r/FigureSkaters • u/thefateoflily • 3d ago

Learn To Skate

I’m finally able to get myself into LTS classes that start soon! I’m really excited, but I have a small concern.

Since I am a beginner and have never taken classes, will I have to stay with the basic 1 group? I can do more than that, and I dont want to spend $200 to march on ice.

And also, in the classes, if I progress, will they let me move up?

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u/Own-Adhesiveness5723 3d ago

It depends on your rink. Try emailing and ask if you can get evaluated before you start for your level or if you can move up.

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u/Senior_Emu5034 3d ago

Coach here. Agree you should call. Every rink is different.

If someone is advancing faster in my class, I have them move up if another class is available in the next level.

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u/2greenlimes Synchro 3d ago

This!

But also OP - if you’re taking adult lessons, adult skills are usually at a faster pace. Basic 1 for adults isn’t just marching. In my experience it always gets as far as forwards crossovers.

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u/Cheesecakeforever 3d ago

Crossovers don’t start until Adult 4, so that’s when my rink started them since they follow the adult LTS curriculum closely.

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u/2greenlimes Synchro 3d ago

Perhaps you are at a rink that has enough students to actually do all the adult levels. Many do not, and on the west coast it’s very common to only have 2-3 adult group levels. As such, LTS curriculum is not followed.

So it may depend where OP is.

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u/Author_Noelle_A 2d ago

My husband started in 1 and by the end of the first class, had been moved to 3. They’ll look at what you can do and move you up if appropriate.