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Summary: To turn on ice skates requires balance and good technique. Learn how to turn smooth and easily from our ice skating expert in this free video clip.
Akos Kertesz has been skating since he was 6 years old and is an experienced skating teacher from Hungary, Budapest. He studied for 7 years at Piruett skating school and has taken...read more
"Now we are going to do the turning. This is a very important exercise. Put your leg forward and the other leg stands under you. Put the other forward and let's kick and hold the position and lean your body to the center of the circle and a little bit forward. Skate and hold the position. Change direction. Change direction. If you don't do self propelling or if you can't do self propelling correctly then there will be a typical error, you can avoid it if you practice so much then you can do this correctly or you won't be able to do the next exercise."
eHow Article: Turning with Ice Skates