So, on Monday night my coach is going to run a beginner dance group, that I'll be attending. I'm going to be at the rink early and she's always said, even from the beginning, I'm welcome on freestyle/patch ice. I need to practice a few things, and so am going to skate the session before dance group, but I'm a little nervous!
I know all the ice etiquette, about not getting in people's way etc but our rink is new (opened last October) and tiny and I've never been on a freestyle at any other rink, whereas a lot of other skaters have. I don't really know what to expect, and am a bit self conscious as I'm only working on back 1 foot glides, forward outside 3's and things like that, whereas I think a lot of the skaters who go to that session will be younger kids who re all jumping/spinning etc.
So come and share your first freestyle experiences with me, and reassure me that it won't be that scary!