Archives: Glossary Terms

Adagio

A form of pairs team skating incorporating acrobatics, carries, pivots and other specialized movements not acceptable in competitive pairs skating.

Accent

The emphasized beats in dance music.

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… continue reading

“A”

In figure skating this denotes a right foot start.