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Now we are ready to strike out on the right outside edge. Stand with feet together. Get your start on the right foot by pressing the left skate, by its edge, not by its point, firmly against the ice. Bend the skating knee a good deal, almost sink on it, something in the manner of the dancing dip, and lunge strongly forward, leaning toward the centre of the circle. The left leg should follow well behind, and a little across the print, with the knee bent and the toe turned out, and the body should be turned or twisted so that the right shoulder is almost directly over the right foot. This will bring the body flatly in line with the mark on the ice which the skate is making. This mark is called the print. (See the diagram for the first skating position near the feathers of the arrow.)

The arms will take their correct, natural position, the right arm being held well up and curved around the breast at a distance of about six inches and the left arm well extended directly behind the body.

This general position should be sustained during one-half of the circle. Then slowly bring the balance foot past the skating foot, turning the toe in and bending the knee of the balance foot as it is carried forward. It must be kept very close to the skating foot in passing, otherwise there will be a tendency for its weight to swing the skater out of the true circle he is making.