in the group lesson environment.  It is not a prerequisite to any USFSA Standard Test.  These elements are from the Revised Curriculum 2000 (effective Sept 1, 2000)

Team 1 Team 4 
  • Circle: Forward skating (CW & CCW)
  • Line: Forward skating, 10-15 steps covering length of ice
  • Block: Shoulder hold
  • Wheel: Two spoke
  • Intersection: Single line
  • Holds: Shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand, waist, basketweave, hand to elbow (teapot), elbow to elbow.
  • Circle: One large circle transitioning to a circle within a circle
  • Line: Forward transitioning to backward with 2 step sequences
  • Block: 2 changes of axis, 2 step sequences and 1 change of hold
  • Wheel: Backward "S" wheel
  • Intersection: Backward double line
  • Transition: Combine 3 elements of choice from levels 1-4
  
Team 2 Team 5 
  • Circle: Backward skating (CW & CCW)
  • Line: Forward with 1 step sequence
  • Block: One change of axis
  • Wheel: Four spoke
  • Intersection: Two or more lines
  • Transition: Combine two elements of choice from level 1 and level 2.
  • Circle: Forward circle transitioning to a backward circle, 1 change of hold and 2 step sequences
  • Line: One line to two lines, 2 step sequences, 1 change of hold
  • Block: 3 changes of axis, 2 changes of hold, 2 step sequences
  • Wheel: Variation with a circle; Egg Beater
  • Intersection: e consecutive intersections
  • Transition: Circle, four spoke wheel, 2 or more circles / Line, block, circle / Two spoke wheel, intersection, circle
 
Team 3  Team 6
  • Circle: Large circle to small circle
  • Line: Straight line skating backward covering the length of the ice
  • Block: 1 change of axis and 2 step sequences
  • Wheel: Parallel wheel
  • Intersection: Backward intersection
  • Transition: Combine 2 elements of choice from levels 1-3
  • Circle: Traveling circle
  • Line: Forward transitioning to backward with 2 step sequences and 2 changes of hold
  • Block: 3 changes of axis, 3 changes of hold, 3 step sequences
  • Wheel: 3 geometric shapes
  • Intersection: 3 consecutive intersections, each point of intersection must be executed on one foot
  • Transition: Combine the following elements; 1 circle, 1 line, 1 block, 1 wheel, 1 intersection
 
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