Canoe Dance Solo

Prerequisites: 

• PC Lakewater Intermediate 

• Or ORCKA Lakewater 1 (2000)

• Or ORCKA Canadian Style Paddling 2 (2000)

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Course Length:

• 2 Days

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Instructor:

• Lakewater Advanced

• Lakewater Intermediate with permission

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Class Ratio:

• 1:6

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Locations and Conditions:

• Calm Lake or Pond (Preferably with a Dock and space for buoys)

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1. ​Theory

Review Lakewater 1​​

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   2. Strokes

          J-Stroke

          Sweep

          Box

          Running Pry

          C Stroke

          Canadian

          Skilling Draw and Pry

          Pirouette

          Bow Cut and Draw

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  3. Manoeuvers

          Cirlces

          Figure 8

          Side Slipping (Underway and recovery sculling)

          Pivots (Box and Pirouette)

          Reverse and Forward Straight Line

          Stopping

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   4. Advanced Manoeuvers

          Displaced Circles

          Pinwheels

          Pivots on a line

          Inside-Outside stop turns

          English Gate

          Interlocking Pivots

          Plan a routine duet, trio or quartet & larger group

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          Samples of Routines:

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          Line abrest and line ahead

          Side by Side

          Interlocking Pivots

          Group Pinwheel

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   5. Testing

          There will be no testing for this course. Progress will be based on self-evaluation. There is no               pass-fail.

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