Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a spin class (see Part 1 here and Part 2 here and Part 3 here) with more advanced spinners, with the emphasis on the sit to up camel difficult transition (worth a level!). In the previous parts of the class Kim focused on the nuts and bolts of HOW to do this “gateway.” In this video, she share insights about why this spin is important and how to utilize it to help maximize an IJS score.
She begins by explaining that the sit to up camel counts as a ‘variation’ and the catch foot camel the class worked on in the previous video is not required to get the level. Kim explains how to build a level 4 same foot combination spin using a sit variation, the sit to up camel, a camel variation (catch foot), and then an upright variation. But Kim then explains that the real value in this transition is the skater gets a level without using any camel variations for the positions, since those variations might be needed in another spin in the program. She offers examples.
Kim also notes that she usually likes to do the solo spin first in a program. She gives the example of a solo camel spin which includes a catch foot, but then explains that it may make sense to re-use a certain feature such as the catch foot camel in the second (change foot combination) spin because it may get the increase in speed call, even though it would not get a feature for the catch foot itself. And even if it doesn’t get the increase in speed call, it typically improves GOE if it helps maintain spin speed. Kim finishes by explaining the importance of spins in the overall score for most skaters, and she makes the point that strong spins with high GOE are critical to high overall scores.
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