How to Roller Skate Downhill 

When I started watching you, I thought, "I'll never be able to do anything she can do" two years later, and now you're making videos about stuff I do on the daily. Wouldn't be here without you! Thanks, Dirty.

I went down the hill on my residential street facing forward and saw my life flash before my eyes. I know the neighbors thought I was losing my mind as I yelled the whole way down. I’ve never prayed so hard in my life. I sat on the curb for a good 20 minutes to gain my composure. Why did decide to learn to skate on my forties. Thank you for tutorials, you’re my skating shero

"you get faster and faster and then you have to make decisions" - my decision process was literally 'fall on the grass or aim for the tree' 😂

Whoa dirty, are you wearing a mic? Audio quality is 👌

"Cyclist, think they're all cool" AHAHA

me who can't even skip uphill - ah yes, interesting 👁👄👁

Roller skating is starting to become abit of a trend on tiktok! Maybe look into making an account on there because people would definitely be interested and you could point them towards this chanel too! Love your videos keep it up

Shrugging off those “cool guy cyclists” and waving at the fire department car just shows how much of a lovely and kind spirit you are! Totally binge watching your videos and I’m so excited for my first skates to be hugging these toes soon!

How to Roller Skate Downhill by Dirty Deborah saved my life yesterday! I just just just started skating and my husband took me out as he skate boarded and as we were going along he took me down this hill by mistake and I tuned myself around because I watched this video the night before and couldn't believe that I had to use it!! THANK YOU SO LOVING MUCH! YOU'RE OUTSANDING Deborah!!!!

I was definitely in panic mode yesterday when I found myself going down a lengthy hill, facing forward and just telling myself, “You got this!” I made it safely but I’m here because I knew that was probably luck and I want to be better prepared next time. Love the ladder analogy and I will definitely being practicing this form now. Thank you!

There’s a little hill where I live and it’s so daunting! 😭 If I’m able to learn this it’ll open up so many more spaces that I’ll be able to skate. Thanks, Deb!

You and Indy Jamma Jones are the only reason why I decided to skate again after I broke my wrist at a friends birthday party while skating for the first time. I was so scared to skate again but then I found your amazing tutorials and I found Planet Roller Skate and I was motivated again and now I try and skate everyday. I love you and Indy so much you guys inspire me ❤️❤️❤️

This makes me want to find a hill and do it right now! I never realised why I've seen skaters go downhill like this, it makes total sense now! I think I need different style skates as my Bauers are too chunky for modern street skating! 12 yr old me would have been all over this, 38 yr old me is a little more cautious. Keep the videos coming!

I’m so happy! This is exactly the video I needed! My apartment has slopes outside every exit and I literally have to walk down them in my socks then put my skates on cos I had not idea how to control my speed downhill😅 thanks so much!!!👏🏽🎉

This is soo useful😍last time (and also first😂) i tried going down hills i fell so hard one of my buttcheeks turned blue😂

I did this yesterday, and it really works! I braved a big (to me) hill and did it backwards, and I kept control the whole way. Thanks!!

I also love that you show skating can be a life long endeavor. I hope I'm still skating when I'm your age. And I hope get to skate with you someday soon when we find out "new normal" in life.

I’ve been watching your videos for a whole week and I’m completely obsessed with your personality and voice. Please never stop teaching

You're a really good teacher. Thanks for teaching us all your movements, you're really cool🤙

Hi Dirty, I got my first skates only few days ago for my 39th bday. Love your energy! Can't wait to be so comfortable as you are. I'm a big fan already. Hugs from Ireland:-)

Things I wished I knew before 😭 I fell SO hard going downhill earlier today (that’s gonna hurt in the morn). Sat down watched this vid and gave it another go and was successful 🤜🏾 Thank goodness for you 🙏🏾

I tried this last week (on my literal 3rd day of roller skating ever) and it was totally empowering and game changing. THANK YOU!

Going down hill has always been a worry for me! I remember as a kid going down the hill in my neighborhood and always having to bail into the grass. This is amazing, can’t wait to put this into practice. Thank you for sharing your expertise ♥️

You are the best! Never stop posting videos please!!

Yeah I wish I would have seen this video about 24 hours ago. I came barreling down a drive way forward grinding my toe stop on my new skates and I had a decision to run into a new truck or an old truck. I ran into an old truck after hitting both of my legs just under my knees and ended up under the old truck. I love the ladder analogy. I’m ready to go back and practice

It seems easy, on the descent that you are making on the road in Downhill. Send more of your videos. They're crazy. What I still need to learn, to get there Deborah.

This is gonna save my life! Today I launched myself into yards two times because I couldn't carve down the hill going forward! 😂 Thank you for this, I'm going to practice this asap!

Thank you. This gives me anxiety at the thought but girl, I swear I’m only descending backwards from here forward. You’re awesome! 👍🏼

Lol she read my mind as my jaw is on the FLOOOR watching her skate backwards down this hill! I know she is a professional but I can’t help but imagine my accident prone cubby butt trying to go backwards down a drive way let alone a street! I love it! Thank you for encouraging confidence! Can’t wait to be at this level!

Hey ❤ I recently started watching your videos from all the way in England, and before I know it I'm ordering skates online which are due to arrive this Thursday!! By the way I love these videos and your amazing personality and teaching skills - Thank you so much!! 😍❤ Skating isn't much of a cool thing here and I'm kind of nervous about doing it in front of other people 🤷‍♀️

I have watched this video all the way through at least four times, and finally it's clicking when I'm actually going down a hill that would otherwise be scary! Thank you so much for all your tutorials. I swear every time I skate I think "what would Dirty say"!

audio sounds crisp!!! thanks for these great outdoor videos!!!

I love the way you talk hahaha so much energy makes me so happy! Thank you for all the information I just ordered my skates can’t wait to get started :)

I don’t know how I missed this video! Great tips Deborah! I’m terrified to try this, but I accept this challenge! I’m tired of being petrified when I pick up speed going down a hill lol I can never predict how steep it will really be until it’s the moment of truth and I have to plan a quick escape 😅😂

God bless you! I want to feel the wind on my face while skating again, just the way I used to when I was a little girl. I'm so thankful I found your RU-vid channel. LOVE the way you teach!!!

I just discovered you. I was never taught to skate. I was a street skater from childhood into my late teens, just skating the streets; steep hills, curbs, cracks, traffic etc and I had to figure it out on my own. We didn't have protective gear back then but I always felt safe because I used my instinct. I was also very comfortable on my skates because I skated every day and I have a dance background. Later I found a rink, but I preferred street skating and doing parkour moves on skates; jumps, spins....it's so free being outside. Loving your training videos, and I also enjoy watching the black community and their incredibly cool skate groups, and now I've pulled out my skates again years later, my muscle memory kicked in and I'm skating again, after a long time. There are no rinks where I'm at, so I'm looking forward to the local basketball court for now. Gratitude for sharing your knowledge.

The face I made when you said that that wasn't even a big hill. "This can't end well" LOL WHEWWWWWW i LOVE it. One day....

Dirty, I am so happy that you have this RU-vid channel! Every time I open RU-vid, I end up watching lots of your videos and learning a lot. I revisit your videos over and over in order to practice. You're so clear about every movement, and you explain every detail in full extent! Your tutorials are concise and I find them to be very helpful. Plus, you're so charismatic! I can't put into words how much I appreciate all the time and effort you've invested in this channel. Thanks to you and your team. ♥

Deborah, you are my skating guru. Almost 20 years after I stopped skating, I've bought some quads and I'm getting back out there in London, UK. Thanks for all the advice. Keep dropping the sage advice, and I'll keep dropping the likes and comments 🙂✨ Stay safe. x

You are such a great teacher! Your explanations are so clear, it really helps! I started watching your videos a few days ago and now I can’t stop :) You will be with me every time I go training outdoor. Thanks!!

I love all the detail that is included in your videos. You make a awesome teacher Dirty D!

This was soo dope I need those skates during quarantine.

i live in a very hilly area and wiped out big yesterday, this is so helpful. going backwards is so practical but yet i never thought of it

I just love your skates here

Just came on to tell you I am 48, just got back into skating and tried this. It freakin works!!! I mean, I know you know that, but I am totally stoked!!! 😁 Thank you!!!! You are amazing! 👊🏼

It's amazing how the toe stops hold up with all that dragging! Love the glasses. ♥

I watch everything you say, my SO says I’m visibly stronger from skating 2 mos

Had a great day today!!! I finally managed to go down a big and rough floor hill for the first time going backwards and I didn't fall over not a single time, this has been my biggest target for the last weeks and I am feeling very proud, I went very slow though but I will keep practicing to improve my speed, thanks again Deborah for your great help, your videos are the best 👍🏻❤️

You're such a great teacher! I find understanding how to copy movements difficult, but you're so easy to understand, you really think of everything. And the energy and confidence is infectious! You make me so excited to learn roller skating :)

Oh my gosh you have no idea how much this helped me. I used to squat down and clench my teeth while going downhill. I was so terrified. Your video is so so comforting and helpful. It is still taking me a while to get it, but its coming along. Thank you so much! I am literally going to binge all your vids because I am a beginner to out door skating and oh my gosh it is so daunting. Thank you!!!

I love your teaching style, enthusiasm and repetition. Ordered my skates today (I haven't skated since the 90s...) and I can't wait to try everything I'm learning in your videos. So grateful to watch this all in advance, too! There are aaaaa lot of hills where I live.

Good morning Dirty Queen of skating! I am a new follower and I live in Germany. Well, I bought my first pair of skates and I will be wearing them in the week end - feel so excited! Your videos are so inspiring and you make things look so easy! I won't start my little skating adventure by rolling down a hill, of course! Just felt to tell you that you are a very inspiring teacher and that you explain the moves with simplicity. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful tips and tricks - God bless you! Big hug from HD! (Heidelberg)

You explain things so well. The example about going down a ladder...makes perfect sense!

I practiced this going down my sloped driveway... I abandoned it halfway to take the grass... now as I'm re-watching the video again, I figured out what I did poorly. This is why I love your RU-vid videos... I can come back over and over until I get it right!

Jajajaja hills are my nemesis!! I'm in panic before to see a hill xD but now I'll try this ❤❤ thanks debrah 🌹🌹🌹🤗🤗

Your helping me get better everyday!! Today I’m gonna try and get out of my parking spot to the street. This will help me so much!!

The panic is REAL! Thanks for the video, so helpful. From newbie in the U.K. 🛼

You're really cool, thank you for teaching us how to skate!

The 4 dislikes are from "cool" cyclists hahaha

I’m on day 5 of learning to skate and skating every day in May. Your videos have been amazing!! Day 1 and 2 I was just trying to survive, but by today I was able to actually feel my edges and transfer my weight intentionally!! I’ve been having my husband watch the videos too so he can remind me of what I’m trying to do when I start to panic 🤪 Today was the best day yet! I feel like I owe you a drink or 10 because of how amazing your videos are and how clear and simple you make the instructions. I tried to find FVSC merch to support you guys while you’re closed but didn’t see anything on the site.... thank you thank you thank you for helping me get through this quarantine and for giving me the tools to have fun learning to roller skate ❤️❤️❤️

Can't wait to try this! Your videos are just wonderful Dirty! ❤️ I bought my first pair of skates around two weeks ago and I've been watching your tutorials every other day, you're a ray of sunshine ✨ my mum and my two friends have now bought skates too and your instructions have us flying around on them already 💜 thank youuuu x

Scaredy Cat (Er, my 16 year old daughter): "I can't do that!!!" Me: "Yeah, you can...you just won't." Her; "No, it's not possible." Me: "She just did it, obviously it's possible." Also Me: "I wanna go down those stairs behind her!!!!!!" 15 year old daughter: "Not without me, you're not!!! When are we going to California?" Does it show which of my younger daughters got their mother's nerve? LOL

Love your teaching style!! Very clear, entertaining and easy to follow. This technique has had me very intimidated but now I'm ready to give it a go. Thank you so much!!!!

I watch a lot of your videos but honestly when I first saw this video I immediately thought you were crazy and that there had to be another way. So I avoided this video and a baby hill for a while.. Improved my skills then finally decided I was ready to not be a punk and try going backwards downhill in my neighborhood(on a section of a big hill). It worked. It needs work but I went back to that baby hill and nailed it. Thank you for all your videos.

Love this! I skate up hill to my local park, do some drills, then pick my bail out spot for the way home when I’m out of control down the hill 😂 Time to practice!

I loved that tutorial so much. It’s something I’ve been thinking about as a new skater who lives in a very hilly area. It just seems impossible.. but this video gives me some tools to work with. Now if only our roads were as smooth and pothole free 😅 but I’m totally trying this somewhere with a baby hill to start. One of the first injuries I had was a downhill section with a 90 degree turn at the bottom. I was in way over my head and bailed into the grass lol 😂 that took a dump on my skating experience for sure haha. Thank you! You’re the best. 🥰

Great video! Love your energy and kindness, you have amazing teaching skills, very clear to understand and super informative. I haven't skated for almost 30 years and now I'm very excited to get a good pair of roller skates to start practicing all your lessons. Thank you so much, you are truly an inspiration!

Vans skates, nice and probably really good for street skating 💜 I love the skates, love the baby blue cap and I love you Dirty... You make this look so easy! Blessings 💕

Can I just say I LOVE Your energy, positivity and expertise!!! I just realized that you sound like the hilarious Melissa McCarthy!!!! Keep being an awesome and fun lady!!!

Dirty I'm sooooo glad I found your channel, I haven't skated since I was in my teens and I'm now 47 trying to relearn it, I thought oh it's like riding a bike you never forget, wrong for me I got me a pair of skates and went to the park to skate and oh boy, I found out fast I had to relearn how to skate so I thought humm ok RU-vid should have videos on it and I found a bunch but I love yours the best because you keep it real and show step by step how to learn how to skate and I kid you not everyday I go to the park to practice, I say out loud what you say and people look at me like I'm crazy lol I don't care I'm determined to learn again thanks to you for giving me the confidence to do it and i encouraged my friend to skate again, shes going to the roller ring today to skate. Thank you so much Dirty for all you do to teach people how to skate giving them the confidence they need to go for it. I found your channel a few days ago and can't stop watching your videos, your awesome! My name is Elaine!

Started rollerskating about two weeks ago and absolutely loving it*-* Your videos are soooooo helpful!

I am beginner at age 55 yrs old , love your video lessons

Subscribed! I started with inlines and thought I could never learn how to properly use my quad skates, but these videos are amazing! I'm sure I'll be skating all around my neighborhood in no time! Thanks so much!!☺

Love this lady... she's given me so much confidence to try things (initially in the house first lol) and excel in the course I took last year. Thanks Dirty

Thank you for this awesome video, I am soooo scared of hills, I yell if I start going faster and my husband comes to my rescue 😅😅😅 I got my skates this month after 20+ years of no practice 😀 I'm learning balance again. Regards from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

I skateboard and just stumbling upon your channel you make it look fun I'm gonna have to buy a pair

Hey Deborah! Thank u for, in my opinion, some of the helpfulliest tutorial's on youtube like these! In case you're looking for new content - can you make a video about foot pain from skating and how to avoid it - or something along those lines? (I know you are not a doctor, but have experience in it) . Greetings from a German newbie

looking to buy my first pair of skates this weekend, and even though i have 4-5 years of 'skating experience' in the form of ice skating lessons, i know that this is super different. your videos seem super helpful, and your personality makes it all the better :D

You are such a good teacher Debbie!~ Your descriptive details are well worth it! Muscle memory will kick in and always becomes natural eventually! More backward videos please outside.

What a great teacher!! Your videos are nice, encouraged me to buy me skates and learn. Everyday I learn more from your tutorials and put it on practice. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ❤️

New to skating late in my 40s and your videos are a life changer! I am a proud student of Dirty Debbie. Thank you for normalizing roller skating FOR ALL!!! I'm having so much fun

You are definitely a pro in your art; you really are. You make this look easy but I don't think it is unless you first master other things that you have covered in other videos... and I mean MASTER IT. Things like putting your weight in one specific leg, or the other one... or bending a bit forward so that you are not straight like a broom and you distribute your weight while keeping balance... I don't know. For me, the mere thought of going downhill is suicidal. It's an instant kill. And trust me I don't want to be negative let alone funny; I'd love to be able to do all that... but I just don't think my current skills provide the confidence it takes to do something soooo maniac.

Omg you're so amazing! Thank goodness for ur existence 👑 i was so nervous about trying hills and after watching this i feel so confident that i can do it! Baby hill first☝🏽 hahaha!

Tried this the other day on the last 1/8th of a hill in LB. when I knocked my knee in toward my front foot i ended up turning. so now i can see how you lead in the direction of the heel as you have said before. it is challenging to control and I feel very unstable, but will keep trying. Thank you! Now I'm teaching my 13 year old friend all the things you have taught me this Quarantine. Spreading the love

I really enjoy this technique, I use it all the time!🙏💗

I’m only 3 1/2 minutes in….already dying of laughter. Talking about going downhill fast…then you need to start making some decisions……lmaoooooo! This was so me!

You are amazing. Thanks for the tip about pointing the downhill hand! My biggest issue with hills is the fear of doing a transition in the middle of a decline to get to the backwards stance, because sometimes you don't realize you need it until it is too late! I am terrified of busting it, especially on a sidewalk/narrow space with cla-clunk bumps.

Fantastic! Can’t wait to try it out. Wish I’d know of this last week when I was going down a slight decline. I ended up going too fast and bailed to the grass. Didn’t fall, though!!

Dirty you are a godsend. We baby skaters thank you for keeping us safe

Definitely going to need the hubby to be walking with me while I try this. Already spent my first outdoor skate on my butt coz it turns out I live on a hill... who knew?! Lol. Thanks for this!!! Xxxx

Oh....you are so awesome Dirty! You have the best instructions!

I feel this... I am a new skater trying in Virginia with lots hills. One day I decided to skate in my neighborhood and wasn't familiar with the area. Soon enough the road turned downhill and I thought I was done... I took a butt.. Hurt for weeks. But survived.. I love the tips in this video

Literally wiped out going downhill twice today, and then this video was recommended.

Comparing a downhill to a ladder makes so much sense! Thanks for teaching us such a great technique ❤️ It still looks so scary to me. Even watching you do it makes my heart rate go up 😅 I hope I'll gradually get over my fear/dislike of downhills.

You literally have taught me so much. I always wanted to learn how to skate and I’m learning at 25 lol but I’m so happy you make these videos 😭🫶🏼

You help me so much! And also their is a lot of roller skaters in you home town

Just in time! Thank you so much for keeping us entertained and learning new things

Your videos are the best! Thank you for all of the quality content! Hope to see you around Long Beach!

Always the best instructional videos and what a difference the mic makes. Keep em coming Dirty, you ROCK!

I never would have thought about going backwards downhill! Makes so much sense! Thanks!