Rocker turn

Rocker turn diagram

A rocker turn is a kind of one-foot turn in figure skating. Unlike three turns and brackets, where the entry and exit edges follow the same curve, in a rocker, the entry and exit are on opposite curves. When executing a rocker, the skater turns inward on the curve of the entry edge, but exits on a curve in the opposite sense. Another way to look at it is that a rocker is similar to the entry of a three turn combined with the exit of a bracket. (The opposite combination is called a counter turn.) In a rocker turn, the skating edge is maintained; for example, a rocker from a forward outside edge ends on a backward outside edge.

While rockers are sometimes used to perform a simple change of direction, they more commonly appear in step sequences and in compulsory dances in ice dancing. For example, in the Westminster Waltz, the lady performs a rocker while the man performs a counter turn.

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Required elements	Death spiral Jumps Lifts Moves in the field Spins Spirals Step sequence Twist lifts

Jumps	Toe loop jump Flip jump Lutz jump Salchow jump Loop jump Axel jump Quad

Spins	Upright spin Layback spin Biellmann spin Sit spin Camel spin

Moves in the field	3 turn Bracket turn Choctaw turn Counter turn Crossover Mohawk turn Rocker turn Twizzle

Connecting elements	Besti squat Cantilever Hydroblading Ina Bauer Spread eagle Split jumps Walley jump

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