Ice Skating Moves For Beginners

Move to the center of the ice and stand on your left foot with your right leg held up in the air behind you.

Ice skating moves for beginners.

Axel salchow loop toe loop flip lutz and waltz. Start by marching into the rink slowly then carefully stand on both feet and try to glide using your body weight as required. Evenly distribute the weight from one foot to the other afterward to learn the one foot glide. Learn the moves in how to ice skate for beginners how to ice skate gliding.

Slowly lean forward while lifting one leg up off the ice. However loose knees that can move easily are very important for figure skating not just allowing you to move but also keeping your legs from getting sore. Hope you re having a lovely sunday. Gliding is the most basic move in how to ice skate.

When you re new to skating you ll be unstable on your legs and your muscles will be weak so you ll naturally want to keep your knees locked and stiff. There are seven rotational jumps. Swing your right foot up and forward and jump up off your left foot doing a half revolution in the air before landing on your right foot. Do not look down at the ice because you may lose your balance and fall.

Today s video is something i ve been wanting to do for a while and i plan to do more figure skating videos. Keep both arms out to your sides during this process and keep your head up. A skating move where a skater pushes off the ice into the air rotates and typically lands on one foot going backwards. Skate in the correct direction while initially the direction you are skating may not be of your choosing there is usually a directional rule to follow on the ice either clockwise or vice versa.

Another great move for beginners is a spiral. Don t try skating the wrong way round the ice rink as you ll end up hurting others and quite possibly yourself. As a skater develops their beginner skills they will move on to more difficult skills as they move up in levels.