How to Roller Skate Smoothly

Are you a beginner or intermediate roller skater who wants to learn how to roller skate smoothly? Well, you are in the right place. Dirty Deborah Harry shows you step-by-step how to roller skate smoothly so that you can get into the flow.
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[@AlphaOmega_1111]

She’s a great teacher! I learned to backward skate from her videos

[@WatchmeNaNaaa]

best teacher ever!🤩

[@zenlife321]

Skating backwards while teaching to a camera…girl you’re a star ⭐️ 🙌

[@mrpearson1230]

I used to just zone out watching her do this. I'm almost 3yrs in and the only thing I still can't do is 1 foot spins... in do time ⏲️

[@square-on-wheels]

Dirty, your tutorials always transcend the realm of skating! Thanks for the inspiration! Always a treat to watch and listen!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

My pleasure!

[@leekelly2541]

Thanks for reminding us not to look down. Your voice is in my head when I practice. As soon as I start looking up my skating improves like a magic trick.

[@kimberlythomas2296]

As a Chicago jb skater I watch your videos because you’re just a good teacher and funny too!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

I appreciate that!

[@DreamAboutMe823]

Same

[@malikdey-nativemoor2923]

Dirty!!! I got it. We need a Cali Bounce video tutorial. We need a CaliStyle tutorial.

[@Punkyn_pie_beats83]

I love this channel!!! 🛼🛼

[@jeaninejulian2596]

I’m one of those skaters you’re talking about in this video. Thanks Debbie 🥰 I don’t get as many sessions in as I’d like, but I make the most of my time when I do get out. If skating smoothly is what I do until I get more advanced, so be it. I’m gonna enjoy my session!

[@aschuh682]

New beginner here… My new sure grip fames arrived this week and they are a dream compared to rental skates❣️ the tips on this channel cannot be beat. 🙏🏽

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Welcome aboard!

[@aschuh682]

Hoping hoping to come meet you at Rollercon 2024 🎉🎉🎉

[@Lynn_Nice]

Got my sure grip this week too. 🙌

[@aschuh682]

@@Lynn_Nice congrats!! 🎉

[@amandabiron7037]

I started about 5 months ago and got Sure Grip and fame wheels in January - they are sooo comfy! Trying to get all the tips I can get as my kid surpasses me in half the time!

[@22RosesGrow]

You should write books on rollerskating. Tutorials, children's books,etc. You are an excellent teacher, you use your words in ways it makes sense. Thank you for your awesome tips. My sibling and I were self taught. Love the graceful type of skating.

[@WatchmeNaNaaa]

She makes everyone feel so comfortable about themselves💛💛👍

[@antoniquethompson738]

I just love your teaching method. Wish i was closer to actually take some lesson from you in person. Sending love from Boston, MA.

[@leekelly2541]

I am 11 minutes into this video. I see that what I started doing instinctively earlier today when I was practicing is what you're showing. I'm so relieved. I'm not trying to race. I'm just trying to cruise easy breezy. Your videos are so helpful.

[@1atWill]

Every time I watch one of your videos, I can’t wait to get my skates on again. 😁

[@specialkaytv]

Your videos taught me how to skate back in 2019 and those lessons still stick with me.

[@AnnieTobin-hn3sl]

Love the way you teach! I am past middle age (65) and back on my skates after (ahem) a few years. It is amazing what muscle memory can do...but I also have to rebuild some of those muscles! Also, I am a little more careful as I skate (especially outside) and wear my wrist guards in the rink and full pads, guards and helmet outside. But I tell you, the therapeutic part of it is still amazing! Thank you for your teaching!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

That is awesome!

[@Eontheweb]

This was a gem of a lesson pls make more intermediate flow videos! I have the basics im in RD and have been struggling with flow. Appreciate. 💜

[@guillermopatlan3918]

You are soo awesome! 😎 You're the reason why I've become a lot more confident on the skating rink! ❤ I love how you break it down 1 move above the rest! 💪🏽😎

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Yay! Thank you!

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

Congrats Debra; your classes are getting larger and larger. More and more people want to join the party and you are the entrance to it. Thank you for your hard work.

[@VCD512]

Thank you so much!! I was always under the impression you had to pick up your foot to crossover. This vid put it in perspective! I will be trying this tomorrow

[@heatherfadden7278]

I love yu!! You truly r the OG!! I live in upstate ny and sadly there are very few places to get ya rolla on!:(. Someone did open up a rink last November, but why why there is no wooden floor?!?! Idk why. It’s this weird blu-ish, plastic-ey stuff. Slick as💩 but not a true rink in my eyes. My dream is to someday make it out your way and skate there. Getting back into it after years, got into it , three years ago I got in car accident then had some weird medical thing where I couldn’t walk for two weeks. Id even know what that was about but I just got a new pair of good skates and I’m going where I can. Your videos are so so so helpful. My pandemic time was spent working and working. I had no option for self isolation and staying home. But now I’m going skating each chance I can. You are the queen!! Ty for all your talent and your time and education in a way that doesn’t make people want to nap !!!! Love you!

[@nicholekinney7188]

Thank you! I have been wanting to work more on this smooth look!

[@rebeccamorales4705]

You are so awesome and inspiring‼💎

[@kaiajackson8538]

Yaaaay new video

[@nancypparsons2818]

I’ve been looking for a video just like this! I so loved skating in the early 80s and now I want to try again.

[@AnnLeiSoCal]

Practicing this today just for fun at my outdoor roller rink. I've been busy since Oct but had a free day today and ran to the rink after seeing this video with my headphones! Fun

[@Mrslorri1]

I started skating again after more than two decades over a year ago. Your videos are my holy grail because of the step-by-step that you provide. Other channels don't compare, and I'm now just wanting to add style, so THANK YOU!! So grateful to you for my new hobby Dirty!!!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Great to hear! I am so excited for you! May your journey in skating be everything you could hope for.

[@Tommy-ue9te]

Hey Dirty! I had surgery on my leg, a fasciotomy …. And on day 4 of recovery and dreaming of getting back on skates ! Thank you so much for your videos ! They are making my recovery all the more better to see these and dream of my own skating improvements 🎉 Thank you 🙏

[@allewis6126]

I enjoy your teaching step by step I'm working on rolling smoothly so Dirty keep those lessons coming 💯

[@suzannenorthcutt5100]

So helpful! Thank You 💖💖💖

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

You're so welcome!

[@JSouBK]

I’ve been skating for three years now, and somehow being intermediate has evaded me. I guess I haven’t been tapping into a good practice somehow. What I wouldn’t do for a Deb lesson! ❤

[@turboterie]

This!! This is what I have been looking for to enhance my forward skating!! Can’t wait to try it tonight!!❤❤❤

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Have fun!

[@ericas3289]

This video made this click for me finally!!!

[@Noir_Nouveau]

My wife was telling me to loosen up when I skate last night and bam you give a great tutorial today. Perfect timing.

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Happy to help!

[@jaimereis285]

This visualization of your class Déborah roller skating smoothly gave me a new idea of ​​how to skate.

[@cucumberwhale]

I started in September, shivering like a lamb's tail, barely able to skate forward and I'm slowly starting to become friendly with park skating and ramps! I'm sooo thankful for your videos, couldn't have come this far without you! You're truly the fairy godmother of skating 🌟 I'm trying out this technique tomorrow, time to smooth it out 🤩

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Oh I'm so excited to read this. Keep going my skater friend.

[@shearra3423]

Amazing instruction! Talking about the weight distribution in the boot and on the wheels was so helpful in my understanding. Thank you!!

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mike_Santana]

Smooth as 🧈

[@ayohollaatyaboy]

love love love this - right now i am trying to figure out the grapevine, but outside of that, i want to get a smooth backwards to forwards transition , for when im vibin and skating slower, and one for when i have a bit more speed - i know to go on the outside edge of say, the left foot while going backwards, while picking up the right, turning head, shoulders, hips then putting right foot down - but sometimes i feel like im going to fast to do that and need like a quick turn , or pivot or something - idk , but a vid on that or just tips in comments would be wonderful

[@jessgirr1728]

My favorite way to go backwards to forwards at speed is a 180 jump. It sounds intimidating and looks impressive but it's actually easy and super simple. No footwork to get lost in. Just a clean jump.

[@Veronika.Syrotkina]

🔥🔥🔥

[@bonniestarr604]

Fantastic as always! I'm a derby skater but your tutorials are immensely helpful still, probably because you used to derby also. =) Can't go to Rollercon this year, hoping you will be there next year too!

[@Prince_Charming_1]

Thank you for the tutorial on how to be smooth skater with the flow. Please make more videos on the subject and upload more frequently. Thanks!🙏

[@scottstemen4060]

Great video thank you

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DreamAboutMe823]

I am a Chicago Jb skater and I’m older. It wears me out! Although I can do it… this looks more pleasant and relaxing.

[@dalastshooter9316]

Just started skating on fames.. I think I’m in love with my teacher.

[@BrowneeButler714]

I'm definitely a covid beginner skater but I love these videos ❤

[@WatchmeNaNaaa]

I love her star earrings🤩

[@ASMRTingledPink]

I'm trying to practice switching sides. I don't do very well at skating to the right. My struggle seems to be getting the proper balance and it feels very awkward. And I do feel myself gripping my toes into my skate to feel like I am more in control. I do have the proper size skates. But because I am really nervous about falling and turning corners, I think my natural reaction is to grip really hard with my toes. I will try this the next time I go out. I've only just found a decent place to skate, so it's really the first time since I started re-learning to skate back in June of last year, that I actually have any room to skate at all.

[@VCD512]

I upgraded my skates to a suede boot based on her advice and man or man! It’s lighter, has more flexibility and I can actually lean into it more

[@darlenecoker2832]

Love this video. I’m trying to master this. I see your foot lifts off the floor when it goes towards the top of the foot ? Like a slight kick out ?

[@lindadibenardo3143]

Skating is just so much fun! Keep practicing skaters!

[@lauralomonaco5847]

❤❤❤

[@erykahbadoo_oop]

My skates are like two sizes too big so this was helpful lol

[@beebee4640]

I love watching your videos so much. I can’t skate anymore because I have arthritis in my knee 😢 do you have any tips for me to get back into skating? as I miss it so much.

[@aschuh682]

@beebee4640 can you try the Old Bones compression knee braces? 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@MySUPRunnethOver]

“You gotta act like you don’t really care. “ 9:27 love it! 😍

[@iamTedEP]

Great video! How do you increase speed on quads? What’s the proper form, push technique etc?

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

The easiest technique is to access your inside edges and do power strides.

[@minimoxiemouse]

What I would give to skate a floor like that ❤

[@ufoundshy]

OMG! I'm such a toe gripper! This was super helpful. Toe gripping aside, my Riedell 121s make the little toe on my right foot go numb. I've tried re-lacing and retying a million times. Any tips?

[@bobbiquigley7351]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Deb, You Are the Coolest Skating Teacher in the Galaxy! ❤

[@realmommee8093]

I wish it was that easy for me.

[@jennny22233]

I just came from seeing your IG reel 😊

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Thanks for coming!

[@roller_bunny]

Dirty, I've lost a lot of interest in skating lately and I'm quite sad about it. Does this ever happen to you and what do you do to get your "mojo" back?

[@kikiofdoom]

Not me getting distracted by those spectacular pants 🖤

[@Krisstofers]

Almost coming back... I just want to make sure I can twist my wrist and accept a handshake first!

[@amandaguerdan3957]

This will work with roller blades as well well correct??? Excuse my ignorance

[@mlc4433]

Ha! I certainly don't do "smooth skating" much do I. I'm bouncy arms waving guy. :-D "At one with the universe" Yeah, that.

[@marilynduenas1041]

is the wheels on the back that is crossing touching the floor.

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Yes

[@Caligula138]

Her fun zone area is most appropriately named.

[@tericaleonard5410]

Turning around smoothly next please

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

That's great idea. I will make that video.

[@tericaleonard5410]

Thank you. I can turn backward and forwards but it feels so jerky. So I assume it must look so. It's what I'm working on now. I just assume I need to keep practicing.@@Dirtydeborahharry

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

The Following is a Presentation of LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

I am going to assume that this is nothing but an epic compliment.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

@@Dirtydeborahharry Of Course

[@justcrafton]

Become one with the 🛼🧘🏾🛼💕

[@user-nh7vs5db5c]

This is my first time thank you I’m gonna be great. I’m gonna be famous.

[@strothermartin5368]

Normally how long does it take to learn to skate. Learn the basics.

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Depends on how realistically you connect with your own body.

[@strothermartin5368]

@@Dirtydeborahharry I'm trying to get back after a long while. At the ripe old age of 64. I live in MD. In Laurel skating on Tues. They have 50+ only....10:00- 12:00 Noon.

[@aschuh682]

63 here and never been more blissed out on wheels ❤ congratulations!

[@CindyBallreich]

Stupid work gets in the way of my skating!

[@Jmarshall23]

Could we get a video like this but for backwards? 🥲 similar to how you were skating in the beginning of the video

[@elainawintringham5649]

This was really helpful, thank you! I've been skating for 7 years and this was really helpful! Can't wait to try it next time I go skating! 🛼

[@Dirtydeborahharry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gingiyee9767]

I love this & want to practice this way of smooth striding! Dirty, you really explain things the best❣️ And you make me laugh too!