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Before You Decide What Type of Skating You Want to DoBefore you begin to figure skate, it is wise to get familiar with the different types of ice skating. There are four major branches of figure skating: Singles, Pairs, Ice Dance, and Synchronized Skating. Single SkatingThe most popular form of figure skating is Single Skating. A skater performs jumps, spins, footwork, and other skating moves to music. Pair SkatingPair Skating is the most thrilling event in figure skating. A man and a women skate together and perform jumps and spins both together as a pair and side by side in unison. The man lifts and throws the lady. Ice DancingIce Dancing is really ballroom dancing on the ice. Skaters can skate waltzes, tangos, foxtrots, and other dances. Ice dancing can be done with or without a partner. Synchronized SkatingSynchronized Skating is done with a team of twelve to twenty skaters. The team performs a routine in unison to music and skates together in various patterns. |
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