How to Stop on Roller Skates - T Stops 

"If that's not what you wanna do, don't do it!" is my new life motto...

These videos are a couple years old but are still helping me in 2023!! Love them

Yep crossovers please. Stopping at speed. You're the best at explaining where body weight should be.

I don’t even have skates yet but I’m subbed lol

Dirty Deb!! You are the best teacher. I changed the bushings on my skates to yellow suregrips. Wow!! What a difference. Amazing. Everything comes so much easier. Do I got a bit cocky, tried to do something cool I saw on someone's video... I hit so hard... That I'm cold, clammy and nauseous. Thank God for protective gear. I really appreciate your reminders to practice.

As a brand new beginner, one thing I agree on is how my body weight affects everything I do! But none has explained how the whole body wt thing works. Thanks a million.

You make skating backwards look so easy and graceful! I'm having trouble learning but also wish I had more time to practice!

Hi Deb! Could you give us some intro lessons on artistic skating? Like how to get started, the first moves you should be learning, how to do all the singles, and footwork. I am struggling on where to start and making sure I do proper technique. There’s barely any videos about that. Thanks!!

Hello Dirty Deb, my name is Flavia and I'm from Brazil ...I need to tell you that you're the best teacher I've seen on RU-vid! you've got the best channel here to teach and inspire people how to rollerskate, I'm crazy about your videos, lessons, your tips, I just love your sense of humor and spirit , your confidence well everything! I used to roller skate twenty years ago, and last week I've just received my new squad rollerskates (I'm watching your videos first before go to streets ) to restart a pashion that was hidden in my past, I needed something to cheer me up again you know,to give me a sense of excitement again in life .And when I saw you it was like a big "boom" inside me that's it ! I thought "I could do this again" this was something that I used to love ! Now I'm a little older today but I don't care I just wanna to fell the thrill and be happy . So, I want to say thank you for sharing, thank you for being who you are ! thank you for your light ! Bye bye see u !

Im a begginner I just bought me some vanilla skates they roll way faster than the rentals i dont know if im doubting myself but it super scary but im overcoming the fear . your videos really help thanks

good lord, tell me why I've been trying to nail a T stop for weeks and needed Dirty Deborah Harry to emphasize my eyes should be up and my shoulders should stay straight for me to finally get it. THANK YOU!!!!!!

In my town we have a roller rink by the high school, and jam skating is really popular. Could you do some videos on easy jam moves?

One comment, two words: you rock. Thank you so much for such clear explanations!

This channel has helped me get interested in skating again! I’m getting my skates tomorrow!

This was extremely helpful! I was able to do the T-stop within 10-20 mins. So exciting - thank you!!!

Hey gf!!!! Thanks for the video. I would love for: 1. Front crossovers 2. Back crossovers 3. 4 difft ways to skate backwards 4. Slalom with both skates and with one in front of the other thanks in advance

May you please make a video on your recommendations of skate brands and how to pick the “perfect” pair. I’m loving your channel so far, the tutorials are extremely helpful.

Imagine 50 people skating around there with same wheels..... Deafening

Love when you compare the outdoor and indoor wheels, it helps a lot!!!!!!!!

I'm getting skates in a few weeks and I absolutely LOVE seeing your videos! There are no words to explain how helpful your videos are. Great, detailed explanations, you get straight to the point, and not to mention, you're an awesome skating teacher!! Thank you so much for making these videos! You're the best!!! :•) 💖💖💖

Best t-stop explanation I've ever seen! Yeah! The outtake at the end was epic :)

I just want to say how amazing and helpful your videos are . It’s the reason I feel safe going out and attempting to skate! Ive been wanting to try for years and you gave me the courage to finally get out! Today was my first lesson in a rink and im so thankfuk I’ve binged your videos beforehand! Does anyone else’s skates skip alot when they toe stop? It definitely doesnt look like debs l when I do it lol

Omg this was MY skate zone! I could recognize that groovy light wall from anywhere! Thanks for the tips

Thank u, you’re helping me so much! Answering all my skating questions.

I love your videos. I learn so much. I came here today because I was doing some pre-t-stop exercises, and I thought, wait! What about my shoulder? Does it matter? And you answered it, and even gave a little demo lol. thanks so much! Stopping is the hardest thing for me as a beginner. I just use the plow, and hope I never need to stop fast!

Thank you. I got skates yesterday and I think this will be the best tips for me 😁💙

Thank you I watch other tutorials that help me but I had no balance when I tried to do it when I watched this I instantly got it! That you!

Thank you Debbie! You’re the best!❤️🙌💪

Great video, crossovers and how to turn would be great

Your slide in was so cool I'd like to be able to do that someday! You look so graceful even when standing. I'm such a mess when I'm roller skating, I need more practice! You're such an inspiration.

Relearning how to skate and these videos are incredibly helpful! Thank you!

I T-stopped for the first time today. Thank you!

Those wheels look super fun. Lots of room to make errors and still able to slide through it and looks super fluid.

I'm gonna be skating sonic car hop but I taught myself to skate and it's been a long time so this is gonna help so much❤

THE GODDESS OF ROLLER SKATING HAS SPOKEN!

Just watching u skate is amazing. Everything together is a goldmine

I think your videos will really make learning how to skate much easier for me. I like your teaching style and they make me feel comfortable and not nervous at all. I'll fianlly be able to skate like I've always wanted too! Thank you!!

Awesome video! Like everyone has said, you're really great at teaching body weight distribution. My skates came last night. But I gotta go to work...AUGHHHHH!!!!

thank you so much!! i had no idea why i couldn’t do t-stops well in my chayas - turns out it’s because i was practicing on a cement floor in 62mm wheels. but your tips helped so much! thanks!

keep up the videos !! you've built my confidence and taught me so much !

Great video. I can t-stop but I can use that big toe going "boing" thingy as a cue

love the T stop....so smooth and easy

I'd love to see a video on the different types of skates and what they're good for please x

This has helped me a lot! I've already saved this video in my skating Playlist, thank you!

Stopping is still my weakest ability as far as skating is going so far. I need to practice more. Thanks for the video! I seriously love hearing you explain how to shift your body weight.

Omg you are awesome at breaking it down. Thanks a lot. I'm so much better now when I stop. My issue was my knees lol. I didn't know it until I watched your video.

I just got a pair of skates I’m so excited I keep watching all of your videos.i can wait to come and visit there.im in Long Beach.i have a few questions about my skate also

Beginner here...like this explanation (and other DDH videos!)...my question on this one is: in another video ("Acceidental Transitions") DDH says that in the T-stop *only the outside wheels* of the back leg should be used. Is that right? I'm struggling with this...seems hard to get the outside wheels down when doing a T-stop so any more info / tutorials on this would be appreciated! Keep up the good work!

Great teaching

Liked the video right after I saw that awesome ending! Bravo!

Thank you from yet another new quarentine skater! Your videos are so helpful and easy to follow!!

Hi ❤ my name is Kat and my birthday was yesterday i ternd 13and your video help me so much thank you for making more

Nice! Can you do one on alternate ways of doing laterals for people who can't get our hips to open?

Omd Dirty Deborah Harry. I love it. Your tutorials are amazing I love watching them. You explanation of body weight placement is so helpful. I have been able to help several of Derby mates understand how to plow stop and I am so excited for them to see this video on T-stops. What are you tips on gliding? Thank you, Lil-Debby smax

I found it! 💕🤙

Great instructional videos, keep it up!!

cruising to love ballads the best

thank you so much for taking my suggestion! i just recently started skating and your channel has helped me improve so much! 💖

Thank you for the video ! HA the best part was the very end... cracked me up. You should do a video of bloopers.

I love this video. Thank you for the advice and helpful steps.

hey i just wanna say thanks for making this video, before i watched it at the roller rink my school had a thing at i was super unconfident riding my skates, but by the end of the night i was gliding around like a giddy eagle and now i really want to buy a pair of my own, so thanks for giving me that nudge

Thanks Debra. Going to practice that right now

That intro 😍 ... that outro 😂🤣 when was the last time you fell? How was it? And was it bad? What about the worst/most painful?

Such a thorough explanation!!!! you're a great teacher! thank you so much

Wow I wished I had a teacher like you when I was learning! I had to teach myself before try outs ...Sac City Rollers ... The first time since 7yrs old , at 26 I got up on skates and looked like a new born baby deer lol I fell within 30 sec right in my tailbone! I never gave up though! I started skating to and from work ...about 1 mile there and back .I figured if I could skate on the street I could def skate on a nice smooth wood floor! Teaching myself on the street was hard but I knew I'd be better for it because of all the different obstacles, textures and surfaces! I would show up to work bloody and banged up lol! When it came time to try out it was easy! I was invited to skate for the team but had to unlearn some bad habits and wished I had been taught properly!!! Unfortunately it, turns out I inherited my dad's weak ankles!!😒 and broke one of them while practicing...well just standing actually. Lol ! One of my ankles just gave out and kissed the floor while I was still standing! Yeah! So it was broke in 3 places and I had to have surgery ...well you know the story I now have a bionic ankle with steel in it but I want able to skate...I was heartbroken but to beat the fear of it happening again I got back on skates lol....I'm 39 now and I still skate but had to quit derby right after I only got to play for about a month! I'm hoping I can go back at some point! The skates are always calling me lol.. Thanks for the videos even if your advanced you can always learn something new! Thanks!❤

I love when you say "Snack Area".

Very nice, you always do a great job at teaching. 👌

Thanks for the videos I can't wait to start back skating

Thank you! I hate those stoppers in the front, they are always in my way of actually gaining speed haha. I'm about to take them off, can't wait!

love your lessons thank you from france!!

Never get tired of your videos. Are you still on a roller derby team?

You should come to Denver and offer a roller skating class!! We need your help lol

Hi Debra, I absolutely love your videos, they rock! I am in Ireland and try to take up roller skating as it is something I always wanted to do since I was a child :) Is there any chance you could make a video on main beginners mistakes and how to avoid a fall if we find ourselves in that specific moment where you more than likely know you are going to fall LOL? Thanks a mill Silvia

So amazing! Finally I understood how to do that jajaja xD when I tried by the first time I falled because my wheels were to carved

I love love love your explanations!! Going to practice this in my kitchen right now! Haha I also wanna see how you personally use the toe stop (if you do) and crossovers! 😬

Helpful as always! Do you put your dominant foot behind you or do you keep the dominant foot forward?

Hello! Your videos are so helpful! Could you make one with all the kinds of stops please?

I haven't skated in over 15 years. . . I'm so ready to relearn once this baby drops

Sorry for interfering with another comment. Wow! that tips to "up a little bit" before turning & pressing the rear foot, is precious! It balances my whole body! You are such a great coach Debb, I admit.. Thanks a lot! Is my English ok? I'm Asian ^_^ Peace..

Love these. Learn how to plow stop from one of your videos.

woooo! Another video

What is a good way to stop if you have speed going?

You rock

Yes! Yeah, right, I'm gonna practice a ton. And thank you for the tip of pointing up the big toe while opening the hip, that helps.. May I suggest spread eagle next? 😁 I can't do it, every time I turn, I become stiff, my left leg turns left, my leading leg keep moving straight, my legs, they just won't cooporate 🤔 ok maybe it's not my legs 🙂 Can you help? Thank you dear Debbie 💕

I just came across this channel and now I’m binge watching all your videos! I ordered my first pair of skates recently (Moxi Beach Bunny) and I’m trying to learn as much as possible. Can you do a video on the best ways to get better balance and skating on one foot? :)

Do you recommend having toe stops or toe plugs? I keep plugs in my skates currently but I’m also learning to skate backwards & I’m not sure how I’m going to be able to stop effective/ quickly😳😂 & I’d looove to watch vids on what skates, wheels, etc you recommend & like☺️

Omg I was doing it all wrong, thanks Deb

DD, how much pressure to put on the back foot? And on which edge? What's the weight distribution once you're in t position? When I do the t-stop the wheels make loud squeaky noise and I'm not stopping fast enough. I'm afraid to press too much thinking I'll flip forward. 🤔 Thank you!

Just f joined your club, keep up the good work.

I have an almost new pair of RollerBones Turbo 92A Speed 62mm wheels which are described as Medium Hard Indoors. They feel very grippy so I feel uneasy when I try to T-stop. I just saw your reply on someone else's comment. I feel the grip of the wheels is problematic. What do you think? Thank you Dirty Deb. You're amazing!

I'd love to see some basic shuffle skating moves...but...I guess that needs to be clarified. LOL Where I'm from: Shuffle skating is usually done with 3 or more people in a line, going at a relatively fast pace around the outside of the rink. It's mostly about the footwork than anything. Moving one foot in front of the other, alternating them, a "double count" when going around corners (instead of "just" crossing over, you hold the position for an extra beat), etc. Jam skating here is considered the moves in the center of the rink, often combing roller dance and old school break dancing, floor moves such as headstands and the like. Dance skating is just staying in one spot, for the most part, and moving your feet to the beat (usually done outdoors in large groups). Not sure what they call which where you are.

Can you do a video on wheel types and what is best for indoor/outdoor? Also do you have a code for deals when ordering Sure-Grip skates?

God bless spread his word!

Ahh, this is how I learned to stop when I first learned to skate ♫all those years ago♫. Looks like I get learn again, now that I'm back on wheels.

You mention doing T stops indoors with outdoor wheels will not be great. Probably a stupid question but- T stops outdoors with outdoor wheels, would the pavement grind the wheels down? Is it an ok stop outdoors or are there better stops?

how do you skate backwards like the zigzag u did

The outtake :)

Makes sense why I nearly went down going from ice to rollers... I was planning to T stop and my wheels decided they didn't want to stop!!!

Hey,I just have trouble, trying to balance and actually trying to t stop, I can't get my food around like you do? what am I doing wrong?

What is the best way to stop in the rink skating with other people?