StarSkate

Junior and Senior StarSkate Programs

We offer Junior and Senior StarSkate sessions. Skaters in these programs work on developing their skills in all of the disciplines of skating including skills, dance, freeskate and interpretive. The season runs September 5, 2011 - early May 2012.

Programs involve both group and private lessons.

Junior -Register in the Junior Program if you have completed the Jumpstart program and have achieved the skills required for Junior Starskate. Skaters with previous StarSkate experience and who are working to master all of their single jumps should register in this program.

Senior -Register in the Senior Program if you have passed your Junior Bronze Freeskate or higher Free Skate test.

Open Ice-There are several sessions of open ice offered each week. All StarSkate skaters and advanced adults may register to skate on this ice.

Fee Details are included in the Registration Forms Below

Junior Registration Form Word

Junior Registration Form PDF

Senior Registration Form Word

Senior Registration Form PDF

Medical Profile and Consent Form

Photo Consent Form Word

Photo Consent Form PDF

How the STARSkate Program Works-STARSkate encourages skaters to develop more advanced figure skating skills in various areas such as Skating Skills, Free Skating, Dance and Interpretive Skating. It provides figure skating instruction in group and private lesson format, assesses the skaters' progress through optional Skate Canada tests, challenges skaters in a competitive environment through STARSkate Championships and encourages skaters to keep participating in skating for fun, fitness and achievement.

Skating Skills-are exercises skated to prescribed music, containing edges, turns and field movements designed to expand on the fundamental movements for skaters of all levels. The basic components of all disciplines of figure skating are incorporated into the program. Edge quality, control, power and speed are basic skating fundamentals that are mastered in the skating skills area. Skating skills consist of six test levels, Preliminary, Junior Bronze, Senior Bronze, Junior Silver, Senior Silver, and Gold. Each has three specific exercises that need to be performed successfully to pass.

Free Skating-In Free Skating skaters learn how to execute jumps, to spin in a variety of positions and to incorporate those and other skills into a program of a specified length using connecting steps and music interpretation. It is also divided in to six different levels: Preliminary, Junior Bronze, Senior Bronze, Junior Silver, Senior Silver, and Gold.

Each free skating test is divided into two parts, Elements in Isolation and Free Program. The Elements in Isolation consist of stroking exercises (which all must be assessed as Satisfactory or better in order to pass), jump and spin elements, field movements and step sequences. Of the 14 elements performed at each level 12 must receive Satisfactory or better evaluations in order to pass that portion of the test. The Free Program is a program of a specified length skated to music of the candidate's choice. The program must successfully demonstrate certain elements in order to be passed.

Dance-Consisting of seven levels of tests, the Dance program teaches timing, musicality, rhythm, interpretation, structure as well as basic skating skills such as edges, flow, control and unison. Dancers skate with partners and sometimes by themselves to various musical rhythms, including waltz, tango and blues. Each compulsory dance has a series of steps that must be skated in a specific pattern. Dancers progress through the six different test levels, and can skate the dance tests in any order within each level. A candidate must pass a specified number of the test dances at one level before proceeding to the next. In addition to the compulsory dances, there are also Creative Dance tests, which can be taken as the skater progresses through the levels.

Interpretive-Interpretive skating encourages creativity and movement to music, and allows skaters to explore the performance aspect of skating without focusing on technical elements. Skaters may take interpretive tests as individuals or as a couple. There are four different Interpretive levels: Introductory, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Excerpted from Skate Canada Publication: Figure Skating: What Every Parent Needs To Know

Skating Tools And Resources

The following tools and resources may help you support the skater in your family.

Skating Practice Log

How to Make Soft Guards

Recipe For Success In Skating

Junior Parent Orientation

Protocol For StarSkaters