Fancy Feet Rollerblading (Inline skating 3 turns)

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Fancy Feet Rollerblading. This video will help you to understand and learn 3 turns on your inline skates. I demonstrate all six different 3 turns and then breakdown Skate Moves X to further understand how these moves can be applied to your skating.

Skate Moves is a video series by Colin Brattey featuring the skating of Colin, Leon Basin and Stuart Brattey. The video series chronicles Colin, Leon and Stu experimenting and creating new “skate moves” on the Natural Rocker Wizard.

The most recent edition of Skate Moves is Skate Moves X featuring Leon and Colin at Sunset beach in Vancouver BC. I set out to learn some of the “skate moves” demonstrated in the video.

Before we get in the specific moves, I first want to try and conceptualize the idea of Wizard Skating. The Wizard skate was designed for skaters of all skill level skating around the city. A by-product of the big wheel natural rocker was the ability to do unique skate maneuvers on flatland. Combining slalom, slides and figure skating into a free form artistic style.

When I watch Leon, Colin and Stu perform these “skate moves” the movements look like magic. I am left thinking “WOW, that looked really cool but I have NO idea what just happened.” With time and some insight from my Skate Instructor, Trish Alexander, I have learned how to understand these “skate moves”.

Anytime I am breaking down a skate movement I apply the four fundamentals taught to me by Trish Alexander. Balance, Rotation, Edging and Weight Transfer. 3 turns are a transition from forward to backward or backward to forward and a weight transfer from one edge to the other edge.

The six 3 turns are -

1:20 One foot forward to back, inside edge to outside edge

1:36 One foot forward to back, outside edge to inside edge

1:51 One foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge

1:57 One foot back to forward, outside edge to inside edge

2:07 Two feet forward to back, corresponding edge to corresponding edge

2:21 Two feet back to forward, corresponding edge to corresponding edge AKA Gazelle

The crown jewel of Wizard Skating is the “Gazelle”. Gazelle is the street name given to the two feet back to forward, corresponding edge to corresponding edge 3 turn. The gazelle was invented by Colin Brattey and then taught to me by Leon Basin. When we first were learning and experimenting with the gazelle we had no idea that the gazelle is actually a three turn. 3 turns are fundament in figure skating. However the gazelle differs from a traditional three turn because of the rhythm.

Breakdown of Skate Moves by Leon and Colin

2:56 Leon
3-turn,Right foot forward to back, inside edge to outside edge
Cross behind
Left backward slalom
3-turn, Left foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge

3:26 Colin
Gazelle rotating right into Nelson push
3-turn, Left foot forward to back, outside edge to inside edge
Crossover right in front
3-turn, Right foot back to forward, outside edge to inside edge

4:11 Leon
3-turn, Left foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge
Left swivel forward to back, outside edge to outside edge
Right cross in front
3-turn, Right foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge
Right swivel forward to back, outside edge to outside edge
Left cross in front

4:52 Leon
3-turn, Right foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge
Right swivel forward to back, outside edge to outside edge
Left cross in front
3-turn, Left foot back to forward, inside edge to outside edge
Continue rotating on left forward to back on center edge
Gazelle rotation to the right

Skate Moves video series
https://vimeo.com/coachpuddister

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