Figure Skating Lessons " Waltz Three "

 

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Today we will see how mastering Waltz Three of Figure Skating Lessons, the beginning we will try to know what is Waltz Three with this simple explanation:

I- Waltz Three

Waltz Three is a three turn skated with the free leg extended close to the ice and the toe and hip well-turned out and held over the tracing, the instep of the free foot is then drawn close to the heels of the skating foot as the turn is made, after the turn the free foot is extended and held ahead of the tracing before being brought back beside the skating foot in time for the next step .

Note: The waltz threes will be done with an extended free leg throughout the turn. The entrance edge and the exit edge of the three-turn will be held three times the skater's height.

There are three types of Waltz Threes:

American Waltz Type Three: A three-turn from an outside edge in which the free leg is extended and the toe and hip are well turned out and held over the tracing. The instep of the free foot is drawn close to the heel of the skating foot as the turn is made. After the turn onto an inside edge, the free foot is extended back of the tracing before being brough back beside the skating foot in time for the next step. 

 Eurpoean Waltz Type Three: A three-turn which begins as in the American Waltz three with the free leg extended over the tracing and left behind during the turn, and swings through after its completion in front of the tracing, before being brough back beside the skating foot in time for the next step.

Ravensburger Waltz Type Three: An inside three-turn which begins as in the American Waltz three with the free leg extended over the tracing and left behind during the turn, and swings through after its completion in front of the tracing, before being brought back beside the skating foot in time for the next step.
 

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