SkateRockCity-NV, 1/23-1/25 IcyHot - OH, 2/5-2/7 Jivebiscuit - ATL, 2/19-2/22 HeartBreak-GA, 2/20-2/21 RITC - NC, 3/19-3/22 SkateWorldSeries-FL, 4/7-4/12 LitNation-NJ, 4/23-4/26 SkillsOnWheels- STL, 4/24-4/26 BostonSwerve-MA, 5/1-5/3 RollingInParadise-FL, 5/1-5/3 SouthernRoll- TN, 5/15-5/16 SpringBling- OH, 5/22-5/23 RollerCon-NV, 7/8-7/12 BoomOrbit-OH, 7/10-7/12 Peachroll-ATL, 9/25-9/27 BimRoll-Carribean-Barbados, 5/22-5/25 RhythmRetreat-Tamworth-UK, 6/12-6/14 Trying to keep a list for sharing and easy reference for planning time off this year 😁 Please let me know of any others to add to the list. Will update as I hear of more.

Y'all... Once you learn something, reinforce it by teaching it to someone else. There's nothing like trying to explain a move to someone else to make you really pay attention to the finer nuances of it. Still leveling up my own skills while enjoying the process of teaching what I've already learned. My latest passion project with skating has been getting a dance skate group class going at a local rink. I did a few dance skate workshops previously that were very choreo heavy. They were ok, but in reading the room, I felt like people could really use less choreo and more grooves to start out with. So I decided to run Groove skate workshops once a month for the next 3 months, to see if interest will grow. Was nervous because only 2 people were signed up until a few days before. I would have still run it, but was worried the rink wouldn't feel it was worth letting me have them there if people didn't show up. Ended up being 8 skaters by the day of class. Not bad for a first attempt at this type of skate class at the rink, I'm considering it a win 🏆 Fingers crossed it continues to gain traction. When there is a group of skaters who are more comfortable with this type of movement in general, organically introduced to incorporating musicality in a fun and no pressure class, my goal is to re-introduce more choreo classes. We'll see! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVmN2WrirzY/?igsh=cXk5ZzRvNmJ6N3Jr

Feb 28, 2026 I'll figure it out eventually. Here are my first sincere attempts at SPINS.

Ok, not really, I actually scheduled time off 😄 But I took half the day and traveled 4 hours round trip for a 1.5 hour Intro to ballroom skate class. Do I have to be up early for work tomorrow? Yes. Do I have a crazy next several days where I could have used the time off to catch up and do prep work? Yes. Still. Absolutely no regrets. Love being a forever student 🧑‍🎓 Ive been lucky enough to find great teachers and mentors online, but in person classes hit different. Different instructors, different coaching methods, different class content /drills.... All worth exploring. How much opportunity do ya'll have for local instruction? How far would you travel for regular classes?

So, after a few years of working on fundamentals and watching enough skate content on Instagram to see a lot of different styles, I feel very drawn to the Midwest smooth style of skating. Where I am in North Florida, you rarely see anything that resembles this. I have looked for tutorials on YouTube and mostly what I can find is fantastic videos of big skate sessions (like the STL Skills on Wheels vids) where I would have to just watch and slow it down and copy the moves. Anyone have any ideas? I am trying to teach myself the back rock and I have only found one little video buried in the rollerskating Reddit. Would love any and all suggestions! (I should clarify that I am not looking to learn how to partner/ballroom skate. It’s just me!)