Hello everyone! I used to do both ballet and figure skating as a child (3-9) but quit due to anger issues and problems with authority. Now that i’m older and can actually behave I began to miss figure skating a lot and sighed up for an adult beginner class. I’m particularly worried about progress as i get frustrated and angry with myself quite easily. I’ve seen a lot of posts online about how you’ll never make any real progress skill wise as an adult and it really makes me sad. I’ve kept a lot of my flexibility from ballet as I stayed in it longer and never really stopped using the exercises i’ve learned in those classes to just stay in shape.
I know i’ll never be very skilled since i’m so late to getting serious with skating but if there’s anyone else here who started as a young adult id really love to hear your experience and how you’re doing.
I still own a pair of skates and if I go to rinks with my friends I can skate causally just fine (go forward, turn, stop etc) but I can’t spin or do any sort jumps or hops. I can do both middle and side split jumps on land and i’d love to learn how to do them while skating one day.
Thanks for reading all this
I know i’ll never be very skilled since i’m so late to getting serious with skating but if there’s anyone else here who started as a young adult id really love to hear your experience and how you’re doing.
I still own a pair of skates and if I go to rinks with my friends I can skate causally just fine (go forward, turn, stop etc) but I can’t spin or do any sort jumps or hops. I can do both middle and side split jumps on land and i’d love to learn how to do them while skating one day.
Thanks for reading all this