Activity: Linked Turns on Inside Foot

What you practice: Balance on little-toe edge; Stronger tipping toward little-toe edge

• Gentle hill
• Skate to comfortable speed, glide straight downhill on both feet
• Lift outside foot (here, her right)
• Tip stance foot (here, her left) toward its little-toe edge and tip free foot (her right) toward its big-toe edge to make a turn
• Switch stance foot gently
• To turn in the new direction, tip the new stance foot toward its little-toe edge and tip the lifted, free foot toward its big-toe edge
• Repeat to link turns
• Keep the feet close together and the arms spread apart