Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
New Dances on Ice Ckateu

pensate for the weight OF the unem.
ployed leg in front; so in like manner
lean forward when the balance foot is
carried behind.
The first section OF the Circle Eight.
ROF, is executed as follows:
Standing at rest with the feet together,
the right shoulder pointing to the centre
of the circle which is to be made and
the head facing the direction to be
followed, the start Is made by pushing
off from the inside edge of the left skate.
The moment the right foot starts on its
course, the left leg, which is used to bal
ance the body, is raised, the foot point.
ing downward and outward but Just In.
side the print which the right foot is
making.
This position OF the balance foot is
maintained until the first half of the first
circle is completed, the hips being held
back 50 as to maintain that position as
long as possible. When the hips can be
twisted no more, then bring the left foot
slowly past the skating foot, the left
knee turned out and the right knee bend
ing little more while the left leg lie
passing
At the start of this figure, the hands
are carried to the left side of the body,
but toward the end OF the circle they are
brought slowly to the right side. Note
this: that while, at the start, the skaters
back is toward the centre of the circle,
at the end OF the circle the skater faces
the centre. This leaves the skater In
position to start the second circle on the
left foot, both feet being brought TO.
gether as In the original position.
The second circle of this figure is LOF,
which is executed In precisely the same
manner as ROF, except that the left foot
is used to trace the figure instead OF the
right and the right foot becomes the
balance foot instead of the left.
The second section of the Circle Eight
is the Inside Forward. The first circle
of this section is RIFF, the second circle
being LIF. Here again we describe the
figure as done on the right foot.
The start is made with a push OFF from
the inside edge of the left foot, with the
back toward the centre of the circle to be
made and the left should be well forward
and twisted away from the centre so as
as untwist slowly during the execution
of the curve, which is the only way q
large circle may be sustained.
The body leans somewhat forward at
first, the balance foot pointing downward
and outward following directly behind.
About the middle Of this circle the left
foot is brought slowly forward so as TO
pass the right knee as close and as grad
twisting slowly toward the centre of the
circle. AS the circle is completed, the
arms, which at first are to the right OF
the body, are brought slowly to the left
to compensate for the shifting OF the bal
ance foot, which is brought forward and
across the employed leg in order to hold
out full rounded circle.
The second circle of this section is exc
cuted on the left foot, LIF, the start be-
ing made with a push OFF from the inside
edge of the right foot.
The third section of the Circle Eight
is ROB. At the very start, the left shout
der and arm are held we'll out and back,
but the balance foot is carried in front,
inside the print and pointed down, the
skating knee being we'll bent. After the
first quarter of the circle has been exc
cuted in this manner, the left leg is
moved past the shoulder rotating mean
while to the left, its weight and move
ment contributing additional power. Then
the left foot is pointed in exactly the OPP
posite direction TO the right foot in what
is known as the "spread-eagle" position.
The head faces over the left shoulder.
which helps to hold out well-rounded
curve.
Near the end of this circle the skater
is, OF course, still on the right outside
edge. To facilitate the strike-off for the
second circle on the left outside back
ward. 1t is necessary to make a very