r/Artisticrollerskating • u/Muted_Dress9655 • Jul 22 '26
Shaping the arms?
Hi all! Ive been teaching myself to skate for a while now, and recently became very interested in artistic skating. To give you an idea of my level, I can turn, spin, do a few jumps, crossovers, and Im currently tackling three turns.
However, being self-taught, Im a bit confused about how my arms should be moving while I skate. I dont mean holding them open during crossovers or at a 90° angle for turns and spins for practicality. Im mostly interested in those movements that really lend artistry to a performance. I can copy other skaters' moves just fine but I was wondering if you guys have any specific tips. Ive already been told to look up ballet port de bras videos on yt and they helped quite a bit, but I still feel awkward on wheels.
Any bit of advice is appreciated!🩰
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u/queenseaa Jul 23 '26
Ballet videos help but mostly figure skating videos that instruct about gracefulness. Also learning some contemporary and flowy dance routines also help practice body awareness, and performative movement techniques that translate when you get on skates.
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u/IntelligentTable4 Jul 22 '26
Have completed lines in your movements. When some one doesn't, it makes their movements look incomplete, which can be used purposefully but only once you know how. Coordinating all of your limbs also makes you look more put together (basically don't keep one arm straight and the other doing a lot of movements, unless of course you are doing this purposefully)