#twizzle

🍬 Candy Floss - not much is known about her, but she appears to be one of Twizzle's friends in Stray Town.

🍀 Sally Cross - a little girl who wanted to buy Twizzle for two shillings and is very prone to tantrums

Unfortunately, only the first episode of Twizzle is available to watch and out of the two girls (or possibly more, we never know!) only Sally Cross appears in the first episode.

Their appearances are based on their Happy Families and Snap Cards, as well as the different merchandise for Twizzle.

Difficult Steps/Turns (those that count for levels in step sequences) 

Rocker

The skater changes from back to front or front to back, maintaining the same edge (outside to outside or inside to inside). The blade turns in the direction of the entry curve.

Rockers that Rotate Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on an edge curving counter-clockwise. 

RFO-Rocker (RFO to RBO): Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov enter on right forward outside edges curving clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise. You can also see the ice marks of a rocker in this gif.

LFI-Rocker (LFI to LBI): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on left forward inside edges curving clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise.

RBI-Rocker (RBI to RFI): Scott Moir enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise. Tessa is doing a LFI-Rocker.

LBO-Rocker (LBO to LFO): Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter enter on left back outside edges curving clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise.

Rockers that Rotate Counter-Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on an edge curving clockwise.

LFO-Rocker (LFO to LBO): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn counter-clockwise, and exit on left back outside edges curving clockwise.

RFI-Rocker (RFI to RBI): Scott Moir enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right back inside edge curving clockwise.

LBI-Rocker (LBI to LFI): Yuzuru Hanyu enters on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise.

RBO-Rocker (RBO to RFO): Yuzuru Hanyu enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise. You can also see the ice mark of a rocker in this gif. 

Counter

The skater changes from back to front or front to back, maintaining the same edge (outside to outside or inside to inside). The blade turns in the direction of the exit curve.

Counters that Rotate Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on an edge curving clockwise. 

LFO-Counter (LFO to LBO): Mikhail Kolyada enters on a left forward outside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a left back outside edge curving clockwise.

RFI-Counter (RFI to RBI): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on right forward inside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on right back inside edges curving clockwise. In the 2nd gif, you can see a close up of a RFI-Counter being done by Igor Eremenko. He enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right back inside edge curving clockwise. This is man step 10 of the Argentine Tango. 

LBI-Counter: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on left forward inside edges curving clockwise.

RBO-Counter (RBO to RFO): Scott Moir enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise.

Counters that Rotate Counter-Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on an edge curving counter-clockwise. 

LFI-Counter (LFI to LBI): Tessa Virtue enters on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise. Scott is doing a RBI-Counter.

RFO-Counter (RFO to RBO): Scott Moir enters on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise.

LBO-Counter (LBO to LFO): Yuzuru Hanyu enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a left forward outside edge curving counter-clockwise. This is also his entry to his triple axel and the “back counter” entry to make the axel look as if it “came out of nowhere” that skaters do, since counter-clockwise jumpers take off for the axel from a left forward outside edge.

RBI-Counter (RBI to RFI): Tessa Virtue enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise.

Bracket

The skater changes both direction (front to back or back to front) and edge (inside to outside or outside to inside) and the blade turns in the opposite direction of the overall curve of the turn.

Brackets that Rotate Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on an edge curving counter-clockwise. 

LFO-Bracket (LFO to LBI): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise.

RFI-Bracket (RFI to RBO): Tessa Virtue enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise.

LBI-Bracket (LBI to LFO): Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter enter on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn clockwise, and exit on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise.

RBO-Bracket (RBO to RFI): Michael Parsons enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise. Rachel is doing a RFI-Bracket.

Brackets that Rotate Counter-Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on an edge curving clockwise.

LFI-Bracket (LFI to LBO): Patrick Chan enters on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a left back outside edge curving clockwise.

RFO-Bracket (RFO to RBI): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on right forward outside edges curving clockwise, turn counter-clockwise, and exit on right back inside edges curving clockwise. 

RBI-Bracket (RBI to RFO): Nikita Katsalapov enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise. Victoria Sinitsina is doing a LFI-Bracket.

LBO-Bracket (LBO to LFI): Quinn Carpenter enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise.

Choctaw

The skater changes feet (left to right or right to left), direction (back to front or front to back), and edge (inside to outside or outside to inside).

Back Outside Choctaws 

Back outside choctaws are the most common choctaws seen in singles and pairs skating. Alisa Efimova and Alexander Korovin are doing back outside choctaws here. Alisa does a clockwise LBO-Choctaw (LBO to RFI). She enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise. Alexander does a counter-clockwise RBO-Choctaw (RBO to LFI). He enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise. 

Alena Kostornaia does a clockwise LBO-Choctaw (LBO to RFI). She enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise and exits on right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise.

Singles Skaters “Double Choctaw”

It is very common for singles and pairs skaters to do “double choctaws” where the first choctaw is a back outside choctaw and the second choctaw is a forward inside choctaw. However, it is extremely rare for it to be done with excellent quality like Mikhail Kolyada here. He does a counter-clockwise RBO-Choctaw (RBO to LFI) to clockwise LFI-Choctaw (LFI to RBO). He enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, changes to a left forward inside edge curving clockwise, and exits on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise. 

Rhumba Pattern “Double Choctaw” (Wd-XF-LFI-OpCho, Wd-XB-RBO-ClCho)

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte enter on left forward inside edges curving clockwise, cross their right foot in front of their left, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise in the first clockwise Wd-XF-LFI-OpCho (LFI to RBO). On the second counter-clockwise Wd-XB-RBO-ClCho (RBO to LFI), they enter on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise (also the exit edge of the first choctaw), cross their left foot behind their right foot, and exit on left forward inside edges curving clockwise.

Open Choctaw

Maia Shibutani does a clockwise LFI-Open Choctaw (LFI to RBO). She enters on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise, places her right foot in front of her left, and exits on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise.

Alena Kostornaia does a counter-clockwise RFI-Open Choctaw (RFI to LBO). She enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, places her left foot in front of her right, and exits on a left back outside edge curving clockwise. 

Closed Choctaw

Maia and Alex Shibutani do a clockwise LFI-XB-Closed Choctaw (LFI to RBO). They enter on left forward inside edges curving clockwise, cross their right foot behind their left, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise. This is step 64 of the Finnstep.  

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir do a clockwise LFI-Closed Choctaw (LFI to RBO). They enter on left forward inside edges curving clockwise, place their right feet behind their left, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise.

Elena Ilinykh does a counter-clockwise RFI-Closed Choctaw (RFI to LBO). She enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, places her left foot behind her right, and exits on a left back outside edge curving clockwise. This is lady step 37 of the Ravensburger Waltz. 

Swing Choctaw

Scott Moir does a clockwise LFO-Swing Choctaw (LFO to RBI). He enters on a left forward outside edge curving counter-clockwise, swings his right leg forward, and exits on a right back inside edge curving clockwise. 

Scott Moir does a counter-clockwise RFO-Swing Choctaw (RFO to LBI). He enters on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise, swings his left leg forward, and exits on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise. 

Outside Mohawk

The skater changes feet (left to right or right to left) and direction (front to back or back to front), but maintains the same edge (outside to outside). This only counts as a difficult step in ice dance, not singles or pairs. 

Open Mohawk

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat do a clockwise LFO-Swing Open Mohawk (LFO to RBO). They enter on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise, swing their right leg forward and place their right foot in front of the left foot, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise. 

Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin do a counter-clockwise RFO-Swing Open Mohawk (RFO to LBO). They enter on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise, swing their left leg forward and place their left foot in front of their right foot, and exit on a left back outside edge curving clockwise.

Closed Mohawk

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir do a clockwise LFO-Swing Closed Mohawk (LFO to RBO). They enter on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise, swing their right legs forward and place their right foot behind the left foot, and exit on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise. 

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat do a counter-clockwise RFO-Swing Closed Mohawk (RFO to LBO). They enter on right forward outside edges curving clockwise, swing their left legs forward and place their left foot behind their right foot, and exit on left back outside edges curving clockwise. 

Back Outside Mohawk

Scott Moir does a clockwise LBO-Open Mohawk (LBO to RFO). He enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise, places his right foot in front of his left, and exits on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise. Tessa is doing a LBO-Closed Mohawk (LBO to RFO). 

Scott Moir does a counter-clockwise RBO-Open Mohawk (RBO to LFO). He enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, places his left foot in front of his right, and exits on a left forward outside edge curving counter-clockwise. Tessa is doing a LBI-Mohawk.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir do a clockwise LBO-Closed Mohawk (LBO to RFO). They enter on left back outside edge curving clockwise, place their right foot behind their left, and exit on right forward outside edges curving clockwise. 

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir do a counter-clockwise RBO-Closed Mohawk (RBO to LFO). They enter on right back outside edges curving counter-clockwise, place their left foot behind their right, and exit on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise. 

Twizzle

A continuous traveling turn that must not turn into checked three-turns or a pirouette.

Alisa Efimova and Alexander Korovin perform mirrored back inside twizzles here. Alisa does a left back inside twizzle that rotates counter-clockwise. Alexander does a right back inside twizzle that rotates clockwise.

Clockwise Twizzles

Anastasia Gubanova performs a right back inside twizzle that rotates clockwise.

Yuna Kim performs a left back outside twizzle that rotates clockwise. You can also see the ice mark of a twizzle in this gif.

Patrick Chan performs a left forward inside twizzle that rotates clockwise. 

Alena Kostornaia performs a right forward outside twizzle that rotates clockwise. 

Counter-Clockwise Twizzles

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform a right forward inside twizzle that rotates counter-clockwise. 

Alena Kostornaia performs a left forward outside twizzle that rotates counter-clockwise. 

Satoko Miyahara performs a right back outside twizzle that rotates counter-clockwise.

Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter perform a left back inside twizzle that rotates counter-clockwise. 

Loop

A 360 degree turn that maintains the same edge and direction. This only counts as a difficult turn in singles and pairs, not ice dance. 

Clockwise Loops

Anastasia Gubanova performs a left back outside loop that rotates clockwise.

Yuna Kim performs a right back inside loop that rotates clockwise. You can also see the ice mark of a loop in this gif. 

Adelina Sotnikova performs a right forward outside loop that rotates clockwise.

Daisuke Takahashi performs a left forward inside loop that rotates clockwise. 

Counter-Clockwise Loops

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong perform a left forward outside loop that rotates counter-clockwise. 

Alina Zagitova also performs a left forward outside loop that rotates counter-clockwise. I’m including this example as well since you can see the ice mark of a loop.

Alena Kostornaia performs a right forward inside loop that rotates counter-clockwise.

Satoko Miyahara performs a left back inside loop that rotates counter-clockwise. You can also see the ice mark of a loop in this gif.

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii perform right back outside loops that rotate counter-clockwise. You can also see the ice marks of loops in this gif. 

Non-Difficult Steps/Turns (those that don’t count for levels in step sequences)

Three Turn

The skater changes both direction (front to back or back to front) and edge (inside to outside or outside to inside) and the blade turns in the same direction as the overall curve of the turn. 

Three Turns that Rotate Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on an edge curving clockwise. 

RFO-Three Turn (RFO to RBI): Carolina Kostner enters on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right back inside edge curving clockwise.

LFI-Three Turn (LFI to LBO): Carolina Kostner enters on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a left back outside edge curving clockwise. 

RBI-Three Turn (RBI to RFO): Mikhail Kolyada enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a right forward outside edge curving clockwise. 

LBO-Three Turn (LBO to LFI): Carolina Kostner enters on a left back outside edge curving clockwise, turns clockwise, and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise. 

Three Turns that Rotate Counter-Clockwise

The skater enters on an edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on an edge curving counter-clockwise. 

LFO-Three Turn (LFO to LBI): Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir enter on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn counter-clockwise, and exit on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise. 

RFI-Three Turn (RFI to RBO): Anastasia Gubanova enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise. 

LBI-Three Turn (LBI to LFO): Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje enter on left back inside edges curving counter-clockwise, turn counter-clockwise, and exit on left forward outside edges curving counter-clockwise. 

RBO-Three Turn (RBO to RFI): Anastasia Gubanova enters on a right back outside edge curving counter-clockwise, turns counter-clockwise, and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise. 

Crossover 

The basic stroking technique in which the skater glides on 2 feet and then crosses their feet together without changing the skating edge. Skaters use this to gain speed. 

Backwards crossovers performed by Alena Kostornaia

Forward crossovers performed by Shizuka Arakawa 

Toe Steps

The skater moves from one toe pick to another.

Clockwise toe steps performed by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

Counter-clockwise toe steps performed by Mao Asada

Inside Mohawk

The skater changes feet (left to right or right to left) and direction (front to back or back to front), but maintains the same edge (inside to inside). Inside mohawks are commonly used to enter skaters’ flip jumps.

Forward Inside Mohawk

Carolina Kostner does a clockwise LFI-Mohawk (LFI to RBI) where she enters on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise and exits on a right back inside edge curving clockwise. Carolina uses this to enter her flip since she is a clockwise jumper and takes off for the flip from a right back inside edge. 

Jason Brown does a counter-clockwise RFI-Mohawk (RFI to LBI) where he enters on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise and exits on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise. Jason uses this to enter his flip since he is a counter-clockwise jumper and takes off for the flip from a left back inside edge. 

Back Inside Mohawk

Scott Moir does a clockwise RBI-Mohawk (RBI to LFI) where he enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise. This is man step 33a of the Finnstep. 

Alena Kostornaia does a counter-clockwise RBI-Mohawk (RBI to LFI) where she enters on a right back inside edge curving clockwise and exits on a left forward inside edge curving clockwise. 

Yuzuru Hanyu does a clockwise LBI-Mohawk (LBI to RFI) where he enters on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise and exits on a right forward inside edge curving counter-clockwise. 

Tessa Virtue does a clockwise LBI-Mohawk (LBI to RFI) where she enters on a left back inside edge curving counter-clockwise and exits on a right forward inisde edge curving counter-clockwise. Scott is doing a counter-clockwise RBO-Mohawk (RBO to LFO).

Cross Roll

The skating step made by crossing the free foot onto the outside edge behind or in front of the outside edge of the skating foot.

These are the cross rolls in the Argentine Tango ice dance pattern performed by Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko. Sofia does backwards cross rolls, while Igor does forward cross rolls. These are steps 27-31 of the Argentine Tango. 

Slip Steps

A step skated in a straight line with the blades of both skates being held flat on the ice. The weight is over the skating leg that may be well bent or straight while the free foot slides forward on the ice to full extension.

Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin performing slip steps in the Paso Doble ice dance pattern. Note: Elena does a XB-LBO after the slip steps and Ruslan does a XF-RFO after the slip steps, which will take us to our next steps: crossed step behind and crossed step in front. These are steps 8-10 of the Paso Doble. 

Crossed Step Behind

A step in which the free foot is placed on the ice on the outer edge side of the skating foot with the free leg tightly crossed behind the skating leg. (Note – the legs cross below the knees).

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron performing a XB-RFO. This is step 21 of the Tango Romantica. 

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko performing a XB-LFI. This is step 9 of the Argentine Tango.

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko performing a XB-RFI. This is step 10 of the Argentine Tango.

Crossed Step in Front

A step in which the free foot is placed on the ice on the outer edge side of the skating foot with the free leg tightly crossed in front of the skating leg. (Note – the legs cross below the knees).

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron performing a XF-LFI. This is step 20 of the Tango Romantica. 

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko performing a XF-RFO. This is step 8 of the Argentine Tango. 

Chasse

A step in which the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot, which is then lifted close to the new skating foot with the blade parallel to the ice. The two steps are skated on the same lobe, usually stepping from outside to inside edge.

Elena Ilinykh performs a LBI-Chasse, while Ruslan Zhiganshin performs a RFI-Chasse. This is step 4 of the Paso Doble. 

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko perform a RFI-Chasse. This is step 4 of the Argnetine Tango. 

Swing Roll

A short or long, forward or backward edge, held for several beats of music during which, when skating backward, the free leg lifts and then first swings forward, then backward past the skating foot, then back beside to skate the next step. When skating forward, the free leg first swings backward, then forward and then back beside to skate the next step. The swing of the leg gives the sense of a “rolling movement”.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir performing a RFO-Swing Roll. This is step 20 of the Argentine Tango.

Illusion

Adelina Sotnikova performs a counter-clockwise illusion turn

Change of Edge

The visible tracing of a skate on one foot that changes from one curve and edge to a different curve and edge. 

Scott Moir does a RBOIO change of edge. He changes from a right back outside edge to right back inside edge and then back to a right back outside edge. 

Charlene Guignard changes from a left back outside edge to a left back inside edge. Marco Fabbri changes from a right forward outside edge to a right forward inside edge. This is step 9 of the Tango Romantica. 

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir change from right back inside to right back outside edges.

Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko change from left forward inside edges to left forward outside edges. This is step 9 of the Argentine Tango. 

Tessa Virtue changes from a right back outside edge to a right back inside edge. 

Progressive

A sequence of steps in ice dance in which the free foot crosses over the skating foot and is placed on the ice becoming the new skating foot and the skating foot lifts and becomes the new free foot.

Elena Ilinykh performs a LBI-Progressive, while Ruslan Zhiganshin performs a RFI-Progressive. This is step 2 of the Paso Doble.