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Catalogue Number: NFB523844
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Sydney Newman
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa), Office national du film du Canada (Ottawa)
Subject: Documentary, Sports
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1948
Running Time: 11:00
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An Introduction to the Art of Figure Skating - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB523844
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Sydney Newman
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa), Office national du film du Canada (Ottawa)
Subject: Documentary, Sports
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1948
Running Time: 11:00
Click here for pricing
The fundamentals of figure skating are demonstrated by world champion Barbara Ann Scott and coach and judge Melville Rogers. A brief discussion of edges and basic figures is followed by an analysis of a number of complex turns. The importance of balance, body, and limbs is explained.