Determined to win the gold medal in ice dancing, Samantha must overcome several obstacles--a partner who is a total wise guy, parents who do not want her to skate, and some talented competition.

There's more to ice dancing than beautiful costumes, awesome music, and the ability to skate. Learn the rules of the sport as well as the steps it takes to become an unstoppable athlete on ice.

The glamour and glitz of ice dancing is spicing up arenas and rinks all over the world. Make sure it's on your radar! Inside you'll find these features: Blog Spot Read about a week in the life of international ice skater Jono Partridge. Star Story Discover how the Olympic ice dance sweethearts Virtue and Moir found fame! Zone In Prepare to be amazed by dramatic lifts, jumps, and spins!

Now there's a masterfully written guide that shows beginning and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of ice skating. In Ice Skating: Steps to Success, Karin K "nzle-Watson--nine-time Swiss National Champion, former Professional World Champion, and one of skating's best instructors--shares with readers the steps that she and many of her students learned on their way to becoming elite competitive skaters. Most instruction books available on ice skating tend to focus on advanced jumps or spins, assuming the reader will learn the basics through professional instruction. Ice Skating: Steps to Success, however, covers fundamental skills in a way that's easy to understand and apply. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book includes 11 steps (chapters) that progress from basic to intermediate skills. It features over 300 illustrations that make it possible to learn proper form and technique. Readers will learn how to: - attain the posture and control required for basic skills; - use standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed; - execute four different methods of stopping; - fall properly and get up easily; - change direction without loss of control; and - control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced maneuvers, including jumps, spins, and footwork. With Ice Skating: Steps to Success, beginning and recreational skaters will develop a solid foundation of skills to help them gain confidence in their abilities and enjoy the sport more.

The first in-depth, critical look at figure skating.

Introduces the music, moves, and prominent people associated with ice dancing.

Explains how to create a unique, personal skating style and foster creativity, charisma, and excellence on the ice, and covers topics from choosing the right music to off-ice exercise, warmups, and nutrition

Can Rachel and Kirsty help the Dance Fairies get their grooves back?The Dance Fairies' magic ribbons are missing! Without them, all kinds of dances are getting off on the wrong foot. Everyone is miserable, except for Jack Frost and his goblins. They have the ribbons . . . and it's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get them back!It's a slippery situation when Isabelle the Ice Dance Fairy's ribbon disappears! Can Rachel and Kirsty skate their way to victory and find the final ribbon?Find the magic ribbon in each book, and help keep the Dance Fairies on their toes!

A book from the U.S. underground, covering Abbie--in disguise--interviewing people, touring the FBI building, and organizing a campaign to save the St. Lawrence River. The articles are creative, funny, nervy, and political.