Beginner roller skating
Crazy Legs Is a Heel Flick, and It Should Flow, Not Box
Crazy Legs is the roller dance move that sets you apart from skaters who only dribble or strut; its signature is the funky heel flick no other on-the-spot move has. A certified coach teaches it on quads as one smooth, flowing movement, not the boxy, jerky version seen everywhere, and the method works on inline skates too. Technique from ICP-certified coach Asha Kirkby.
On a rink full of skaters who can dribble and strut, Crazy Legs is the move that sets someone apart. A certified coach calls it the roller dance move, and it earns that because of one detail no other on-the-spot move has.
The funky heel flick. That is its signature, the thing that gives it a distinctive look next to every other step done without travelling. Get the flick and the move is recognisable from across the floor; miss it and it is just footwork.
The version seen everywhere is boxy and jerky, and her method is built to avoid it. Taught her way, from scratch and step by step, Crazy Legs comes out as one smooth, flowing movement rather than a set of corners — the heel flicks, but the whole thing rolls on without stopping to do it.
And the same method works on inline skates too. This site's own skater does not practise quads; on this page, the dance move is the coach's, and it belongs to quads first. It is one of the rare quad moves that carries over.
Technique from Asha Kirkby of Skatefresh, an instructor certified by the Inline Certification Program who also teaches quad skating. This page is about QUAD skates first: it comes from her roller-skate and quad tutorial, and the site's own skater does not practise quads, so nothing here is vouched for by her.
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