specialty classes
Skate Journeys offers seasonal specialty classes taught by highly skilled instructors in specific areas. Keep up with class availability through our newsletter and website. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest information.
ROLLER FITNESS
Skate fitness is included with the purchase of your class and is offered most Saturdays and Sundays. The session begins 15 minutes prior to your main class and includes a basic warm-up suitable for all levels, featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced moves. Each class incorporates various moves, such as swizzles, one-foot glides, kicks, and edging, to prepare your muscles and edges. You may choose to participate or opt to engage in your own personal warm-up routine before class. Following Roller Fitness, there is a 4-minute stretching session, which all parents and students are invited to attend. This provides an opportunity to come together and stretch, while also ensuring that everyone is up-to-date on weekly events. Trish frequently highlights proper body skating procedure to maximize your learning experience. The session consists of a 15-minute class, followed by 4 minutes of stretching. Instructor availability determines class availability.
- Saturday and Sunday - when available.
- 15 minutes
- Free with purchase of classes
SKATE JAM
Requirements: This class is designed for students with Adult Level 3+ to Level 5 skating abilities. Prior experience with backward skating and transitions is recommended. The class will focus on core moves such as the Spread-Eagle position, scissor position, and Forever crossovers. After mastering these individual moves, we will work on integrating them into combination moves. While toe stops may present a challenge, they will not hinder your ability to learn and excel in the class. Unsure about your abilities? We encourage you to try the class and see if it’s the right fit for you. Please note that this class is not regularly scheduled due to teacher availability, but announcements will be made in our newsletter prior to each session.
SLALOM SKATING
Freestyle slalom skating is a technical discipline of roller skating that requires performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones. The common spacing used in competitions is 80 centimeters, with larger competitions featuring lines spaced at 50 and 120 centimeters. Slalom is like figures in ice skating – slower movements meant to enhance your skating abilities. We recommend at least ten minutes of daily slalom during open skate or a class several times per month. It involves intricate movements around the cones in specific patterns, and our instructors are happy to provide a basic introduction to slalom. It’s an excellent way to improve your skating. Please feel free to ask us any questions. Available most days when instructors are present.
- Saturday and Sunday available most weekends when instructors are available
- 45 minutes
COMBO CLASS
We are pleased to offer a 4-week program designed to enhance your skills. Each week, participants will learn three distinct moves, progressively building on the techniques acquired in prior sessions. This program will culminate in a sequence of 12 moves that interconnect elegantly, resembling a cohesive routine.
- Requirements: Adult level 3+ & up (Higher end of 3), Kids level 4 & up.
- Will be offered throughout the year.
- 45 minutes
- 4 consecutive weeks