Day one was quite informative and as always a great learning experience. Thursday is traditionally the seminar day, and no matter how well informed you are about a subject, here you will learn something new. My main focus today were the IJS and Moves In The Field Seminars. The IJS seminar was very good and useful to coaches, skaters, and parents alike, though I was a bit disappointed that they did not include ice dance in today's session. The highlight of the day was attending the Moves presentation in which the new MITF proposal was presented and discussed in detail. The taskforce led by Wayne Hundley has done a magnificent job at thinking through the changes that will propel our skaters forward in accordance with the evolution of figure skating. At the conclusion of the seminar I was fully convinced that the proposed changes are for the better.
On a side note, our club delegates are all coordinated to spread the responsibilities of covering all seminars to prepare full reports for the Board of Directors and the general membership. This is a special year for our Club, because we will be recognized for our 75th anniversary as a US Figure Skating club, two of our national judges, Ms. Marilyn Whelan and Mr. Howard Taylor, will be recognized for their 50 years of service as judges, and our fellow club member and Olympic Champion, Kristy Yamaguchi, is the guest of honor and speaker at the traditional Friday night athlete's dinner. I am grateful to be here and feel honored to be in the company of my fellow club delegates. More later...Kianoosh
On a side note, our club delegates are all coordinated to spread the responsibilities of covering all seminars to prepare full reports for the Board of Directors and the general membership. This is a special year for our Club, because we will be recognized for our 75th anniversary as a US Figure Skating club, two of our national judges, Ms. Marilyn Whelan and Mr. Howard Taylor, will be recognized for their 50 years of service as judges, and our fellow club member and Olympic Champion, Kristy Yamaguchi, is the guest of honor and speaker at the traditional Friday night athlete's dinner. I am grateful to be here and feel honored to be in the company of my fellow club delegates. More later...Kianoosh
Hi Kia, When they get to IJS, please pass along a comment that I've heard on several occasions from many of the senior social Ice Dancers. The competitions are becoming a diversified skills exhibition, some of the artistry and showmanship is being lost... Many of our BAID friends started skating doing figures, and they've pointed out that today’s rockers, counters and twizzles would not have passed as acceptable when they were learning skills. I look forward to you comments on Ice Dance, as you’ve already heard; I very much would NOT like to see Compulsory Dances leave the competition venue. Thanks for your update. Don SMISC & BAID
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