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The Ten Stages of SKATE UK's Learn to Skate Program

• Sit and Stand on the ice

• Moving Forward (Basic Skating
• Two-Foot Glide and Dip
• Stepping Around on the Spot
• Moving Backward
• ½ Snowplough or Full Snowplough Stop
• Forward Skating
• Two-Foot Glide on a Curve

• Forward One-Foot Glide (straight line)
• Two-Foot Jump Skating Forward
• Forward & backward Sculling
• One-Foot Glide on a Curve – Inside Edge (L & R)
• One-Foot Glide on a Curve – Outside Edge (L & R)
• Backward Skating and a Two-Foot Glide
• Skating Forward and Turning to Backward (vice-versa)
• Continuous Forward Chassés around a Circle

• Forward Crossovers in both Directions

• Backward Snowplough Stop
• Backward One-Foot Glide
• Two-Foot Spin (one revolution)
• Continuous Backward Chassés around Circle
• Forward Two-Foot Slalom
• Forward Outside 3-Turn
• Backward Skating – Stepping Forward in both Directions

• Backward Crossovers in both Directions
• Forward Inside Three-Turn
• Continuous Forward Outside Curves
• Continuous Forward Inside Curves
• Forward Inside Mohawk (L & R)
• Two Backward Crossovers followed by Sustained Backward Outside Curve for a count of 3
• Two-Foot Change on Edge on a large Curve
• Forward Drag

• Forward Beginner Cross-rolls
• Bunny Hop
• Backward Edges (both Feet & both Edges)
• Two Backward Crossovers followed by Sustained Backward Inside Curve for a count of 3
• Forward Crossovers in a Figure Eight Pattern
• Backward Crossovers in a Figure Eight Pattern
• Two-Glide in a Spiralling Curve
• Simple Step Sequence

• Sit and Stand on the ice • Moving Forward (Basic Skating • Two-Foot Glide and Dip • Stepping Around on the Spot		• Moving Backward • ½ Snowplough or Full Snowplough Stop • Forward Skating • Two-Foot Glide on a Curve
• Forward One-Foot Glide (straight line) • Two-Foot Jump Skating Forward • Forward & backward Sculling • One-Foot Glide on a Curve – Inside Edge (L & R)		• One-Foot Glide on a Curve – Outside Edge (L & R) • Backward Skating and a Two-Foot Glide • Skating Forward and Turning to Backward (vice-versa) • Continuous Forward Chassés around a Circle
• Forward Crossovers in both Directions • Backward Snowplough Stop • Backward One-Foot Glide • Two-Foot Spin (one revolution)		• Continuous Backward Chassés around Circle • Forward Two-Foot Slalom • Forward Outside 3-Turn • Backward Skating – Stepping Forward in both Directions
• Backward Crossovers in both Directions • Forward Inside Three-Turn • Continuous Forward Outside Curves • Continuous Forward Inside Curves		• Forward Inside Mohawk (L & R) • Two Backward Crossovers followed by Sustained Backward Outside Curve for a count of 3 • Two-Foot Change on Edge on a large Curve • Forward Drag
• Forward Beginner Cross-rolls • Bunny Hop • Backward Edges (both Feet & both Edges) • Two Backward Crossovers followed by Sustained Backward Inside Curve for a count of 3		• Forward Crossovers in a Figure Eight Pattern • Backward Crossovers in a Figure Eight Pattern • Two-Glide in a Spiralling Curve • Simple Step Sequence