Hi! I have been a competitive figure skater for more than 7 years now. I started when I was in second grade (7 years old) and I'm almost 15 now, but I have never stopped skating. I started skating with my ice rink's Skating School (which I spent a lot of time on, like 3 years, which was completely unnecessary). I could've just started with a few lessons there and find a private coach immediately after but I was too young so I didn't know any better. So I officially started going to competitions and testing at age 10, and so far, I have passed all my moves up to Intermediate Moves in The Field, and all the freeskate tests up to Juvenile Free Skate. BTW, I have my Novice Moves in The Field Test in a couple days so HOPEFULLY I will pass that, but I heard it was really hard to pass though .
My Goal is to reach Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Free Skate before I start applying for college. Is this do-able? How long did it take YOU to get to those levels?
And I've been having a thought that's been on my mind for more than a year now. Should I start Ice-Dancing? It looks a lot more enjoyable and less stressful, and seems like it would be easier. Is this true? Is it possible to reach Solo Ice Dance Gold before I apply for college in around 2.5 years? I know it's definitely possible, but how many days a week for how many hours a day would that take? How many years does it usually take on average?
From now on, I don't plan on going to any competitions because I want to focus on passing all my tests ASAP. My next test I'm planning on is Intermediate Free Skate.
My Goal is to reach Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Free Skate before I start applying for college. Is this do-able? How long did it take YOU to get to those levels?
And I've been having a thought that's been on my mind for more than a year now. Should I start Ice-Dancing? It looks a lot more enjoyable and less stressful, and seems like it would be easier. Is this true? Is it possible to reach Solo Ice Dance Gold before I apply for college in around 2.5 years? I know it's definitely possible, but how many days a week for how many hours a day would that take? How many years does it usually take on average?
From now on, I don't plan on going to any competitions because I want to focus on passing all my tests ASAP. My next test I'm planning on is Intermediate Free Skate.