+TheFantasyFen Sure! Are you able to do a solid backward two foot glide? Can you do Backward Swizzles?

yes I can do both backward swizzles and two foot glide. I am not so sure what it meant to be solid though. I think moving backwards, my weight is centred. But when I shift the weight to one foot, I can't balance (although forward 1 foot glide + edges are ok)

Ok, there's a lot that could be happening, so we will post a video going in depth about the backward one foot glide.

oh dear, thank you so much :') you guys are awesome. really2 appreciate the help

+asfsaf asfdsaf Sorry! Here is what I told Catherine, the same would apply to you: You have to set your balance from your blade, through the middle of your hips, through the middle of your shoulders, through your head. Look at your reflection and see if you aren't there all the way. It can also be ankle strength, and the boots you are using. If you can bend the top of your boots over the side, then you aren't getting enough support.

Assuming you're talking about a forward glide, the problem I had was putting too much weight on the inside edge of my right blade and that was causing me to turn left. That happened because I got into a bad habit of always skating on that inside edge. I had to concentrate on putting equal weight on both edges and skating with a flat blade. To succeed in that I had to try to put extra weight on the outside edge since I was mentally resisting doing that. It took some real practice but I got good. Try to glide on one foot for at least a count of three to consider yourself somewhat good, and then work towards longer counts up to 10.

catlover12670 maybe in ice skating it’s different. But as a ballet dancer raising the hip of the leg you lift will effect balance in a negative way, especially when you begin pirouettes, spins, turns etc. Some people will raise their hips to compensate weight distribution, but will have to relearn level hip alignment as they learn more advanced elements. I hope this helped answer your question!

+Catherine Chesterton Hi Catherine, sorry about the wait! You have to set your balance from your blade, through the middle of your hips, through the middle of your shoulders, through your head. Look at your reflection and see if you aren't there all the way. It can also be ankle strength, and the boots you are using. If you can bend the top of your boots over the side, then you aren't getting enough support.