In Solo Ice Dance, I moved up a level to Silver/Novice.  Last weekend, I competed in my first competition of the year in Belmont, CA and faced great competitors from New York and the Bay Area.  Some of them competed at Silver/Novice level last year at Nationals so I knew I needed to be at my best to get on the podium. I performed better than I expected and came in first in my pattern dances and second in my free skate!