Oh my. Well. That explains THAT.

[dreamshark]

I think I've figured out why my cute teenage skating instructor turned out to be so unexpectedly good at teaching.

I had no idea, really. I suppose I should have suspected something when we kept having substitute teachers because Alex was out of town competing in something or other. I guess next week he'll be here.

And the first week that he missed a class he must have been here.

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

My. He's a spinning fool, and oh, so graceful on the ice, too.

Jumps don't appear to be his friend, but, wow, he and his choreographer certainly understand the lines of his body and how to use both them and footwork to his advantage.

The fact that he's a good teacher as well as such a fine skater is an added bonus prize -- and a very useful one at that.

Neat!

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

So funny. I'll now be rooting for him whenever I watch skating.:)

[hakatrip.livejournal.com]

Cool! He is cute.

I think it's funny that they have a TV in our roller rink, and no one really ever watches it, UNLESS figure skating is on. Then a small crowd can gather. :)

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Well, that's rather cool!

I'm "used to" watching Olympic finals and not much lower than that, so if I were an expert at this I might well legitimately think "This guy taking bronze in the nationals has real promise". However, it's much more likely that I'm just not qualified to judge this stuff (in fact, it's certain). My immediate reaction was about the same as Gerri's.

But my FIRST reaction, to your text, was that being able to perform at this level doesn't especially predict ability to teach beginners. And being young and spending all your time around serious skaters (you don't get that good without committing all your free time, so far as I know) can easily leave you missing the point that people differ a huge amount.

None of which makes it less cool, and knowing that he IS a good teacher for beginners makes me think more highly of him.

[carbonel]

Very impressive! Also that he's able to translate those skills into teaching, which doesn't always happen. Looks like he's doing a good job of making the transition from junior to senior levels.

There used to be a lot more figure skating on TV, but there's hardly any the past few years, though there are ways to watch it on the Internet. I miss seeing all the parts of the Grand Prix, and Europeans, and U.S. Nationals, and Worlds...

Though my interest has waned some since they instituted the Code of Points scoring system -- all the routines look way too similar.

Cute!

[eileenlufkin.livejournal.com]

He reminds me of Jamie, our old karate teacher.