StarSkate

STARSkate: Skills, Tests, Achievement, Recognition

STARSkate is the official figure skating pathway following CanSkate. Skaters transition into progressive group and private lessons, developing fundamental figure skating disciplines while learning goal-setting, discipline, and confidence.

• The 4 STAR Disciplines:

  • Skills: Focuses on power, execution, edge quality, and turn control across the ice.

  • Ice Dance: Teaches timing, musicality, rhythm, and unison through standardized dance patterns (STAR 1 to Gold/Diamond).

  • Free Skate: Combines jump technique, spin execution, footwork, and choreographed sequences set to music.

  • Artistic: Develops expression, emotional presentation, musical interpretation, and creative movement.

• Assessment & Pathways: Skaters progress through Skate Canada’s standardized STAR 1–5 (coach-assessed) and STAR 6–Gold assessment levels. Skaters can choose to focus on assessments, enter local funskates/regional competitions, or pursue synchronized skating.

STAR 1

• Skills: Edges (forward inside/outside), basic turns (three-turns), forward and backward gliding.

• Freeskate: Basic jumps (waltz jump, single toe loop, single salchow), basic upright spins.

• Dance: Focus on basic rhythm, edge quality, and posture (STAR 1 Dance exercise).

STAR 2

• Skills: Turn execution (mohawks, three-turns), power stroking, perimeter skating.

• Freeskate: Combination jumps (waltz jump-toe loop), single loop, single flip, sit spin, camel spin.

• Dance: Standard pattern dances (Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango) focusing on timing and expression.

STAR 3

• Skills: Advanced edge control, cross-cuts, continuous turns, complex field movements.

• Freeskate: Single lutz, Axel preparation/entry drills, spin variations, combination spins with position changes.

• Dance: Pattern dances (Baby Blues) and Dance Elements (focusing on deep edges and flow).

STAR 4

• Skills: Speed, power, complex step sequences, change-of-edge maneuvers.

• Freeskate: Fully rotated Axel, jump combinations, flying spins, program choreography with musical timing.

• Dance: Pattern dances (Swing Dance, Fiesta Tango), focusing on knee action and timing accuracy.

STAR 5

• Skills: High-speed edge execution, multi-directional field moves, master-level footwork sequences.

• Freeskate: Introduction to double jumps (e.g., double salchow, double toe loop), advanced spin combinations, full solo program execution.

• Dance: Advanced pattern dance (Willow Waltz), focusing on unison, deep edges, and rhythm.

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