the INTRO "time to put my life into the hands of some man i met 2 months ago" i'm cackling

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Bless his heart- I'm still alive and in one piece

As a figure skating fan who's never skated but really loves watching pairs, this video was so cool learning how it actually works, and learning the names of some of the basic elements that underpin the whole discipline. Thank you for making this video.

@cathydingg

4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching! Always appreciate it (:

Pairs always seemed so magical to me, but i always thought it's only for the athletes who started skating even before being able to run. Watching you perform pair skating, has made my mind change. It is still magical and so beautiful to see non pro athletes skating together. I wish i can participate in pairs someday😢😢😢 There is just no male non athlete skater who wants to try pairs in my country😭😭😭

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Yes!! It doesn’t happen often but never say never! I never thought I could do it either until I tried and I supposed I got lucky that I happened to meet someone by chance at rink. Hoping that you can also meet someone one day and you can give it a go! Keep me updated!

This is SO cool!! It’s amazing that you were both able to find someone in a similar situation to try this all out with! Personally, I’d love to see the practice vlogs and ice dance focus - it was so fun to get to see you both go from confident separately to pretty confident together! (And girl I feel you - you’re so brave LOL even skating like six feet away from someone else feels scary af to me so mad props to you😭😂)

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for your support! Happy to hear a lot of interest in the ice dance vlogs and practice vlogs! I’ll add them to the list of projects to release next so keep an eye out soon ❤

This definitely helped me appreciate how hard ice dance is, even without the lifts and jumps

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Indeed! Ice dance is deceivingly so difficult

I always love your videos. So detailed and well explained !! :)

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel! (:

this looks sooo fun and scary! kudos to you for trying this but honestly such an entertaining watch!

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Rebecca! Glad it was an enjoyable watch (:

Great content!! Loved it!! Please more skating videos. Merry Christmas!!❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! Thank you for watching and supporting (:

That was so cool! It's cool to see how much more in sync week 7 are :)

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and supporting! ❤

yes to the ice dance experience!! love your videos Cathy

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind note Elena! Heard- will make the ice dance video happen soon!

So cool. I really want to see more pair skating stuff. Especially about the things with the coach ❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion! Definitely look out for more in the future soon!

This was so cool! You guys made it look like a lot of fun, if also a lot of work lol

@cathydingg

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Oh my GOD!! You two are gorgeous together! And the way you guys got your jumps and spins and lifts in such a short amount of time shows great potential!

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment! Hopefully for in store for us in the future! (:

honestly, this was so interesting to watch.great video ❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

The fact that I know the people in this video makes it even more fun! I wanted to be a pairs skater when I started but…🤷🏽‍♀️. This was great! You’re so trusting and fearless. Ice dancing first would have made stroking together easier because you really don’t have a choice 😃. Can’t wait to see what’s next!!!

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for always watching and supporting! Hopefully more in store for us in the future!

Beautiful progress! I'm proud of yall!

@cathydingg

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so so much

Hi Cathy! This has inspired me to try convincing my partner to ice dance with me (pairs is a bit too much for us). He’s a beginner adult skater too and it looks like a great way to improve my own moves. I also skate at the same rink and saw you training - it looked so awesome and hard! Thanks for documenting your hard work for us to experience.

@cathydingg

4 ай бұрын

Omg that's incredible! Having an actual partner to ice dance with seems like such a blast and an awesome journey to embark on together! Thank you for watching and definitely say hi if we ever cross paths at the rink!

So awesome!

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hi, Cathy! I'm an adult figure skater as well, from Mexico. It's lovely to stumble upon your channel

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Hi! Nice to meet you!! Always so fun to meet other skaters from other countries. Maybe our paths may cross one day at an international/ world competition!! ❤

I am an young figure skater and you two were so good! ❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Good luck with your own skating journey!!

Omg I love this there is one vid on KZread about this this is honestly one of the best videos ever

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel! ❤

@eem-22

5 ай бұрын

@@cathydingg ❤️❤️

I'd love to see the ice dance video!! :]

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and sounds like a plan as there seems to be interest in the comments! I'll work on making the ice dance video happen soon!

I’d love to see the rest!❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Will be coming to you very soon! Stay tuned! ❤

I honestly believe you guys would be great pair skaters. You look really good together

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤

100% want to see your ice dance journey.

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Will be coming very soon! Stay tuned! ❤

Great content ❤❤❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!! Appreciate the support!

It was great watching the bts! It was super funny at times 😂 where do you meet someone at the same level as you to skate with?

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! And haha we truly just met by chance at the rink, he just happened to be there one day!

FYI the clip at the start was a throw triple Flip. Loved the video so much though! Pairs and Dance are super challenging disciplines!

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Omg yes! Great call! I rewatched it and was like how did I not see the toe pick go in lol - thanks for pointing that out!

this makes me want to do pairs so badddd 😩😩

@cathydingg

4 ай бұрын

DO ITT

*Cue the bloopers*

So thankful for my ice dance partner. They really are unicorns on ice 😅

@cathydingg

4 ай бұрын

Truly haha!

its the 'that was really good' pause 'for your first time' for me, like why do all coaches do this

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Haha for how epically bad everything else was the first time, that element was probably the most decent first attempt

I always debate switching to pairs but I’m so not coordinated enough for this 😅

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

I’m sure you are!! Never say never- if you want to give it go, you should try! Coordination is also something that can be practiced! When I first started skating I definitely wouldn’t say I was the most coordinated person by any means haha

I literally began learning pairs myself less than a month ago. My partner has 20 years experience so we were trying basically all the things, including group 3 lifts like the bench press and platter (with 3 off-ice sessions and 2 on we haven't done them on ice yet). Did you attempt a death drop? Didn't see that in the video.

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Congrats that’s so amazing to hear more people trying pairs!! Keep me updated on how your journey goes! Unfortunately we ran out of time and didn’t get a chance to learn the death spiral but hopefully that’s something we get to learn and try in the future! (:

Please do the Ice dance video🫶🏻😭 I beg youuu

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Will do!! Look out for it soon! (:

You have quite a good lutz cathy tho not deep outside edge it still outside edge❤

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind note! If I am to be honest, my lutz edge is definitely something I am working really really hard to fix and want to make sure I get it right. Hopefully with many more hours of practice, it become a proper lutz with a deep edge!

@DaveCalungsod

5 ай бұрын

@@cathydingg ❤️ goooo you can do it and belated merry christmas

could you try synchro skating ?

@tailgaity

5 ай бұрын

synchro is sooo fun (even more opportunity for clipping blades tho aha)

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Maybe sometime in the future!! I would probably have to find a team somewhere but never say never!

was strength/weight taken into account before you guys paired up?

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Hi there! That's a great question! One thing we both did that I didn't show in this video was we actually did a lot of core training together. I think core is super important for good balance in skating and just ensuring that you don't get any injuries especially in your back. I think in pairs, there's a lot of moves that are a bit more acrobatic like lifts which really does require a strong core. The other thing we noticed was that likely if we want to continue to do lifts, both parties would need to do more upper body strength training especially the shoulders. Typically singles skaters don't workout their upper body as much as it is usually not as necessary but upper body strength is actually quite important for both the male and female skater to be able to execute difficult lifts!

@hannahmontana4401

5 ай бұрын

@@cathydingg thank you!

It was so interesting to see the actual training especially the Off-ice part. So cool, thanks for the insights🫶🏻

@cathydingg

5 ай бұрын

Of course! Glad you enjoyed it! (: