Backward Roller Skating Short Cuts 

Winner!!! Lena Conklin! Xavier is going to El Salvador!!!!

"and back. yourself. up. out. of. this. situation." 😂😂😂

“Be like ‘uh uhh’, we’re gonna stop. And 👏🏽back 👏🏽yourself 👏🏽up 👏🏽outta 👏🏽that 👏🏽situation” I felt that on so many levels lol

am i the only one really impressed by the camera man’s skills of skating backwards and keeping the camera steady 😅😅

I skate backwards that way but whenever I gather speed I freak out and mess up 😹 thank you for the pointers

The power in this womans voice is motivating

Girl you’re the only one that do it for me. No one else shows the inner workings of how to be a good skater. ❤️ thank you for all you do!!

I truly thank you for your tutorials, I’m 51 and it’s been 30 plus years since I’ve skated and you have helped me immensely to get back into skating!!! Keep doing what you are doing you are touching many people across this nation !!!!❤️

i’ve been skating my whole life basically i can skate really fast, but i never learned how to skate backwards

girl! you teach me LITERALLY everything about skating! im so glad this channel exists 🥺🥰🥰💖💖😭😭

You're one of the best teachers I've ever listened to. I don't even skate but I like listening to you.😁

4:04 UP OUT OF THIS SITUATION! Bahaha I'm dead

It clicked when you said salsa. You’re a saint!

'Close the business'. It's a new classic. For me anyways.

good job you teach me everything

Whoah !!!! This freaking helped !! Thank you

This video really helped pinpoint why my attempts to skate backwards were always trouble, my posture was an absolute mess!! I adore your videos ❤️I’m hoping to become a smooth and confident skater by the end of the summer with your help!

Hey there Dirty, this was the video tutorial that put me over to get it. The V helped! Last night I was able to officially and confidently skate backwards. I'm new to skating as of this summer. I purchased a pair of boot Ridell's quad skates in August and less than 60days I'm grooving. I'm a 40 something single dad, and me and my teenage son challenged each other to see who could skate backwards first. He caught me watching your videos and said you make it look so smooth. He is almost there, I saw him using your tips as well! Thanks love. Thumbs up and Subscribing. Houston TX.

This is my new favorite teacher!!! All these years no one ever showed me this!!!! Thank you soooooooo much!!!

Great video ⛸😊✅...could you show us some roller dance moves too😊😍⛸⛸ I've been working on my roller dance moves and flow, but the struggle is real 🤣😅😭⛸

Hey Dirty Deborah Harry I know this is late, but I just wanted to thank u, I’ve been searching RU-vid a while to find out how to backwards skate and you’re videos help the most, I watched the whole playlist and applied everything you said and today at the rink I was able to skate backwards, but it was with your help so thank you and keep posting vids because I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say they are useful

Hi Dirty. Just wanted to say thanks for all your videos. I’m 41 and have just started skating for the first time since I was a kid. I’m in Ireland and there isn’t a massive roller skating culture here. Your videos are amazing and you’re such a good teacher. Thank you for teaching me long distance 😊💛

Because of this video i taught myself how to skate backwards in four hours ❗️ thank you so much

Could you make a tutorial on how to balance on one foot while skating?

Thank you so much for the quick way to slow/stop going backward. I am having a terrible time stopping fast and when I try backward I get scared when I speed up. I'm going to practice the backward and front c!

I just got me some new impalas I’m so excited to put all this stuff into action

I love how you gave yourself a giggle while trying to say closed for business, made the phrase that much funnier

I love that she has both in depth tutorials and quick ones too, I always watch the qui k ones first to start getting the hang of things and then watching the long ones to get better

wow, hard to believe you just started your channel a year ago. I can appreciate your lifetime experience that comes through in every video. thank a lot !

I’ve gotten pretty okay at backwards skating, but I just wanted to let you know I can transition now 100% bc of you. I’ve been struggling for MONTHS until I rewatched your transition video and you made it so much easier!!! You are so easy to understand and learn from! Love ya💜

For what it’s worth, “Sweet T” skated backwards for the first time today after watching this vid!! Thanks Dirty!!

You're such a good teacher. This is exactly what I needed. I was able to do scissors backwards but that didn't get me anywhere, because i stopped after two meters. 😅

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO ❤️ You are an incredible teacher. I tried backwards skating a couple times before and only managed to scissor backwards veryyyy slowly and painfully, but after watching this video, I went out to practice and was immediately able to skate backwards like how you showed! It felt like magic--I was so excited, I had the biggest grin on my face. Thank you so so so much!!

Hello Deborah! I met you at fountain valley skate center this past Saturday with my wife and daughter. We came there thanks to your videos while visiting my parents in HB. Thanks again for your videos, as they have been extremely helpful. I can skate backwards thanks to your tips!

OMG! My family is from El Salvador! Very rare that people go there for vacation lol! Did my first backwards bubbles today thanks to you. Ive gotten so far in 3 weeks with all your videos practicing in a parking garage!

If your skate rink was in Australia I swear I'd be there everyday 😂❤❤

My son loves RS. He use to go 3x a year with school functions and sucked at it. He picked up a pair of skates at a thrift store 2 sizes to big but made em work. In two weeks he was moving and grooving. 6 months later I told him to try and skate backwards to be able to say " yea I can roller skate" but he was reluctant. After watching this video 5 times he picked it up. He skates backwards the same as he skated forwards before he had the skates. He'll keep practicing and get better. Great video.

Seriously amazing! Keeping my legs “closed for business” was just what I needed! So excited!! I just went backwards across the whole pavilion I skate in! 😊👍🏼 THANKS, Dirty Deborah!

“closed for business”.... lmao!

I am literally trying it out as I am listening to you and my days am I picking it up!! Thanks hun

Had to pause the video where you said knock kneed and pigeon toed! I cracked up bc back in the day if you walked like that you got ROASTED ... Anyway I'm dropping you another line of thanks - I was the girl that emailed you skating with ski poles in mid June... well baby in the rink last night I found some courage and attempted the transition to backwards (admittedly very close to the wall)... SUCCESS. Even had the nerve to call myself crosspulling in the corner. The experienced skaters cheered me on and I feel like I won a gold medal. Your videos and energy are the best. Thank you for what you do for the community.

Love this channel! I just bought some skates!

Thank you so much!! I used to skate very well backwards and forwards when I was young but then I stopped because of everything I have to do nowadays. I’m trying to get back into to skating again and this was so helpful!!

this was the easiest explanation of beginning to skate backwards ever! I definitely think i can do this now 🙌😁

THIS IS THE ONLY VIDEO THAT HELPED ME LEARN HOW TO SKATE BACKWARDS

Thank you so much!! I've had so many epiphanies while watching your way of teaching something, and now I can't wait to apply this video to my next roller derby practice!! 💚🖤💚🖤

Been having trouble learning how to skate backwards this definitely made me learn in less than 30 minutes of course not perfect but enough to get the mechanics of it down!!! Thanks !!

I love you, that was crazy helpful.

My guess where your nephew is going; Some exotic beach with lots of great waves for surfing, and outdoor sidewalks for skating. Mexico, Cancun, Bahamas, Caribbean? Did I win my T shirt? Oh well, I tried. Thanks sooo much for this. One of the things I did learn, and I think I said this on one of your other videos. Practicing on the bad roads where my skates stop everystep skating backwards, or the uneven ground, it is all i have to put my board on, the grass even, that is all i have to practice on unless I really walk or skate a distance to get to a good surface, the practice sessions does add up. When I got on the good road, and was thinking oh i know what this will be like, i was surprised to find out i was not stopping but kept going. I remember the night it was a night i finally figured it out the backwards skating, I was on the board on uneven ground, and i did not want to stop. I think i stayed at it till 12 midnight or 1:00 AM. and Yes, i do get scared when i start skating backwards. I will get over it.

You made it very simple. I’ve seen plenty how to videos on the subject. You got me to get it!!! Thanks

Thanks so much for teaching me! It really helps a lot♥️

I've just picked skating back up and out of all the videos this is my new fav ! I can't wait to practice this, your instructions are fab!

These videos are helping me so much through derby boot camp

I love your channel so much! Thank you for making these videos so easy to follow

This was amazing!! I went skating today and I tried what you said > I've never been able to skate backwards until today! This is definitely something to keep practicing. Thank you!

Also Im from england And Im obsessed with your videos!!!! They’re definitely some of the best!!!

Thank you Dirty Deborah. I just started skating a few months ago and thanks to you, went from immediately laying out to actually getting my skate on, and most importantly having a great time.

You are amazing and your energy is incredible. Great way of putting things!

You're the absolute greatest skating instructor. 🏆

I recently started a love for roller skating... but I still have so many things to learn This video gives me the morale boost I needed to practice even more! Thank you! :D

these tutorials are just great. easy to understand, it's really helping me teach my 6yr old. please can you let us know what skates you where and why. I find the it a bit overwhelming trying to choose the right wheels and skates. any advice would be much appreciated. much love from the U.K

I WILL NOT GIVE UP BEFORE THE MIRACLE HAPPENS!!! SOOO GOOD:) thank you for the video!!! Love the skates!!!

Your videos are concise ,complete and entertaining. I used to skate in England 45 years ago(roller disco)and i'm about to have another go at it. Got the skates and i'm going back to basics so will be looking a lot at your video lessons for inspiration. thanks.

Look at me I’m skating backwards! Seriously the absolute best tutorial!! You made it easy to learn! Thank you 🤩

i asked alot of people how to skate backwardds easily till i watched this woman like 1 year ago and now im skating backwards from just on vid im like wowwww and i cant wait to show off my moves on my birthday monday *sept 21st* and when my dad records ill be giving a shoutout to Ms. Debrorah here and ill be able to show my rush what i got so thanks ms. D

Thank you for all these videos. I'm having to relearn everything after a gnarly ankle break. Back to basics!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭 I just got some skates of my own and been watching multiple videos on how to skate backwards and this video actually helped!!

Hands down the best quad skating tutorials on RU-vid.

This is the first time I've ever seen skating backwards so simplified, I have to definitely try this next time I go🤔😊 Thanks so much!!! 😁

Really grateful for your skating videos!!!! Literally watched this video and did it at the rink the same day so thank you!!! Watch your videos for everything skate!!!! ☺️

You're a great teacher! Well done 👍🏿

This was so helpful!! Had been having trouble with poor instructions in other videos, but this was so helpful! Went out and nailed it and felt comfortable skating backwards in under 20 minutes!

You are the BEST!!! Such a great teacher, very informative video. Thanks so much!

Just watched your vid a few times. Laced up and went out and was backwards skating in minutes. This was so helpful. The nine year old in me was trying to give me my groove back. Wasn’t ready for all that yet but could def feel the mojo working. Thanks for posting. Gonna check your other vids. 👍🏾💜

Just got skates for Quarantine and I am so excited to practice! Such great videos!

You rock!! I love your energy, you’re hilarious and so helpful. Best skate teacher ever, I’m getting so good thanks to you!!

I LOVE your videos!!! I’m learning how to skate (I’m a late learner) but these videos REALLY help me to learn! It’s a bucket list thing of mine and you make it easier. THANK YOU!

woahhh!!! Dirty Deborah you are the best!! i've never backwards skated before, but im starting to do it!!!

You are so quick and amazing. I usually watch these videos at the skating rink and it’s so annoying when people take 10 mins to get to the point. You jump straight to it and now I’m skating backwards. Once I get use to it I’ll add more things. 🧡🤍🧡🤍 keep doing what your doing.

Thanks for the video I have been practicing at the basket ball court and I looked so silly trying to skate backwards because I keep leaning forward but this was helpful. I have become more confident watching your videos!!

This was such a great tutorial! Thanks for making me wanna give skating another try.

My favourite channel - thank you! Xx

This was a good video i picked it up pretty quickly i actually started learning this video on inlines but now i am doing it on my skates now o finally have them

I can skate backwards but never knew how to stop without using my stopper so that c leg stop is soooo helpful! And that last bit of backwards skate swag you did was so smooth 🙌🏽🙌🏽. I want to learn how to do that! LOL

1) Xavier going to Turkey? 2) How's his skating in general? Glad to have him as part of the channel doing video work it's super appreciated. 3) Thank you so so much for your videos! I love the positive attitude and your technical streams. Currently working on bubbles when I go to the Rink for adult night and feeling confident in my side to side pushing equally on the straight aways. It's been great to bring friends with me and I love using the "How Not to Look Like a Beginner" with Indy to get them going.

I'm guessing an Italy trip. But on the note of the backwards skating, I feel like this could help a lot of beginner backwards skaters. I've watched a lot of your videos, and I'm always impressed at the depth you go to, and your thoroughness in covering seemingly little things during the process. I wouldnt consider myself a new skater, and I've learned a lot from you. Thank you!

I've been practicing and these tips are helping me so much. Thank you.

I absolutely love you.... you explain everything so WELL!!!!!😍😊 THANK Y0U FOR YOUR HELP!!!!

Thank you ...I ve been trying how to backward for a week but after your video... when you said “salsa” my brain just click on and now I can do it more easily 🥰

You are such a cool chick and teacher. You explain everything with a simplicity and coolness! Love your voice, explanation and style! Awesome! Thanks for everything 🤗

I absolu love your videos they taught me. How to do stuff!!!great job!!please post more

You're videos are awesome!!

SUCH a great instructor!

Thanks Debra for your skating tutorials! I've been skating since I was a kid, but your videos bring a new level of enthusiasm and skill. My daughters skate, my grandsons skate, we all skate every week. I'm guessing Xavier is going to Spain . . .

You are real fun and a great teacher, thanks for making these videos !

Brilliant cant wait to start the practice, great tutorial by the way.....patter(speech)is brilliant.

Wow I’ve been trying to skate backwards for so long and this video finally helped me understand it!

You're friking amazing!!! Newbie here and going to try this tomorrow (tried doing this today). 💜💜💜

Great Video!!! This help me to improve⭐⭐⭐

5:13 CRACKED me up, you could tell she was trying not to laugh too much, ugh I love your tutorials!!