I disagree with the cheap skates suggestion because I have to teach those LTS classes, lol.
If a skater is just toodling around a pond, the cheap skates are fine, but if the skater is taking lessons, the skates hold them back in progressing and wastes lesson time.
As an instructor, I find it frustrating when a LTS student uses cheap rec skates, even an "absolute beginner." The skates don't have the boot stability for one-foot glides and the blades are useless. The blades are usually flat with no edges or rocker, so teaching stopping, turns and swizzles is slow and painful. I can't tell you how many times skates have shown up with blades that were bent or mismounted and they hurt themselves in the struggle to control the skates.
Better to spend the extra $30 up front and get a safe skate that speeds progress, imo.