Will practice video be of any help? Here are some links to videos of various practices at elite-level events. It's not the same as being there, but they give you a sense of it. I've only included videos I think give you the sense of what a practice at one of these events is like, including the atmosphere, and the student-coach interaction you specified.
This one is good because Stephane is on music, but you can see how he only does certain elements of the program during this practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUZcxrAyQOY
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branchandroot
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Date: 2007-01-17 07:24 pm (UTC)This first show brief glimpses of coach/skater interaction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp7jBTZVHNI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4BAzC6UpJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VON_VQuXOgM
This one is good because Stephane is on music, but you can see how he only does certain elements of the program during this practice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUZcxrAyQOY
This is a much lower level event, but you can see the coach-student thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTfJpt21VQ