Turning with Ice Skates

Part of the Video Series Ice Skating Tips for Beginners

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To turn on ice skates requires balance and good technique. Learn how to turn smooth and easily from our ice skating expert in this free video clip.

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Turning with Ice Skates
Now we are going to do the turning. This is a very important exercise. Put your leg forward and the other leg stands under you. Put the other forward and let's kick and hold the position and lean your body to the center of the circle and a little bit forward. Skate and hold the position. Change direction. Change direction. If you don't do self propelling or if you can't do self propelling correctly then there will be a typical error, you can avoid it if you practice so much then you can do this correctly or you won't be able to do the next exercise.

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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