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Ice skating beginner? Learn all about how to ice skate, from gliding to doing crossovers, swizzles, spins, T-stops and more, in this free ice skating video lesson series for beginning ice skaters and figure skaters.
Series Summary
Even if you've never stepped out onto the ice, all is not lost. With these free video instructions, the any beginner can learn how to ice skate. Our expert will give you step-by-step ice skating lessons and tips, starting with standing up! Once you've got that town, you'll learn how to glide, how to do forward and backward strokes, and most importantly, how to stop on ice skates. So whether you're looking to start your figure skating career, or just looking for a new hobby, our expert's instructions and tips will have you up and skating in no time!
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Get tips on doing two-foot spins on ice skates, and keeping your ice skating spins controlled, in this free ice skating video lesson for figure skating beginners.
Forward crossovers in ice skating involve picking up one foot and stepping over the other foot while skating forward. Get forward crossover tips and techniques in this free beginning figure skating video guide.
Before practicing backward crossovers in ice skating, make sure you are comfortable gliding backwards on one foot. Learn how to do backward crossovers and get figure skating practice tips in this ice skating video guide for figure skating beginners.
In case you fall when ice skating, it's important to know how to get up from a sitting position and stand back up on the ice. Learn how, plus get tips on how to fall safely, in this free ice skating video lesson for beginners.
Gliding on one foot is an important ice skating skill. Learn how to do a one-foot glide in this free ice skating video lesson for beginning ice skaters.
Wallies are an impressive beginning figure skating trick. Learn how to do a half wallie, toe wallie and full wallie in this free ice skating video lesson for beginning figure skaters.
The forward swizzle is a basic ice skating technique that involves pushing your feet out and together again in a V shape. Learn how to do a forward swizzle on ice skates in this free beginning figure skating video lesson.
When doing backward wiggles on ice skates, it's very important to keep your head up and not look at the ice. Learn how to do a backward wiggle in this free ice skating video lesson for beginning figure skaters.
When forward stroking on ice skates, keep your body straight and push with the side of your blades. Learn how to do forward strokes when ice skating in this free beginner figure skating video lesson.
T-stops in ice skating involve stopping with your ice skates in a T position. Learn how to do T-stops in this free ice skating video lesson for beginning ice skaters.
When ice skating backwards, or backward stroking, it's important to keep your use good posture and form. Learn how in this free ice skating video lesson for beginning figure skaters.
A professional ice skating instructor shows how to do a left foot outside 3 turn on two feet and on one foot in this free ice skating video lesson for figure skating beginners.
Backward swizzles are an ice skating technique used to move across the ice backwards. Learn how to do a backward swizzle in this free ice skating video lesson for figure skating beginners.
Get started with ice skating by gliding on two feet. Learn how to do a two-foot glide in this free figure skating video lesson for beginning ice skaters.
Stop on ice skates with the two foot snow plow stop or the one foot snow plow stop. Learn how in this free ice skating video lesson for ice skating beginners.
