Ice Skating Spin Tips

Part of the Video Series Ice Skating Tips for Beginners

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The ice skating spin requires good stability and balance control. Learn the beginning steps for spinning from our ice skating expert in this free video clip.

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Posted by Emily on Thursday, 01 May, 2008 at 12:38 PM

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Akos' accent is a little bit thick and makes his English difficult to understand at first. The setting of the video is beautiful, though.

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Ice Skating Spin Tips
Now we will practice how to keep your balance and keep my body weight even and stop losing control, how to control and establish your feet. Okay skate and full turn, skate and full turn. Skate and full turn. Pay attention to my arms and the moves I make, and full turn, and full turn. You can do this easily if you let the feet open. If you let the feet open just a little bit, not so far and you can turn. Yes. If you aren't afraid you can do this with more speed. Hi, that's fantastic. Don't lean your body forwards or backwards.

About the Expert

Expert: Akos Kertesz is an experienced skating teacher from Hungary, Budapest. He studied for 7 years at Piruett skating school and has taken part in numerous competitions. Read More