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Grace Elements - Spread Eagle
The Spread Eagle is a gliding move in which the
skater spreads his legs in an "upside-down V"
shape, with toes pointing "out" (heels pointing at
each other, but spread apart), then glides
"sideways". The skater faces perpendicular to the
direction of travel, but the 2 feet are in a single line
relative to that travel (they make a single tracing on the
ice). Hard to describe, but beautiful to watch. If you can't
imagine what this looks like, think about almost any program
you've seen Brian Boitano perform, and you'll probably get
the picture.
The Spread Eagle can be done on an outside edge (skater leaning "backwards") or an inside edge (skater leaning "forwards").
In a well-executed Spread Eagle, the skater's body is in a straight line. Many skaters who have not quite mastered the Spread Eagle bend at the waist, which gives a "butt sticking out" appearance which is not attractive.
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In this
awesome sequence, Megan performs an Outside Spread
Eagle, followed by an Inside Spread Eagle, followed
by another Outside Spread Eagle, and finally ends
with a short Ina Bauer.
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| Megan
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