Very, very tempting and mind opening. I think I still have my old ballet mentality active, I had amazing Russian teachers/directors so Russia was my main place for training/practice/ and I'd go for masterclasses in several European locations, so I seek the same in figure skating. There are great coaches here in Japan (my 2 coaches included) but I've seen the skating facilities in the USA on video, the rinks look amazing, have harnesses etc. Our facilities here are not even close to being that good, I know Japanese skaters who went to train in the USA and were amazed by the facilities and the lack of bruises (here we practice the jumps in the rink, next to the ice, then pad our butts as best we can and go try them on ice, harnesses. are so rare, never seen one here myself. They have rotation and jump training equipment in some studios, but for small kids, charge a small fortune for a session)If you're willing to come to the US, at the end of August there's an adult skating week in Sun Valley.
19th Annual Adult Skaters Week | August 20-26, 2023
Featuring National, International, World and Olympic presenters in Dance, Freestyle & Choreography.
Our $800 all-inclusive package includes:
* Fee includes over 30 clinics and 20 ice sessions. Offerings subject to change.
- Opening Social
- 40 On-Ice clinics
- 5 Off-Ice classes
- 2 Twilight Sessions
- Performance Exhibition on the beautiful outdoor rink under our dazzling lights
- 55 Freestyle/Dance sessions
- 19 General Sessions
Past presenters include Lisa Marie Allen, Judy Blumberg, Ryan Bradley, Erin Reed, Kim Navarro, Brent Bommentre, Ashley Clark, Craig Heath, Jonathon Hunt, Stephanee Grosscup, Michele Monnier, Natalia Zaitseva, Anita Hartshorn, and Frank Sweiding.
I'll definitely research the logistics, how much a 7 + stay (hotel, food, flights plus the camp's fee) would cost me. Even though I work remotely for a USA based company, I haven't gone over there for 10 + years and very out of touch with traveling prices.
Thank you very much for the very tempting suggestion @Ic3Rabbit