Kids Book Of Figure Skating Samuels Rikki Wunderlin Dennis Illustrator by Samuels, Rikki, Wunderlin, Dennis, Illustrator instant download after payment.

xv, 205 pages : 21 cm, Figure skating is the second most popular sport watched by TV viewers--and among the top five most popular sports overall. Includes 34 line drawings and a glossary. With diagrams, explains the fundamentals of figure skating including choosing skates, moving backwards, performing turns, falling safely, and skating with a partner, Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index, List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- For beginners and occasional skaters -- What is figure skating? -- Short history of skating -- Figure skating today -- Other skating sports on ice -- Where to skate: Rinks or ponds -- Your body: Your essential skating tool -- Skates: to rent or to buy -- Your first pair of skates -- Buying skates -- Lacing your skates -- Safety, comfort, clothing and accessories -- Caring for your boots, blades and equipment -- Tips for smooth skating -- Almost ready to move: Edges and flats -- Using tracings to analyze your edges -- The abcs of skating abbreviations -- Overcoming fears and building confidence -- Rink rules and skating etiquette -- The zamboni -- Other things you should know about skating rinks -- Warm-up exercises -- Moving on the ice: Falling -- Getting up from a fall -- Forward swizzles -- Forward skating -- The snowplow stop -- Forward crossovers -- Forward outside swing rolls -- Forward inside swing rolls -- Games for forward skating -- Moving backward: Back swizzles -- Back skating -- Back stopping -- Back crossovers -- Games for backward skating -- Turns and spins: The \"33\" turn -- Back outside mohawk turn -- Forward inside Mohawk turn -- Forward outside three turn -- Waltzing -- Spins -- Are you right-footed or left-footed? -- Feeling like a star: Choosing music for a program -- Putting a program together -- Forward arabesque -- Forward lunge -- Shoot-the-duck -- The waltz jump -- Fun with a partner: Ice dancing -- Pair skating -- For intermediate (once-a -week)…