I’m 41 and just started ice skating and you look GREAT!!! I don’t know how to stop?? I’ll certainly take lessons
@MindfulBanter21 күн бұрын
Check out my Adult 1 video but yes, lessons!
@kimhartleywellywood2 ай бұрын
Are these ok to do waltz jumps in?
@MindfulBanter2 ай бұрын
I did my first waltz jumps in them but they will break down faster
@Oldfanglednomad2 ай бұрын
Gonna take a week long brrak from skateboarding needed this message
@catbun0s2 ай бұрын
ice skater persona unlocked!!
@BadMann3rs2 ай бұрын
Igor approves 🔥
@recycleonwednesdays2 ай бұрын
Are you posting anywhere else these days? I just found this channel and I would love to support you if you have a new channel.
@MindfulBanter2 ай бұрын
🫠 I'm planning a return to the channel soon! Thanks for the support
@osoreo36974 ай бұрын
Did you work on spins with your coach or all by yourself?
@MindfulBanter4 ай бұрын
A little bit of both
@sandraskates4 ай бұрын
Good for you - congratulations!!
@svetikchum69884 ай бұрын
What's a good place to get after that?
@noranekokimono43015 ай бұрын
How does the fit of Risport Royals compare to the GH Loop Skates? What are your sizes in the boots? I am now in Edea but used to skate Risport and was considering GH Artistic Inlines for summer training, but I struggle to find information about how the boots fit compared to Risport or Edea Skates.
@MindfulBanter5 ай бұрын
They're comparable but there's less cushion in the GH Loops so they fit a lot looser. My royal pros are 260, GH Loops are 7.5
@sujansingh6445Rajput5 ай бұрын
yeah that's why I searched it and somebody is talking ground reality of this sport
@NexHokage5 ай бұрын
I literally did watch Yuri on ice. Some weird stuff has been happening to push me to skate. Like it’s fate. Thank you so much! I’m 23, lil over weight, I love to workout and skating is kinda hard for me but I’m willing to learn !❤
@wyndswept25 ай бұрын
Great Job!!! Thank you for posting this. I am working on Silver test next and wanted to see a great example.
@ninaedwards3455 ай бұрын
Ahh I found a new skater to follow and she doesn’t post anymore lol
@MindfulBanter5 ай бұрын
Sorry 😭😭 my friends still post on Instagram...😅
@charlasmyth73286 ай бұрын
This is so helpful! Thank you!
@mxsilou56696 ай бұрын
i have a question, can u do like simple jumps like waltz jumps and simple spins in those?
@MindfulBanter6 ай бұрын
Yep!
@mxsilou56695 ай бұрын
@@MindfulBanterthank u!
@oanasamartean21476 ай бұрын
Hello! I know u will probably not amswer, but if my weight is around 30 kilogrames or 66 pounds( i don' t know if I transform it well) can I do waltz jumps in these skates? I had skates that my coach said that I can't do anything in them so she said I should buy Artiste skates. I am learning how to do Waltz jumps so is it ok to do it in Artiste?
@MindfulBanter6 ай бұрын
I think it should be fine! They should last you a little while
@oanasamartean21476 ай бұрын
@@MindfulBanter ok, thanks!
@toastymoasty63446 ай бұрын
I am looking to by my first figureskate boots, but I can already skate, I would say I am pretty confident in normal skating, I can do some overlapping and tried a bit of turns. Which shoe would you recommend? I would devinetley start to learn how to jump so this shoe doesn't really suit me right?
@MindfulBanter6 ай бұрын
Depends on so many factors, but I wouldn't start with these if you can already do some basics. Maybe Freestyles if you want to stick with Jacksons
@Falltoautumn8236 ай бұрын
I love this! Very inspiring! I hope you do continue.
@stardewtealatte7 ай бұрын
you're such a great storyteller!
@kaitlinomalley56778 ай бұрын
Would love to see a Learn to Skate 6 video! This was a great help!
@lenidimitrijeva49278 ай бұрын
I have a pair of these boots and I absolutely love them. Ive jumped around between different brands and by far Risports are my fav. I personally have more of a freeskate background but lately I've been loving dance, so I can confidently jump double jumps in them but also get beautiful ankle bend and point!! 10/10 recommend!!
@fjrbdjrnrmdndnrnnd66788 ай бұрын
this progress is insane! Im a teen and I just started. This gives me so much hope to improve.
@jazz6249 ай бұрын
Wait you ate this up! loved your perspective. Wishing you more fun and enjoyment in this crazy sport!
@annikahighstrung37259 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video been looking for examples. Testing soon and always love looking to other skaters to see what I can improve on. Just let me say girl I am so jealous of your forward cross strokes I cannot😂
@MindfulBanter9 ай бұрын
Practice practice 🥰
@cosmosis782010 ай бұрын
ive fallen into a figure skating rabbit hole and very much want to learn, but im currently exploring it through fiction, and was wondering about the dress code for nonbinary skaters. i looked into the dress code and found that men are required to wear full length pants and women are not, but i was curious as to whether nonbinary skaters would be required to wear full length pants, or whether it would depend on their agab? other people on the internet mentioned competing “as” a specific gender even if they arent that one. what are your thoughts on this topic?
@MindfulBanter9 ай бұрын
Oooh I might have to make a video about this. Right now you can't "formally" be a nonbinary gender in competitive skating so you do kiiinda have to pick one (don't get me started 😅). But ideally we just wouldn't have these archaic dress codes, which is what I would think would be the first thing to happen in the grand scheme of progress, at least for singles skating. But skating has such an ingrained culture that folks wouldn't break the mold for a while even after a policy update, which we've already seen in women who can now perform in pants/pantsuits or dresses.
@Natazavrik10 ай бұрын
“the soup of figure skating leadership” 🤣 It IS a soup! A yucky one! 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
@Natazavrik10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing 🫂🫂🫂 You are so thoughtful and genuine about the issues of figure skating. I love listening to you! ❤️
@MindfulBanter9 ай бұрын
That's so sweet, thank you 💖
@never2old4skating10 ай бұрын
Great video! Best review here on KZread. I’ve found a few ice skate coaches videos here, but they weren’t straight to the point. Kudos to you!
@cranma012511 ай бұрын
Love this
@bradleyolinger1691 Жыл бұрын
@MindfulBanter, I noticed you are at the Capitals IcePlex in this video. Living in an area of Virginia without a rink, at least a year round one, I am considering this particular rink for a "home" rink. Can you tell me more about your experiences with the Iceplex?
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
It's a nice rink! The facilities staff are about as friendly as any other rink I've been to, and there are a fair amount of sessions to skate. If you need anything after 5 on a weekday it might be tough since those are more sporadic. I'm taking a break from lessons so I don't have experience with any of the coaches but folks are friendly
@bradleyolinger1691 Жыл бұрын
@MindfulBanter , I have to travel four to five hours to get to DC(most convenient option is DC, closest rinks are 3 hours but harder to get to since I don't drive and they aren't near transit lines). Before 5pm is actually more convenient for me because of that. I'm just starting to learn, though, and want to get through Adult 1 ahead of the seasonal rink here opening.
@bradleyolinger1691 Жыл бұрын
@MindfulBanter, this was very helpful. I am very nervous about buying inexpensive beginner skates from all brands, due both to my weight(which is a bit on the heavy side, at 300 lb) and not wanting to buy another pair in a year due to financial concerns. I'm planning to budget about $400-$500 max, so I have options. I also have issues with ingrown nails, so I need a wider/stretched toe box. Hopefully, I can find a good balance at my first fitting next month.
@mpdnd1335 Жыл бұрын
Keep on truckin'! It's for your own enjoyment and creativity.
@mpdnd1335 Жыл бұрын
I wish that people would just look at each other as people (living souls) rather than putting identity tags on each other. Think about how boring this world would be if everyone looked the same, etc., which in a way is what they are trying to move us toward. There is too much sensitivity toward offending people. It has gone overboard. It is one thing if someone is outwardly and maliciously trying to offend someone. It doesn't "feel" good and isn't good manners. However, in reality you have to assess what the real damage is. People need to get out of their 'little worlds' and look at the big picture. There are good people and there are bad people. There are rich people and there are poor people, etc., etc. I understand that "white people" seem or are perceived to have been the ones in control of the whole world and many aspects of it. However, that isn't exactly true when you examine history over the centuries in countries around the world. However, if you currently happen to be one of those "non-white" people, in the world and you are outside of your original country culture, you will find that irregardless, it comes down to "human nature." Also, if you really examined your original country culture, even there, you will find the discrepancies of "the human creature." People are people and they are imperfect. Some think that they are better than everyone else and others feel that they will never be good enough. We are put on this earth for an 'experience.' Yes, it seems that skating has been dominated by the "white race" for a long time. However, regardless, when you are a competitor, you realize that the judges have your fate in their hands. You can only do what you can do and wait for the results. People take a lot of things too seriously. A lot of what they think is so important, isn't really as important as they think it is in the scheme of things. Life goes on. People should be able to express their own individuality or interpretation of whatever they choose as long as it does not physically hurt another person or cause that person to be hurt by others. People need to get out of their "mindsets and belief systems (which they are taught) and realize that everything is not about them and having everyone yield to what they have chosen to call themselves, believe, or pay attention to. Art and artistic impression is all about individuality. To deny that is censorship. And there is too much censorship going on right now. If you want to skate, skate or choreograph for yourself or student and stop worrying about other people. Be courteous, however, don't expect people to automatically be friendly to you. Most of the time, it has nothing to do with you or your race at all, it is that person. I'm not saying that there is not bias. Rink atmospheres will vary depending on the type of people there and the activities. I remember a lot of jealousy, competitiveness, and cattiness (who your coach was, how you dressed, how well you skated, fat or skinny) growing up in the rinks. Adult skaters were shut out for years by the 'younger skater mentality.' If you were over 21, you were considered over the hill in terms of competing. And that wasn't too long ago. Now you see competitors up to 40 in the elite competitions and now they also have the adult competition category. Also, look at all of the Asians currently dominating the top spots in competitions. Don't let yourself be held back because of your belief systems. And they are ingrained in all of us from birth . And some have to overcome more than others to realize themselves. You can't please everyone, so stop trying and just be who you are.
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your comment, but it's a little disingenuous to essentially wave away the impact of centuries of imperialism by European countries that manufactured whiteness, weaponized it to cast entire swaths of people, attempted to stamp out their culture, and then took the land/pieces of culture for their own use. No one is striving to please other people, it's about mutual human respect that while you may have for others, is not a universal notion. If you don't have the lived experience or have taken the time to listen to those who have, you have no authority to say whether something is happening or not. The US and Canada are large enough as is.
@jellyjella Жыл бұрын
Wishing you the best moving forward! <3 Are you still going to be skating for fun or are you looking for a new sport? I also used to skate but moved to adult ballet and felt like I fit in much better there. The studio I'm at is super welcoming and there are many POC and queer folk. I'm in a class with a trans man and he was casted in really fun male parts in the recent show. It's a pre-professional school so it's nice being treated seriously even though I'm an adult and getting to perform in Nutcracker and Coppelia recently was so fun!
@jellyjella Жыл бұрын
I do admit the majority of our kids classes are predominantly white or Asian, but when it comes to the adult classes there is much more obvious diversity in ethnicity, ages, body shapes, dancing experience etc. We all get our asses kicked equally by our teacher's combinations though haha. I also supplement with the kids classes and feel very welcomed there too!
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
I'm still skating! Albeit not as much as I used to and with a Theatre on Ice team that just wrapped up (new video soon 😝). I'm trying to get back into my dancing roots but just recalibrating for now
@Piggi3Pwinc3ss Жыл бұрын
stumbled upon your videos because I couldn't find any official vids of the Adult Learn to Skate skills, I live in Asia and have just started learning figure skating in my 40s (I also learned tennis in my 30s so I think its par for the course!), gymnastics, ballet and figure skating are stuff that I grew up really loving to watch but never had parents interested in helping (no tiger parents here) me get into lessons. So as a much more confident adult in my 30s I started learning all the things I had always wanted to learn haha Anyways, ISIAsia seem to only have grades for children and I felt like it would take forever to advance a grade so I took to the internet and found both the US Learn to Skate for Adults and Skate UK's Levels for Adults. They both seem much much more reasonable and encouraging =D
@jpair205 Жыл бұрын
I want a Women like her so bad but im too hood for her 🤷🏾 i love women like this
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
Awkward moment when this person isn't a woman 😅
@vlaurend8664 Жыл бұрын
Nice review! Jackson Ultima makes a major mistake calling the edges "tapered". They are actually flared, which is the opposite of tapered. The blades flare outward toward the bottom instead of tapering narrower (just like different styles of pants). "Side honed" is another term that is used for this. My Gold Seals are side honed (flared) for more ice bite when leaning on an edge. I'm trying to figure out if these blades have a Gold Seal rocker profile (rounder right behind the bottom pick) or a Pattern 99 profile (flatter/more gradual spin rocker). I cannot spin on my Dynasty synchro blades because they have a Pattern 99 profile and I just can't find the sweet spot. I'm used to Gold Seals and before those, Gold Stars.
@charlie2.048 Жыл бұрын
Ayyy theatre on ice! I love theatre on ice because it feels like fewer people feel the need to get all UP in my gender.
@bigbruhmoment9492 Жыл бұрын
So I've been skating in my jackson artises got about a year or so. In that year I passed pre pre lim mifs, prelim dances and going to pass pre bronze soon. I've also competed solo dance in them. Do you think the edges are able to be really deep on this boot/blade? Or is it holding me back? Thanks!
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
Ehh you don't need super deep edges until silver/pre-gold dances, but I'd argue you could benefit from a lower cut boot.
@bigbruhmoment9492 Жыл бұрын
@Mindful Banter one more question if you don't mind. In solo dance competition, an edge doesn't count unless its deep. Do you think the blade isn't letting me get deep enough? I noticed everyone else had dance blades.
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
Possibly, but it could also be your technique. Do you feel like you get enough knee bend to deepen your edge? Obviously, if you're gonna replace the boot, I'd upgrade the whole setup
@bigbruhmoment9492 Жыл бұрын
@@MindfulBanter don't think so. Passed all prelim dances with honors with those skates. I have a feeling that these skates weren't meant to tip as far as I need them to 😬
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
Definitely not if you're passing tests with honors 😅 Might be time to upgrade!
@wujciowariatuncio5702 Жыл бұрын
23? wow, You are to old for this, You can hurt Yourself 😥
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
There's an award at US Adult Nationals for the oldest competitor. Let me tell you, they're much older than 23 😉
@wujciowariatuncio5702 Жыл бұрын
@@MindfulBanter older than 23? no way! 😁 i tell You in secret, i am over 40, and just few years ago i started ice skating :-] maybe i will not be an Olimpics champion, but i have a joy when i am skating
@emmab.9264 Жыл бұрын
I currently wear Risport Antares and will compete in adult pre bronze next year (but I do single jumps in artistic too). I need to change them because they were not new when I bought them, but my caoches said Risport cut at the heel are really high compared to other. But a tech advises me Electra, and I thought about RF3.
@elizabethlililee9755 Жыл бұрын
I loved this video, thank you for sharing Jada. Hope to see u soon ❤
@MindfulBanter Жыл бұрын
Bbbb I need to come up to Boston 🥹
@elizabethlililee9755 Жыл бұрын
7:30 contact improv was my favvvvv
@elizabethlililee9755 Жыл бұрын
2:44 🥹 🤧 🫶🏼
@elizabethlililee9755 Жыл бұрын
2:33 hmm I wonder who that friend was 🫣
@elizabethlililee9755 Жыл бұрын
Love that I’m watching this now
@claramontpeyroux81 Жыл бұрын
I love this!!
@mpdnd1335 Жыл бұрын
I think that there are a lot of things much more important in this world than gender. People need to just accept others as they are and quit the labeling of people. We are all human beings and deserve to treat and be treated by others with respect, fairness and kindness. That is the lesson that this world needs to learn before it can rise to another level. You won't find that in the "elite" groups which are composed of people utilizing the exclusion principle as opposed to the inclusion principle. That is just the way the world is and why we have so many problems.
@NoThankUBeQuiet Жыл бұрын
Adult lessons have definitely been a good choice. I struggle with some things the other people in my group seem to struggle with the things I'm better at so it all works out
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I’m 41 and just started ice skating and you look GREAT!!! I don’t know how to stop?? I’ll certainly take lessons
Check out my Adult 1 video but yes, lessons!
Are these ok to do waltz jumps in?
I did my first waltz jumps in them but they will break down faster
Gonna take a week long brrak from skateboarding needed this message
ice skater persona unlocked!!
Igor approves 🔥
Are you posting anywhere else these days? I just found this channel and I would love to support you if you have a new channel.
🫠 I'm planning a return to the channel soon! Thanks for the support
Did you work on spins with your coach or all by yourself?
A little bit of both
Good for you - congratulations!!
What's a good place to get after that?
How does the fit of Risport Royals compare to the GH Loop Skates? What are your sizes in the boots? I am now in Edea but used to skate Risport and was considering GH Artistic Inlines for summer training, but I struggle to find information about how the boots fit compared to Risport or Edea Skates.
They're comparable but there's less cushion in the GH Loops so they fit a lot looser. My royal pros are 260, GH Loops are 7.5
yeah that's why I searched it and somebody is talking ground reality of this sport
I literally did watch Yuri on ice. Some weird stuff has been happening to push me to skate. Like it’s fate. Thank you so much! I’m 23, lil over weight, I love to workout and skating is kinda hard for me but I’m willing to learn !❤
Great Job!!! Thank you for posting this. I am working on Silver test next and wanted to see a great example.
Ahh I found a new skater to follow and she doesn’t post anymore lol
Sorry 😭😭 my friends still post on Instagram...😅
This is so helpful! Thank you!
i have a question, can u do like simple jumps like waltz jumps and simple spins in those?
Yep!
@@MindfulBanterthank u!
Hello! I know u will probably not amswer, but if my weight is around 30 kilogrames or 66 pounds( i don' t know if I transform it well) can I do waltz jumps in these skates? I had skates that my coach said that I can't do anything in them so she said I should buy Artiste skates. I am learning how to do Waltz jumps so is it ok to do it in Artiste?
I think it should be fine! They should last you a little while
@@MindfulBanter ok, thanks!
I am looking to by my first figureskate boots, but I can already skate, I would say I am pretty confident in normal skating, I can do some overlapping and tried a bit of turns. Which shoe would you recommend? I would devinetley start to learn how to jump so this shoe doesn't really suit me right?
Depends on so many factors, but I wouldn't start with these if you can already do some basics. Maybe Freestyles if you want to stick with Jacksons
I love this! Very inspiring! I hope you do continue.
you're such a great storyteller!
Would love to see a Learn to Skate 6 video! This was a great help!
I have a pair of these boots and I absolutely love them. Ive jumped around between different brands and by far Risports are my fav. I personally have more of a freeskate background but lately I've been loving dance, so I can confidently jump double jumps in them but also get beautiful ankle bend and point!! 10/10 recommend!!
this progress is insane! Im a teen and I just started. This gives me so much hope to improve.
Wait you ate this up! loved your perspective. Wishing you more fun and enjoyment in this crazy sport!
Thanks for this video been looking for examples. Testing soon and always love looking to other skaters to see what I can improve on. Just let me say girl I am so jealous of your forward cross strokes I cannot😂
Practice practice 🥰
ive fallen into a figure skating rabbit hole and very much want to learn, but im currently exploring it through fiction, and was wondering about the dress code for nonbinary skaters. i looked into the dress code and found that men are required to wear full length pants and women are not, but i was curious as to whether nonbinary skaters would be required to wear full length pants, or whether it would depend on their agab? other people on the internet mentioned competing “as” a specific gender even if they arent that one. what are your thoughts on this topic?
Oooh I might have to make a video about this. Right now you can't "formally" be a nonbinary gender in competitive skating so you do kiiinda have to pick one (don't get me started 😅). But ideally we just wouldn't have these archaic dress codes, which is what I would think would be the first thing to happen in the grand scheme of progress, at least for singles skating. But skating has such an ingrained culture that folks wouldn't break the mold for a while even after a policy update, which we've already seen in women who can now perform in pants/pantsuits or dresses.
“the soup of figure skating leadership” 🤣 It IS a soup! A yucky one! 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
Thank you so much for sharing 🫂🫂🫂 You are so thoughtful and genuine about the issues of figure skating. I love listening to you! ❤️
That's so sweet, thank you 💖
Great video! Best review here on KZread. I’ve found a few ice skate coaches videos here, but they weren’t straight to the point. Kudos to you!
Love this
@MindfulBanter, I noticed you are at the Capitals IcePlex in this video. Living in an area of Virginia without a rink, at least a year round one, I am considering this particular rink for a "home" rink. Can you tell me more about your experiences with the Iceplex?
It's a nice rink! The facilities staff are about as friendly as any other rink I've been to, and there are a fair amount of sessions to skate. If you need anything after 5 on a weekday it might be tough since those are more sporadic. I'm taking a break from lessons so I don't have experience with any of the coaches but folks are friendly
@MindfulBanter , I have to travel four to five hours to get to DC(most convenient option is DC, closest rinks are 3 hours but harder to get to since I don't drive and they aren't near transit lines). Before 5pm is actually more convenient for me because of that. I'm just starting to learn, though, and want to get through Adult 1 ahead of the seasonal rink here opening.
@MindfulBanter, this was very helpful. I am very nervous about buying inexpensive beginner skates from all brands, due both to my weight(which is a bit on the heavy side, at 300 lb) and not wanting to buy another pair in a year due to financial concerns. I'm planning to budget about $400-$500 max, so I have options. I also have issues with ingrown nails, so I need a wider/stretched toe box. Hopefully, I can find a good balance at my first fitting next month.
Keep on truckin'! It's for your own enjoyment and creativity.
I wish that people would just look at each other as people (living souls) rather than putting identity tags on each other. Think about how boring this world would be if everyone looked the same, etc., which in a way is what they are trying to move us toward. There is too much sensitivity toward offending people. It has gone overboard. It is one thing if someone is outwardly and maliciously trying to offend someone. It doesn't "feel" good and isn't good manners. However, in reality you have to assess what the real damage is. People need to get out of their 'little worlds' and look at the big picture. There are good people and there are bad people. There are rich people and there are poor people, etc., etc. I understand that "white people" seem or are perceived to have been the ones in control of the whole world and many aspects of it. However, that isn't exactly true when you examine history over the centuries in countries around the world. However, if you currently happen to be one of those "non-white" people, in the world and you are outside of your original country culture, you will find that irregardless, it comes down to "human nature." Also, if you really examined your original country culture, even there, you will find the discrepancies of "the human creature." People are people and they are imperfect. Some think that they are better than everyone else and others feel that they will never be good enough. We are put on this earth for an 'experience.' Yes, it seems that skating has been dominated by the "white race" for a long time. However, regardless, when you are a competitor, you realize that the judges have your fate in their hands. You can only do what you can do and wait for the results. People take a lot of things too seriously. A lot of what they think is so important, isn't really as important as they think it is in the scheme of things. Life goes on. People should be able to express their own individuality or interpretation of whatever they choose as long as it does not physically hurt another person or cause that person to be hurt by others. People need to get out of their "mindsets and belief systems (which they are taught) and realize that everything is not about them and having everyone yield to what they have chosen to call themselves, believe, or pay attention to. Art and artistic impression is all about individuality. To deny that is censorship. And there is too much censorship going on right now. If you want to skate, skate or choreograph for yourself or student and stop worrying about other people. Be courteous, however, don't expect people to automatically be friendly to you. Most of the time, it has nothing to do with you or your race at all, it is that person. I'm not saying that there is not bias. Rink atmospheres will vary depending on the type of people there and the activities. I remember a lot of jealousy, competitiveness, and cattiness (who your coach was, how you dressed, how well you skated, fat or skinny) growing up in the rinks. Adult skaters were shut out for years by the 'younger skater mentality.' If you were over 21, you were considered over the hill in terms of competing. And that wasn't too long ago. Now you see competitors up to 40 in the elite competitions and now they also have the adult competition category. Also, look at all of the Asians currently dominating the top spots in competitions. Don't let yourself be held back because of your belief systems. And they are ingrained in all of us from birth . And some have to overcome more than others to realize themselves. You can't please everyone, so stop trying and just be who you are.
I appreciate your comment, but it's a little disingenuous to essentially wave away the impact of centuries of imperialism by European countries that manufactured whiteness, weaponized it to cast entire swaths of people, attempted to stamp out their culture, and then took the land/pieces of culture for their own use. No one is striving to please other people, it's about mutual human respect that while you may have for others, is not a universal notion. If you don't have the lived experience or have taken the time to listen to those who have, you have no authority to say whether something is happening or not. The US and Canada are large enough as is.
Wishing you the best moving forward! <3 Are you still going to be skating for fun or are you looking for a new sport? I also used to skate but moved to adult ballet and felt like I fit in much better there. The studio I'm at is super welcoming and there are many POC and queer folk. I'm in a class with a trans man and he was casted in really fun male parts in the recent show. It's a pre-professional school so it's nice being treated seriously even though I'm an adult and getting to perform in Nutcracker and Coppelia recently was so fun!
I do admit the majority of our kids classes are predominantly white or Asian, but when it comes to the adult classes there is much more obvious diversity in ethnicity, ages, body shapes, dancing experience etc. We all get our asses kicked equally by our teacher's combinations though haha. I also supplement with the kids classes and feel very welcomed there too!
I'm still skating! Albeit not as much as I used to and with a Theatre on Ice team that just wrapped up (new video soon 😝). I'm trying to get back into my dancing roots but just recalibrating for now
stumbled upon your videos because I couldn't find any official vids of the Adult Learn to Skate skills, I live in Asia and have just started learning figure skating in my 40s (I also learned tennis in my 30s so I think its par for the course!), gymnastics, ballet and figure skating are stuff that I grew up really loving to watch but never had parents interested in helping (no tiger parents here) me get into lessons. So as a much more confident adult in my 30s I started learning all the things I had always wanted to learn haha Anyways, ISIAsia seem to only have grades for children and I felt like it would take forever to advance a grade so I took to the internet and found both the US Learn to Skate for Adults and Skate UK's Levels for Adults. They both seem much much more reasonable and encouraging =D
I want a Women like her so bad but im too hood for her 🤷🏾 i love women like this
Awkward moment when this person isn't a woman 😅
Nice review! Jackson Ultima makes a major mistake calling the edges "tapered". They are actually flared, which is the opposite of tapered. The blades flare outward toward the bottom instead of tapering narrower (just like different styles of pants). "Side honed" is another term that is used for this. My Gold Seals are side honed (flared) for more ice bite when leaning on an edge. I'm trying to figure out if these blades have a Gold Seal rocker profile (rounder right behind the bottom pick) or a Pattern 99 profile (flatter/more gradual spin rocker). I cannot spin on my Dynasty synchro blades because they have a Pattern 99 profile and I just can't find the sweet spot. I'm used to Gold Seals and before those, Gold Stars.
Ayyy theatre on ice! I love theatre on ice because it feels like fewer people feel the need to get all UP in my gender.
So I've been skating in my jackson artises got about a year or so. In that year I passed pre pre lim mifs, prelim dances and going to pass pre bronze soon. I've also competed solo dance in them. Do you think the edges are able to be really deep on this boot/blade? Or is it holding me back? Thanks!
Ehh you don't need super deep edges until silver/pre-gold dances, but I'd argue you could benefit from a lower cut boot.
@Mindful Banter one more question if you don't mind. In solo dance competition, an edge doesn't count unless its deep. Do you think the blade isn't letting me get deep enough? I noticed everyone else had dance blades.
Possibly, but it could also be your technique. Do you feel like you get enough knee bend to deepen your edge? Obviously, if you're gonna replace the boot, I'd upgrade the whole setup
@@MindfulBanter don't think so. Passed all prelim dances with honors with those skates. I have a feeling that these skates weren't meant to tip as far as I need them to 😬
Definitely not if you're passing tests with honors 😅 Might be time to upgrade!
23? wow, You are to old for this, You can hurt Yourself 😥
There's an award at US Adult Nationals for the oldest competitor. Let me tell you, they're much older than 23 😉
@@MindfulBanter older than 23? no way! 😁 i tell You in secret, i am over 40, and just few years ago i started ice skating :-] maybe i will not be an Olimpics champion, but i have a joy when i am skating
I currently wear Risport Antares and will compete in adult pre bronze next year (but I do single jumps in artistic too). I need to change them because they were not new when I bought them, but my caoches said Risport cut at the heel are really high compared to other. But a tech advises me Electra, and I thought about RF3.
I loved this video, thank you for sharing Jada. Hope to see u soon ❤
Bbbb I need to come up to Boston 🥹
7:30 contact improv was my favvvvv
2:44 🥹 🤧 🫶🏼
2:33 hmm I wonder who that friend was 🫣
Love that I’m watching this now
I love this!!
I think that there are a lot of things much more important in this world than gender. People need to just accept others as they are and quit the labeling of people. We are all human beings and deserve to treat and be treated by others with respect, fairness and kindness. That is the lesson that this world needs to learn before it can rise to another level. You won't find that in the "elite" groups which are composed of people utilizing the exclusion principle as opposed to the inclusion principle. That is just the way the world is and why we have so many problems.
Adult lessons have definitely been a good choice. I struggle with some things the other people in my group seem to struggle with the things I'm better at so it all works out