Skate Basics Lessons

Lay the groundwork for your skating journey! Our Skate Basics lessons focus on foundational skills and fun variations that help you move better, feel stronger, and skate with confidence.

Prepping:

Lacing Your Skates

Warming Up

Standing Up

Balancing on Your Skates

Falling Safely

Skate Etiquette

Fear Management

Rolling:

Little Marches

Bubbles

Using Edges

Skating Forwards

Skating Backwards

Crossovers

Turning

Transitions (Turning Around)

Pivots

Manuals

Strut Walking

Single Leg Skating

Shoot the Duck

Stopping:

Speed Control (Speeding up/Slowing Down)

T-Stop

Plow Stop

Spin Stop

Turn-Around Toe Stop