I love your moves! Can I ask, how much time did you put in it already? Would be nice to somehow keep up a (more or less) realistic goal to myself.

Hi! I’m Alice from Hungary. Just started to skate this summer. I’m interested in skate dance, however I can’t keep up with others so I started artistic skate a month ago. In the future I would like to make a mix of the two things, which would define my own style 😄 I’m very excited to learn new stuff here!

@Amanda Poulin wow so nice to see someone here is actually in Budapest! 🤗 I am not really part of the skate dance community yet but I can give you some names. Also, I usually practice in Oktogon parking house - however for this I need to pay and I was also Viki’s student. We can definitely chat about it if you are interested! 😇

I always do the new moves in socks first. It helps a lot! Also what helped me e.g. In forward drip move was dreaming about performing it perfectly 😂 however I am very far from it yet, but still, a little bit closer than my very first try. 😄🍀

@Janine McCarthy I can feel you! Crossing is absolutely a thing I needed to re-learn in socks first 😂 it seemed so easy but my first try on skates was so messed up I was standing there and thinking “wow wth is happening here” so I really started to focus on it in socks and shoes first. Crazy! On a workshop the teacher told me its a basic move and I felt very bad about it 😂 later my artistic skate teacher told the opposite: it isn’t easy, it is not for absolute beginners and takes time & practice.

Reading these comments make me think about start posting my skating. However my videos are not “suitable for insta” for several reasons. First, I have my messy room in the background 😂 the other reason is personal: I’m just not good enough. Yes, I am a beginner, and absolutely not a (skate) dancer. I usually do pivot and balance practices. Previously I posted my first ride on a street at night, which seemed bad but cute, and since then nearly nothing at all. Does watching your own skating really help? If so, I will figure out some alternative platform for only myself to watch my videos and keep up my progression tracking.

@Chelsea Marin that sounds like a good idea! Where I live there’s not many skaters but they are advanced, and I never joined them in parks. So basically never had the chance to get some advice. I only participare in classes, where I rarely get specific feedback (and my teacher never make videos). So I’m totally down for it; already looking for a basic setup to record my skating.

That must’ve felt great 😍 On my latest class my teacher told me something similar: “you are not a beginner anymore” and uuuh man that cheered me up lol. (I still consider myself a beginner anyway.)