This isn't really a photography type post, and these pictures weren't really taken by me, but pressing the button is only half of the picture! The other half is editing them, which I've done so I think it is okay to put them here! Winter Carnival is a very fun filled weekend in Neillsville. I look forward to it every year. This year especially though because of the ice show! I started a Learn to Skate program in Neillsville for kids in the area who wanted to learn how to skate. I thought at first I would only have maybe 5-7 skaters. Well within a couple weeks I was up to 17 skaters, and we are still adding more. The hockey coaches asked me if I would do some sort of figure skating event during the Winter Carnival hockey games here in Neillsville and that is just what we did. I broke the kids into three different groups, 3 year old, middle level and upper level. We learned new elements of skating in each group based on their skill level and added music with those elements to make a program. And today, everybody skated their program very well. It was definitely a lot of fun and I look forward to it next year!
These are my little little girls that I coach. Olivia, Kennedy and Haylee, all three years old, skating to Lollipop. They are so much fun to coach and sure learned a lot... a lot more than I ever thought teachable to a three year old. Olivia is the tiny super woman. She's so, so little but always seems to amaze me how tough she is. Kennedy is the little laughing girl. She is always laughing and is great friends with Olivia. Haylee is the one who likes to teach herself. She does what she feels like but teaches herself new things while she does it. I think last week she was doing one foot glides and spins all on her own!
These are my middle level skaters. I wasn't sure how their program was going to go today since they didn't always pay attention. But it ended up going very well! I love this picture with everyones hands up! This was the ending pose of the Mercy program.
And here is me, skating my artistic program. The ice was very soft with a peak temp of 46 degrees down at the rink. I was afraid to jump cause I thought my skate might stick in the ice! Overall it went good, definitely could have been better. I say I am a better skater just cause I can skate on a melty, outdoor rink!
Toe-loop success!
Love all of the kids watching in the background here!
This was our finale, announcing all of the skaters again!
And a group picture, minus the little girls who did not want to come out again.
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