What to wear to first LTS class

Sam L said:

I’ve never done coffee club but do you get a coffee with it?

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sandraskates said:

Glad you asked! Probably depends on the rink but at my former rink your $15 coffee club admission got you:

2 hours of skating - skates included if you needed them
1/2 hour of group instruction within that 2 hours (4 different levels - beginner to high)
Your choice of beverage - coffee, tea, or soda
Your choice of pastry - Danish, cookie, brownie, etc. - because you need all that extra energy to skate for the 2 hours!

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sandraskates said:

Glad you asked! Probably depends on the rink but at my former rink your $15 coffee club admission got you:

2 hours of skating - skates included if you needed them
1/2 hour of group instruction within that 2 hours (4 different levels - beginner to high)
Your choice of beverage - coffee, tea, or soda
Your choice of pastry - Danish, cookie, brownie, etc. - because you need all that extra energy to skate for the 2 hours!

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hanyuufan5 said:

Know of any cheap apartments in the area? Kidding... mostly... but that's so cool that they have that! Such a bargain, wow...

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sandraskates said:

Ohhhh - is that perchance a "Coffee Club" session??
Some rinks offer Adult Coffee Club sessions. At my former rink, admission included 1/2 hour of group instruction. We had 4 levels, going down to skaters that had never skated before. Everyone had a lot of fun and beginners even got tips and encouragement from the regulars.
You really should check that out!

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tstop4me said:

You need to proceed carefully here. Without the proper equipment, frustration and failure are the likely outcomes. That's a major problem with figure skating: it's an expensive sport to get into. Although some posters have written that their rinks offer decent rental equipment, that's not been my experience at many rinks over the years (looking at rental skates that friends and random skaters wear and inspecting rental skates stacked on storage racks sometimes). The boots are often broken down, and the blades often have no edges. For a beginner adult, unfortunately, there usually is not a good selection of used skates available. And the new skates sold at department and sporting goods stores (selling for about $100 or less) typically have blades mounted with rivets; stay away from those. So, then even a minimally decent pair of skates properly fitted at a pro shop will run you about $200; I usually recommend something closer to about $300.

Talk to skating directors at other rinks. Explain your situation, and what your goals are. See if you can get a recommendation for equipment and a fitter. One rink I go to offers a couple of private intro lessons for beginners at a reduced rate for them to test the <frozen> waters, before they commit to LTS or other lessons. Check out whether this option is offerred at your rinks.

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moonvine said:

I'm prepared to buy entry level skates, but not if I absolutely cannot physically skate for some reason. We have a store here: http://www.gofigureskates.com/ I was looking at the Jackson Mystiques, which are about $130, so that would be a bad choice?

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