Roller skating?

I have no idea whatsoever how to roller skate, but I'm gonna go to a b-day party at a rollerskating place. (skates aren't inline) Can someone please explain to me how to skate, or at least give a helpful website?

Roller skating?
The skates you are talking about are also called 'quad' skates', and here's an excellent article that I found on the internet (hope it helps!):





"The most important aspect of roller skating is balance. It will take some practice to feel comfortable on your skates, but it's worth remembering two things: (1) you need to distribute your body weight evenly on both feet and over the centre of each foot; and (2) don't bend at the waist in an attempt to "propel" yourself forward. If you bend anywhere, it should only be at the knees. Basically, you want to maintain an erect body position with your centre of gravity squarely over your skates.





If you attempt to stand completely still on your skates when you have both feet pointing forward, you may find that you start to roll forward without even trying. The solution to this - is also the basic starting and stopping position. Basically, this means positioning yourself with one foot forward and the other foot pointed slightly to the side and back so that your feet together form a basic T or V position.





To start skating, lean over the front foot by bending the knee and exerting a little pressure, and push off with the back foot. Coast forward on the front skate and then gradually bring your other foot forward and repeat the movement of exerting pressure on the front foot and pushing off on the back one and then gliding. You should aim for a smooth motion, and that means pushing off strongly to the outside, gliding and then bringing your skate back under your body in a rounded movement. It's a mistake to aim for an absolute poker-straight action. Although your body is moving forward, your legs will sway from side to side somewhat as you shift your body weight from the gliding skate to the pushing skate and back again. It will take some time before you feel the smoothness, but try to concentrate on how you feel and adjust the length of the glide, the intensity of the pushing action and your body-lean if you feel you have a jerking action.





It's almost like cross-country skiing: if you push off too soon, you'll throw yourself off balance; push off too late, and the power you generate is wasted because your centre of gravity is too far ahead of the leg generating the forward push. You will know that the moment of striding is ill timed if you find yourself bending too far forward at the waist and feeling that you are on the verge of hitting the deck nose-first!





Learning to change direction and veer to the left or right is a bit more tricky. But you should practice coasting on one skate and moving your weight from the centre of the skate to the inside or outside wheels depending on whether you want to turn to the right or left.





Now that you are able to move forward, how do you stop? Roller skates are equipped with a large rubber toe-stop under the front of the skate. You can stop by lifting one skate and pointing the toe down and dragging the rubber stop. However, this can be a very jittery step and, particularly on a rough surface, this technique may throw you completely off balance. A more effective way to slow down is to revert to the T position. Coast on your forward skate, lift and turn the other skate to form the T position and drop the inside wheels gradually to the ground to create the drag that slows you down."





Above was an excerpt from this webpage:


http://www.itseemslikeyesterday.com/Disc...





Here's another webpage that might help:


http://www.ehow.com/how_18621_roller-ska...





Don't forget to have fun--happy rolling!
Reply:sk8lava's answer was good, although long. There are two things that I always tell my beginner students:





1. Keep your head up! Do not look at the floor. Your head will control the way your body moves. If you look at the floor, your feet will go out behind you, because the weight of your head will pull your whole body forward. (Keep your head, shoulders, and hips over your skates.)





2. Keep your knees slightly bent. They act as shock absorbers. You can't keep your balance if you lock your knees! (This goes back to keeping your head, shoulders, and hips over your skates. If your knees are bent, and you stand up straight, your body will be aligned properly.)





You could always check at your rink to see if they offer skating lessons. It might not hurt to take a group lesson, maybe once or twice before the party (if you have time).





Most of all - REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN! That's what it's all about! Good luck!
Reply:Its sorta like walking. Try that, then coasting, then after you do that, GO LIKE A SPEED DEMON!
Reply:not 2 brag but im relly good ill try to help in wrds( which im not so good @) move 1 foot @ a time and they will drift away from eachothr but wen u wanna stop bring ur feet 2gether i know that was the wrst advice u evr got but srry im only good w/ visual demonstrations but y deont u ask some1 to help u?



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