Invitation To The Dance ~ SB5 ~ page 126

I am a figure skater. I have learned the waltz jump, spiral, and side toe hop. Although these may have different names in dancing, they originated from dance moves. Often, I learn jumps and spins off ice before doing them on the ice. Jump class is much like a dance class specifically for figure skaters.

Invitation To The Dance ~ SB1 ~ page 126

Figure skating is a form of dance. I have created a warm-up routine that I do before skating. I have several stretches that I do and I also run to get my legs warmed up. The stretches include splits, pike, straddle, butterfly, triceps stretch, quadriceps stretch, I.T. stretch, and the shoulder stretch. When I am running, I run both forwards and backwards, I do side toe hops, and then I walk to cool down a bit. Then I put on my skates. When I get on the ice, I do a couple of laps of stroking, a spiral sequence, and some footwork before getting started on other things.

Invitation To The Dance ~ SB6 ~ page 126

I worked with the girls in co-op to make up a song about the branches of government. Then we choreographed a dance to go with it. When we were finished, we performed it for the whole class.