edging

Day 43-50

by

I spent a lot of the week drilling spins and getting to know my edges. I feel like with spins, my progress has been 2 steps forward, 1 step back. I’ve been able to unlock 4 rotations, and I can do 2 more consistenly. I was even able to unlock this sensation of levitation while … Read more

Day 18

by

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

Days 11-17

by

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