Walthamstow: Level 1 + Roller Nation Party!
⏰ We’ll be back in early 2025! Leave your details in the waitlist to receive updates.
📍 Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, Walthamstow, E17 5DP
🛼 Coach Jahmel
We also run this course on Mondays in Walthamstow and Sundays in Tottenham
⏰ We’ll be back in early 2025! Leave your details in the waitlist to receive updates.
📍 Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, Walthamstow, E17 5DP
🛼 Coach Jahmel
We also run this course on Mondays in Walthamstow and Sundays in Tottenham
⏰ We’ll be back in early 2025! Leave your details in the waitlist to receive updates.
📍 Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, Walthamstow, E17 5DP
🛼 Coach Jahmel
We also run this course on Mondays in Walthamstow and Sundays in Tottenham
This course is for you if: You are new to skating and want to become a strong beginner skater with great fundamental roller skating skills. Perhaps you can skate a little bit but are unsure about how to improve your technique and build confidence? This course is for you!
This course is not for you if: you have never put on your skates before. You don’t need to have spent hours on skates, but we want participants to have a little bit of balance before joining this Level 1 course. This course is for adults only (18+).
Level 1: This course teaches you solid roller skating fundamentals to make you a strong beginner skater. This course is at a faster pace and with more variations and skills than our ultimate beginner course. To ensure learning the right techniques, in this course we also revisit basic skills from our Ultimate Beginners Course. It’s all about muscle memory after all!
In our small group classes, you'll receive personalised feedback from our dedicated coaches, who are always there to cheer you on.
When signing up for a course, you’ll get 10% discount at Double Threat Skates and gain access to a course exclusive Isle of Skating WhatsApp Group. Connect with your fellow skaters and coach, share your passion, and practise together between lessons.
For some skaters, Level 1 is the progression after our Ultimate beginners course BUT You can join Level One without completing the Ultimate Beginners.
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🌴 Skate anatomy and getting your skates ready to roll!
🌴 Getting up, Balancing and rebalancing
🌴 Safely falling down
🌴 Skating stride
🌴 Sticky skating / Bubbles / Alternating bubbles
🌴 Different ways of stopping with and without stoppers
🌴 Turning smoothly and safely
🌴 Backwards skating & Backwards stopping
🌴 Changing direction and 180’ turns: Skating from forwards to backwards to forwards (Transitions)
🌴 Forwards crossovers
🌴 Forwards weaving
🌴 Working with your edges
🌴 Learning how to balance on different parts of your skates (Manuals)
🌴 And how about some funky dance moves to get you roller disco ready?!
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🌴This course is for adults only
🌴This course is only suitable for roller skaters, not inline skaters.
🌴students will need to provide their own quad skates, and skating protection: wrist guards. elbow pads & knee pads.
🌴The course ticket is for all dates. Every class will be held at the same time and place.
🌴When booking this course you agree with our T & C’s and risk waiver. Please check out the photography consent form for information on marketing usage.
🌴The Roller Nation party takes place on a Monday or Thursday, voted by the majority of the group. There can only be one party per group.
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After this course you are ready for Foundations of dance skating, Level 1 dance skating, Roller Skating Forever, Level 2, Masterclasses and open skate sessions
