How To Do A One Foot Spin - In Figure Skates! Ice Skating Tutorial 

Me: is learning back crossovers. Also me: yes im gonna do this

You have such a great way of explaining the subtle things in these moves that make such a world of difference. Thank you 🙏!

This video has so much advice that I never heard anywhere else. I recognize I've had some issues that you talk about here. Can't wait to try fixing my spin with this!

Dear Julia, I don't know your tutorials for much long, but I have to say THANK YOU for all od them. You are a great teacher, your ability to explain things, postures, angles, movements, why this or that... is incredibly good. I'm coming back to hobby ("figure") skating after many years, self taught, because there are no classes in our town, and I feel so "looking forward" to every next lesson after each and every of your vids! It's incredible, that happy feeling you are able to spread 👍 I'd like to be inspiration for my children, they seem to like skating after all, I'm really happy for that ❤️ and there's why your tutorials are so helpful as well. I can show them your videos and explain them what are you talking about (we are Czech) and even show them something by myself. Or help them at least, to try. So, thank you, you are our star ❤️

Perhaps it's the best one foot spin teaching video out there. (and I watched many of them) Thank you, Julia!

I can't tell you how many coaches I've had whose one-foot spin instructions equated to "spin, then pick up one foot," and when you can't do it, they don't know why. This explains each element so much more clearly for someone without 10 years of muscle memory.

Thank you so much for the lovely videos! They have helped me a lot in developing my skating skills as a leisure skater :)

Thank you so much, you're the first person to explain HOW to tighten the curve! I'm still struggling with holding the deep outside edge tho, I feel my foot slip and lose balance when I lean in and deepen the knee bend :c

I just started learning at my rink and the classes are good but these tutorials are SO detailed i feel like im finally understanding how moves are done. Thank you so much for being such an amazing teacher!!!

Did these steps learned how to One foot spin in under an hour. Thank you so much ❤️✨

This tutorial seems very detailed broken down into like a science of skating… which will help in my practice movements.

Coach Julia- “Thank You“ so much for the time and dedication you’ve applied in providing these priceless tutorials for our “Passion“ in artistic skating. Although I’m strictly an instructor/competitor on Quad Roller Skates, and started skating age 5 in 1970 (ice skates-Hockey) competing by age 9, and at age 14 skated professionally in Patrick Swayzes’ Cameo “SkateTown USA“, I hung up ky skates right after that filming and never stepped into a boot until recently(May 2022). One would think after being absent from skating for 42 years, you’d need retraining from beginner level!? I was really surprised to find my hours of training were for a reason- “Muscle Memory!“ In fact, within 3 weeks of confidence rebuilding, I was airbourne again pushing my nerves into consistent double axels and flips. With old age comes stagnant muscle growth. We can only “Tone“ whats present, not grow or expand what no longer replaces the worn and torn. This Tutorial helped me, which helps my base of 130 students, hone in on the key areas of our body that facilitate easier adjustments to weight transitions on edges. How crucial our setup into execution is to balancing the follow through. “How Consistency in Repetition of Correct Action Produces Effortless Results CONSTANTLY...or as mentioned Muscle Memory your mind and body utilize for frequent motions!“ Like getting out of bed and standing up. We don’t anylize that process. We initiate the mind to signal the body to perform a function...effortlessly! Looking forward to meeting and personally thanking you at a competition down the road. Geno W. Hardin Coach/Instructor Parkview Skate OR Wow! Coach is really on top of her folkowers posts! Less than 10 minute reaction...That’s Dedication to Sustaining our Sport! 👏👏👸⛸🛼

This is such an excellent lesson!! Very detailed and does a great job breaking it down.

Thank you a lot for this video! I've been figure skating for a bit more than half a year and I managed to learn toe-loop and salchow (not perfectly) but with spins I've always had the feeling that I am just staying in the same place and never managed to get more than 4 rotations in a simple 1-foot spin. Whenever I practiced with the coach, I was told to just try again and again but nobody explained me these important tips that you mention here!

Your tutorial has been super helpful to me, and your explanations and demonstrations are so clear to follow. I used to learn figure skating when I was young, and I picked it up again recently as a hobby. I watch your tutorials multiple times before I go skating. I try to memorize each step by mirroring your movements on the ground, while watching. It's also helpful to revisit the same tutorial after I try them on the ice. Thank you Julia!

Thankyou for the amount of information you pack into these videos! Soo helpful 👏🏼😩

great video. I am able to do a proper one foot spin now. Finally at age 55. Go figure. Thanks so much.

Thank you for this tutorial, today I finally managed to do a one foot spin with an entrance, I've been trying for two years!!!!!! The "making half a heart" comment really unlocked something in my brain!!

Oh how I wish I could go out on the ice and practice anything. No skating this year for me. 😢😭 My ice rink is closed. To stay in shape I train yoga every day. But it's wonderful to see You skate and learn some new tricks. I hope to remember basic skills when I finally go back to skating 😉

What a wonderful video! I'm just getting the hang of my outside edges and I've been feeling a natural urge to move into a spin although I don't have the hang of that yet. This video helps a lot. Backwards and on one foot and on an outside edge seems far away but I'm sure this video is going to help loads. Thanks so much!!!

I haven't been to lessons in so long but I've retained all the information so I think I can self teach especially since I'm a ballerina

This so far is the best channel explaining FS. 😍 So well structured and constructively explained. Wow! Thank you for the great work! These videos are really helping me!

Amazing tutorial. I will have to watch all of them. I am in a rural area, we don't get coaches... so blessed to have this to be able to train..although we use rollerskates the moves work pretty much on wheels.. so happy

I really appreciate how you break down every little step! Thank you so much!!

I have been struggling to keep my weight on my spinning side for months. I made a breakthrough recently thanks to your tip about lifting the hip and knee. Thank you!

I’m not an ice skater, I am a discus thrower but this video was actually quite useful as an example for how spinning working and the speed and conservation of momentum that comes from pulling in your limbs during a spin.

Julia thank you. I always like your explanation. Inpatient to see a video for one foot back spin from you.

As an olllllld skater (57) I love your videos: so clear, pleasant and makes me think I can do everything you demonstrate...(sometimes this is true)!

Thank you so much for this. I can’t skate for my life, but my 8 year old loves figure skating even though she struggles a lot with motor skills. She’s trying to learn a proper entrance but is getting so frustrated that she cannot seem to get the hang of it. Her coaches show her a spin, but don’t really help her with what she is doing wrong so she has learnt it the wrong way know, since she can’t do that half heart shape she takes an extra step. Hope that I might help her now with knowing this theoretically at least.

I've been skating again since the rinks opened back up and I did the circle exercise having forgotten all about what it was actually for, so seeing this now (again) makes it make perfect sense 😂

Thank you for breaking the entry down. All i've ever heard is, "just hit the hook!" and i had no idea how to do that. :-)

I wish that you could coach me, i just started learning!

i’m learning this in my lessons and you made it so much easier to understand! thanks!

Another banger - thank you! I tried this for the first time today and my spins aren’t quite spinny yet, but it was a great start. Such good explanation!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!!! this is such a godsend I’ve been literally struggling with my scratch spins a lot this week and I couldn’t find a video that properly explained what to do. I’m so glad I found this video. you give such great advice! I like how you mentioned that gradually bending the knee during the entrance is important. I’m going to try that when I go the rink next week and hopefully I can finally get my spins to be more consistent once and for all. Thank you!! 💖💖💖

Your explanation its so clear and good thank you very much . Cheers from Argentina!

You are amazing teacher,

It helped me a lot with the entrance! Nice video🥰

I was able to do a little one foot spin by myself and also a small waltz jump yesterday even tho at my ice rink they did not teach me 😂 but I didn't do it with the correct entrances and stuff so next time I'm gonna actually try this stuff 😀👍

how beautiful and elegant! there's a handful of skating tutorial channels online, with each coach having his or her unique style. I personally feel your instruction is the most feminine and elegant, and this couldn't be more perfect for adult learners.

This vdo is so practical TT I’m struggling centering and balancing my spin as left foot is my week side it keeps bending to the right so finally i found a perfect exercise for me thanks!

The best tutorial I ever seen!

Everybody should watch her waltz jump vid. It helped me so much.

very late to this video but this has helped me so so so much!! Thank you for all the videos you make.❤

You are amazing! Thank you for all the tutorials.

Thanks for another great video. I'm heading to the rink with my daughter, so we have got some exercises to work on. 💗

Can you do one just like this video but on how to bring your free leg around to do the scratch spin. 😊

Great demo with the slow-mo! I hope we can see more of this in future videos.

Thank you so much for all your videos, I just started ice skating in December and I improved a lot thanks to you. I've been working on my one foot spin for 2 months and I still can't do more than 2-3 rotations. Do you have any advice?

Coach and I reached here. Can't wait to try out your tips!

Great tutorial!!!!!!! You explain it very well.

Coach Julia, thank you for sharing this lesson on one-foot spins! I really like your explanation and tips!

me watching this, while knowing the only thing I can is skate forward lmao. I can't even control my edges sooooo. But what can I do I don't have an ice rink :( But once I get to skate your videos will really help me! thank you very much

This is such a helpful video!

Thank you so much for the video Coach Julia! Do you have any advice for staying on your rocker but not digging your toe picks into the ice during one foot spins? I feel like I’m always pushing my toe picks into the ice and I can’t “find” the sweet spot on my skates during one foot spins!

Thank you so much!! I have now made a goal for this week, do proper crossovers because sometimes I’m scared if i’m doing them and do a proper entrance for my spins :) you did a great job with explaining!! I’ve learned so much ❤️

you are fantastic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a loving manner !

Thank You coach julia all videos are educational and helpful

Thx! This rlly RLLY helped. I can spin a lot nowwww!

this was really detailed and helpful thankyouuu

Again a nice tutorial, going to try this :) I have just this Autumn done from two feet to one foot spin, but I want to learn more :)

Of course I enjoyed it 😁 - your videos are very informative, breaking down difficult positions into small doable steps so that one can easily follow 😊. Thank you 💖

thank you

i just started a few months ago- and im on back crossovers and two foot spins. and i just went"im totally gonna learn the eventually:)"

You have no idea how much these help me ! Thank you so much !!!

Thank you so much!! I just got my own skates and I'm going to try this!

I keep travelling on my spin and it feels like I'm on the toe pick too much when I'm spinning. Would their be tips on how to fix this? Thank you!

I got my first pair of ice skates for Christmas this year! I have NEVER gone ice skating before so I had no idea what I was doing. I was so bummed because rinks around me were closed because of covid, and my pond isn’t frozen over. But today I found this spot in my yard that is usually like a swamp. It’s frozen over! So I have a tiny little area to skate! So today I went out with my mom and held onto her as I went skating for the first time. I’m pretty proud of myself, I was out in the cold for two hours and I can skate forward pretty okay, I can make myself turn around, and I kind of know how to go backwards a little bit. I won’t be able to do this yet, but I’m going to work towards it!

You are explaining it sooo nicely!!! Thanks!!!!

OMG I love your Chanel, you are so helpful!

Fantastic video. I'm going skating today. While actually spinning on the rocker which edge do I want to favor? Inside rocker, outside or even? Thanks

Could you please post a video on how to do a 1 foot sit spin and a camel spin?

wooow it is soo wll explained, so many details!!! thank you

Thank you so much for breaking this down. One of the problems I have with skating is fear. I get so nervous on the ice and everything tenses up. It’s getting better little by little but it’s still frustrating. I’ve been skating since around June and I’m an adult skater. Any advice?

Thank you for your sharing.I don't have a coach now. I study by myself, and I especially need a detailed explanation.

Hi Julia! I’m a self-taught figure skater since i’m really struggling with social anxiety and can’t bring myself to have lessons. Do you have any tips to get more comfortable on the ice? I have learnt a lot of basic moves and watch many tutorials, but I keep feeling really scared when trying something new.

Thank you! This really helped me!

Thanks coach! Worked on your 2 ft spins a few months now ready to hit the ice at 2 today to practice. Any advice if I'm losing balance and fall? Don't want to hold back because of fear of falling. Fyi I don't fall for many many sessions at a time, probably too scared to😊

your tutorials are so thorough and detailed! I’ve just started ice skating, entirely for fun so that I can jam out on my off-ice skates! unfortunately, lessons are so incredibly expensive and im not sure if ill get to learning spins before my classes are over. if I learn the basics, do you think these spins are things I can learn on my own with these videos? thank you so much in advance 🤍

This video is SO helpful and came at the perfect time!! I’m so glad I found your channel! Question- when I push off onto my left outside edge, I have a really hard time keeping my right arm back. My right side tries to come around on its own, ruining the spin before it even starts. Any advice on how to work on this? Thank you!!

Vary interesting.

it's so helpful. thank you so much.😀

Love your vids!!! They are so helpful!!!!

Saludos desde México 🦋😃🌎 Muchas gracias por tu video 💌🏷

Thank you. it's helpful.

Is there a video how to balance on 1 foot ???

Ahhh when doing the spin, especially on a one foot entrance, I heavily lean into the inside edge and it kills my spin. Even after getting new sturdy boots and tying them tightly, it didn’t really help. Would there be any way to fix this? Thank you!

Can I do this in hockey skates? I can do outside three turns and forwards/backwards power pulls. I’d love to surprise the figure skaters by doing a spin. 😂

Wow!!! Thank you so much !

This is a fantastic tutorial! I just seem to have trouble finding my rocker as, during my windup, I seem to slide sideways on my blade! They have been freshly sharpened, so that's no longer the issue, but I can't seem to wind my "three turn" into a tighter circle as I at one point just slide sideways at which point I have to start spinning (otherwise I come to a stand still) but I instantly hit my toe pick. Any tips on how to hold the windup properly without sliding? The two times I actually managed I instantly hit my rocker instead of my toe pick and I'd love to finally spin properly.

Could you maybe explain or make a video how to do this spin from backward crossovers ? (like you do at the end of the video) because your left arm swings over in a different way then!

The baddest coach ever. N she knows i will be hard for newbies but ecourages you..

Another great video! I've been trying to do one foot spins since the beginning of the year and am now only just getting a propper entry and multiple rotations. @Coach Julia one of my coaches recently spotted that i wasn't getting a deep enough outside edge and either I would try to force the 3-turn too early or by the time the 3-turn naturally hapenned I would be going too slow to get much rotational momentum. He fixed hits by getting me to look to my left as I pushed off into the entry glide which natually got me to go into a deeper edge. I noticed you did this as well in the video but probably you don't even think about it. Also holding that right shoulder back all the way up until the 3-turn happens naturally stopped my premature rotation.

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!!!!

Thanks a lot, it's really helpful

Going skating for the first time in years. Only have 45 mins and ive never attempted these but imma do it 😂

So helpful, I’ve been trying for months and never manage, I struggle to get onto the rocker properly it always scratches and I thought it was my blades but it’s probably me 😅 the spinning foot is it supposed to be on an inside edge whilst spinning so the toe pointed in slightly?

where did you get your skaters and youre a great teacher also!😁

I know this is an older video, but here we are. Spins tend to be my kryptonite. Part of the problem is I'm "neurodivergent" and have issues with proprioception. And while it's not an entirely insurmountable problem--I'm currently working on the first half of LTSUSA "Free Skate 1" elements--it does make things more difficult (taken me 4 years of hard work to get here). Have you worked with people on the spectrum or otherwise with proprioception issues? Is there anything other than "keep working at it" one can do to get past them?

Is this also much the same for Rollerskates (Quads) ? I did it many years ago but struggle again now