Today, I decided to revisit Dirty Deborah’s exercise on Backward Crossovers/Crosspulls, and I realized that I probably should have spent more time trying to scissor in a circle first before attempting the scooter push. Below are the drills that Dirty Deb outlined. Backward scissor in a circle Backward scoooter push Lift the inside leg (to … Read more
At some point in the first 10 days, forward pushing started to click more as I grew more confident in leaning into the outer edge the standing skate, and I was able to do forward crossovers in a circle to the beat (almost). I thought I could easily polish the rest of backward skating and … Read more
A few days after I started wheeling around the apartment, I discovered the #rollerskating community on Instagram and all the relevant hashtags, I frantically jumped around trying to soak in ALL THE CONTENT. Frankly, it was a tad overwhelming and hard to know what to exactly focus on. I followed all these people who seemed … Read more
I googled “beginner roller skating tutorial” and found That Nicole Fiore’s YouTube channel and her 5-part beginner lesson series. I faithfully followed each lesson. I probably puttered around the apartment, skating 15-20 min per day, following 1 lesson per day. It was a good way to dip my toe in the water and get exposure … Read more