5 RAD ROLLER SKATING TRICKS for SMALL SPACES (tutorial for beginners) Day 8

Hi, I'm Lindsay. I taught myself to roller skate in 30 days and I'm gonna teach you how to too. This is day eight of your learn to skate in 30 days roller skate program. Today, you're gonna be learning five rad roller skating tricks for small spaces. The first one that we're gonna learn is heel toe spins. This move, you're gonna be up on one toe and one heel and the direction that you're spinning is toward the toe. So when I first learned it, I was really confused by that and so I'm like, you have to turn towards the toe. I always have to remind myself that. So we're gonna be going up onto this toe and up onto this heel. So let's just practice that a couple times. So here and then lift up and I like to use my arms. I know I look like a bird when I'm practicing. Use your arms to get some lift and then you're gonna spin that way. So I like to start with my arms like this and then I'm going to swing like that. Let's just start out with a half turn. So here, set up, half turn and down. Let's do another half, half turn and down. Okay, good. Now let's go ahead and make the full circle and you can like increase up to that but that is your first move for small spaces. The next move is one of my favorite moves to do because I think it looks so cool but it's also really easy. So it's gonna be toe stop circles. So you're gonna put one toe stop down and these are high toe stop circles. For some reason, lower ones are so much harder. First one, you're gonna put your foot down with your toe stop down and then you're gonna draw a circle with the other foot. So I'm drawing the circle and you can kind of practice this slowly but it's like way easier if you do it fast. So here, spin. But you can practice it slowly first. So here and then you're pushing your way around the circle, drawing a circle with the other foot and then once you're confident, you're going to push right into it and spin and then you can do the other side. Push into it and spin. Here and spin. The next rad move that we're gonna learn for small spaces is the backwards pivot. So you're gonna go up onto your toes, do this, going up on your toes and then also twisting your heels to the other side. So in place, it looks like this. So here, pivot and you're kind of like guiding with your hips. So here, up with your hips and switch and you're gonna be going up on your toes and switch, switch, switch and then you're gonna start pressing back. So here, up on your toes and switch, then you're gonna push diagonally that word and push your hips in a little circle the other way and when you do this, you do not have to lift your heels off super high. Just a little bit off the ground enough to switch sides. I like to bend my knees a lot and get down into it. You can even do three back and then turn it around. So swivel 180 into the next one. One, two, three, swivel. The next rad move for small spaces we're gonna be doing is alternating manuals. This is not only fun, but it's also essential for learning how to skate. So you're gonna be starting off doing a manual on one side and then you're gonna be switching your feet to do manual on the other side. Practice it slowly first, manual hold and then come to the center and then switch manual on the other side and then come back to center and then you're gonna keep alternating until you can do it fast and confidently. The last move that we're gonna learn for small spaces is a really fun drill for a move we're gonna be learning in the next few days. So first thing you're gonna do is you're gonna go up onto one heel and then you're gonna, and you're not transferring weight yet and then you're gonna switch to the other side and you wanna keep the weight centered and then you're just gonna alternate between the two with the weight staying in the center until you can confidently go back and forth just like this. So those were your five rad roller skating moves for small spaces and your day eight of the Learn to Roller Skate in 30 Day Challenge. If you haven't started the challenge, make sure to go back to video one and start from there and do everything so you can learn how to be the best skater you can be as quickly as possible. Also, make sure to hit that subscribe button and if you're roller skating, you need to stay hydrated. You need to use these hydration packets because not only do they taste good, they also have electrolytes. And if you haven't yet, make sure to download the checklist. It is free on my website and it has all the skills that you're gonna learn in the 30 days and you can check them off as you go and make sure to hit the subscribe button and follow me on Instagram and I will see you in my next video, bye. Oh, hi, future Lindsey here. Make sure to comment what you'd like to see in the next video because I listen to next videos is from a comment and it's gonna be how to roller skate outside and all the obstacles and how to use them and how to navigate them. So yeah, make sure to leave a comment saying what things you would like to see in the next video, like what you need to work on, what you need help with and I will try to help you with that, thanks.