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Learn about music selection and figure skating program essentials. Understand the new judging system and what is now required in figure skating routines.
  1. Music for Figure Skating (10)
  2. Ice Skating Shows (41)
  3. Theatre on Ice (11)
  4. Cheerleading on Ice (5)

Choreograph a Figure Skating Program
Every skater that enters a competition or takes a figure skating test must have a choreographed program that is skated to music.

About Ricky Harris
Ricky Harris is known in the figure skating world especially for her book, "Choreography and Style for Skaters" and for her original Ricky Harris Workshops geared especially for figure skaters.

How to Choreograph a Basic Skills Beginning Figure Skating Program
Most figure skating competitions require skaters to have a program. This article gives ideas on how to choreograph a basic skills beginning figure skating program.

Figure Skating Footwork - Ice Skating Step Sequences
Figure skaters must do required step sequences in their competition programs. What changes should be made in the choreoraphy of these footwork sequences?

Music for Figure Skating
Skating to music is a very important part of figure skating. This article will help figure skaters with music selection.

About Kathy Johnson - Modern Dance Coach to World Skating Champion Patrick Chan
In April of 2012, it was announced that two-time World Figure Skating Champion, Patrick Chan, would continue his relationship with Kathy Johnson, a modern dance teacher to elite figure skaters. At the World Team Trophy for Figure Skating, Johnson functioned as Chan's primary coach.

Favorite Music for Ice Skating
There are certain pieces of music that are the favorites of figure skaters and ice skating fans.

My Figure Skating Album - All the Favourite Classics (CD)
This is a guide review of "My Figure Skating Album - All the Favorite Classics."

"Grandma and the Reindeer Go Skating"
"Grandma and the Reindeer Go Skating" is a very amusing roller figure skating video. Roller figure skating and ice figure skating have some similarities and this video shows how the two sports are related. Both sports inspire creativity.

Artistry in Motion by Paula Wagener
This is an excellent article by Paula Wagener who is the inventor of the Artistry in Motion (AIM) US Figure Skating Basic Skills Program.

Magic of Style DVDs and Videos by Ann-Margreth Frei
Ann-Margreth Frei was Swedish National Champion. This is a series of training DVD/videos, teaching step-by-step how to improve the style and appearance of skaters.

Choreography For Skating -- An Explanation
This is a link to a thorough explanation of what a choreographer does for a figure skater.

V. U. Sound Studio
V.U. Sound Studio produces and edits high quality figure skating music.

SK8 Tunes -- Figure Skating Music
SK8 Tunes is a music editing service for figure skaters and coaches.

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