Lesson after a long break

Ok - so I decided to get to the rink an hour before my lesson today to make some vain attempt at improvement before I had to show Will my progress.

So - I thought my left progressives were good and my rights needed work. Guess what - it's the other way around. Sigh.... more work to do. Will said I was doing it correctly on the right side, probably because I was paying more attention to it. So now I have to unlearn some habits on the left side and get comfortable with how it's REALLY supposed to feel.

I also had thought my swing rolls were coming along. Not so much. My leg alignment was way off, and my shoulders weren't were the were supposed to be.

Oh, and my progressives suck as well.

Gee - wonderful lesson - so good for the ego!

Will broke things down for me again. I think I'm just trying to go to fast (not a surprise for me) and need to just be willing to slow down, take it easy, and really concentrate on the mechanics of everything. I am frustrated as all hell that I'm not doing anything remotely artistic at this point, and maybe that's why I'm cutting corners. I just have to be OK with piddling about in the corners for a while longer.

Will gave me a referral to a trainer who works with skaters. He's a model (wonderful....) so I'm going to have to get over the intimidation that being around someone really pretty always causes. He's supposed to be really good, so I have to just get over it. I HATE being around "pretty people" - it just reminds me how unremarkable-looking I've always been, and that's not anything that working out or grace is ever going to change. I'm normally OK with it as long as I don't have to stand next to the pretty people! I'm a comic, character actor for a good reason. :)

Will also suggested I start Pilates to build core strength. He's right - it's shot to hell from being out of dance for 15 years. I've got a name of a place he suggested, so will go check them out.