Twizzles are most commonly performed in an upright position with the free foot held close to the skating leg, but other variants are possible as well, such as a twizzle in a sit spin position. Twizzles can be performed both forward and backward, on both inside and outside edges, and both clockwise and counterclockwise. It is most often performed in ice dance, although single skaters and pair skaters also perform the element. The International Skating Union defines a twizzle as 'a traveling turn on one foot with one or more rotations which is quickly rotated with a continuous action'. The show follows Twizzle and his companions on adventures. Conceived by author Roberta Leigh, later a co-producer, the childrens show premiered in 1957.
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It also differs from a series of three turns in that the turning action is continuous. A twizzle is 'a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice' in the sport of figure skating. The Adventures of Twizzle is a television show produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson. A twizzle is also common in synchronized skating where it is also a required element of step sequences.Ī twizzle differs from a figure skating spin in that it travels across the ice instead of being centered in one spot.
The twizzle is most commonly seen in ice dancing, where it appears in a number of compulsory dances and is a required element of step sequences in the short dance, original dance and free dance. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ī twizzle is a multirotational one-foot turn in figure skating.