Skate Advice Blog

by Mel @troubleon8wheels Spinning. A skill that will get your head in a spin as well as your feet! Here is the biggest breakdown I've...

This is a really important fundamental skill and one we place a lot of focus on in our classes, starting with Beginner, but extending...

Learn to use your toe stop to perform a fancy lil' toe pivot spin with this video breakdown.

A little back story... We're feeling a little nostalgic this week as the Valentine Skate Party we have held at the Corn Exchange in Leeds...

This was the first warm up dance ever choreographed, it has a lot of elements to support other fundamental roller dance too. While taking...

A plough stop is a great first stop to master. We recommend that you have more than one way of stopping. It is really useful for slowing down as well as stopping. Being able to control your speed will greatly improve your confidence, particularly when you start skating outside more regularly.

by Mel @troubleon8wheels

This will be the final Tutorial Tuesday of 2020. We always used to end classes with the Cupid Shuffle and it seemed like a great opportunity to end the year with it.

This is the breakdown video for the members session taught on Monday night. If you weren't able to join us, we hope you enjoy it and...

This is a really satisfying flowing move to master.

by Mel @troubleon8wheels This week's tutorial is less about something to learn regarding roller skating, and more about being careful...

This is one of my favourite skills to teach, as once you know the secret it's really easy! Yes, even beginner roller skaters who have...

Raise your hand for regretting not getting outside more during the hot summer we had in lockdown #1? Well, we are where we are. Let's...

By Ellie @skatehoopbalance [Trigger warning: severe mental health, self-harm.] For those of you that don’t know me, I’m Ellie (aka...

Welcome to another Tutorial Tuesday. This week we broke down split stance, sometimes called a manual, at our Monday night roller dance...

Hi everyone,

Hi everyone, Here is the first in the Tutorial series for members. I chose jumps to start with as we all need a bit more bounce in our...

2018 you made me dizzy! With so much going on and every part of Roller Girl Gang growing - girl skate nights, learn to roller skate...

I first started learning to slide around 9 months ago with my newly mounted @bigfoot_bike_skate grind blocks on Moxi Jack boots and...

Thanks for all your questions! I've divided them into sections, as there were lots of related questions. What works for me, may not...