Glossary
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- “A”
- In figure skating this denotes a right foot start.
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- A Position
- A closed face-to-face relationship of partners
where one partner progresses in a forward direction and
the other partner progresses in a backward direction. The
forward skating partner tracks the backward skating partner
with hips in line and with compatible planning of head and
shoulders. Transitional steps such as occur during face-toface turns where both partners briefly progress in the same
direction are not deviations from this position. When it is
specified that a step be executed out of track while in a
position it is referred to as Modified A position.
- Accent
- The emphasized beats in dance music. See the
music section of the Dance Book for more details.
- Adagio
- A form of pairs team skating incorporating
acrobatics, carries, pivots and other specialized movements
not acceptable in competitive pairs skating.
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