Test Days
Intermediate & High Test Days
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- please note that on these dates regular sessions will not be held. The schedule for test day will be posted on the bulletin board in the rink and the website just prior to the test days.
- please consult with your coach as to what you might be testing on Test Days. If your coach feels you are ready for a test, they will give you a test envelope to complete and bring to the day, filled out and containing payment for the test(s) to be completed.
Junior & CanSkate Tests
- are generally done during the session on dates very close to those listed above
- Canskaters are tested on an on-going basis for their levels
- Juniors will be notified by coaches as test days are approaching
STARSkate Tests
Skaters working through the STARskate system will complete tests in 4 areas:
* DANCE - usually the first tests a skater will complete. Each dance is a prescribed pattern of steps that the skater must learn and master. 3 - 4 dances must be completed successfully at each level.
* SKILLS - focus on edges , turns, and control in footwork. Each test consists of 3 prescribed exercises which must be successfully completed to earn the level. Generally skaters will have been skating for some time prior to beginning work on the tested exercises.
* FREESKATE - usually the second or third test skaters begin work on. Each level has a set of skills that are mandatory to complete the level, but also, once they have completed it, they must compete at that level in STARskate competitions and there are certain skills they will be expected to have in their solo. Freeskate tests are in 2 parts - a set of elements, done in isolation and a freeskate program.
* INTERPRETIVE - a program that focuses on the artistic expression of the music, rather than elements (jumps, spins, etc.). Most skaters will have good general skating skills and strong footwork and field moves before beginning to work on Interpretive programs and tests.
The following are the details of each of the tests in the STARskate system:
DANCE
Star 1-3 |
Star 4-5 | Senior Bronze |
Star 1 Dance Elements Star 2a Dutch Waltz |
Star 4a Swing | Ten Fox |
Star 2b Canasta Tango | Star 4b Fiesta | Fourteen Step |
Star 3a Baby Blues Star 3b Dance Elements |
Star 5a Willow Waltz Star 5b Dance Elements |
European Waltz |
Junior Silver | Senior Silver | Gold |
Keats Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz |
Harris Tango | Starlight Waltz | Westminster Wlatz |
American Waltz | Blues | Quickstep |
Rocker Foxtrot | Kilian | Argentine Tango |
Cha Cha Congelado |
Silver Samba |
Diamond |
Ravensberger Waltz |
Tango Romantica |
Yankee Polka |
Rhumba |
Austrian Waltz |
Golden Waltz |
Skills
Star 1
Star 2
Star 3
Star 4
Star 5
Senior Bronze
Junior Silver
Senior Silver
Gold
Freeskate
Star 1
Part 1. Elements
Star 2
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Star 3
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Star 4
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Star 5
Part 1.Elements Part 2.Program
Senior Bronze
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Junior Silver
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Senior Silver
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Gold
Part 1. Elements Part 2. Program
Interpretive
Introductory
Bronze
Silver
Gold