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About Dianne DeLeeuw
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I can answer questions about figure skating, choreography, ISI or USFSA. Also questions about competing (my Olympic experience or your own competition). I`m a National referre for ISI. Recently I also have been appointed a National Technical Specialist for US Figure Skating. But remember I am not your substitute for a coach! They can see what you are doing! To correct or instruct you on manuevers is really not what I want to do.

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Experience: World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist, coaching all levels of skaters at in California. I coach all levels and ages of skating from tiny tots to adults, first timers to International competitors. I also do choreography, music editing, teach specialty classes and give seminars.

Organizations: USFSA, ISI, PSA, Los Angeles Figure Skating Club

Publications: Recreational Ice Skater, The Edge

Awards: 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1975 World Champion, 1976 European Champion, 6 time National Champion, US and Canadian Double Gold Medalist, 1999 ISI Great Skate Award, 2002 Woman of the Year

 
   

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Figure Skating - teaching axels


Expert: Dianne DeLeeuw - 1/5/2009

Question
I'm having a lot of difficulty teaching one of my students an axel. She has been working on them for almost a year and is having a lot of trouble getting into a backspin and coming down in her back spin. Do you have any tips or practice jump techniques that might help? Thanks!

Answer
Hi,
Wow if we all had an answer for these students!
I would suggest harness for confidence.  The backspin would need to be stronger to land in it.  I would work on half axels 2 ways: One landing forward on 2 feet, the other landing forward on the toe and pushing out.  Lots of exercises at the rail to help weight transfer.
Good luck,
Dianne

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