| Many roller skaters will custom order roller skates | | | | roller rink in town. They might have found their |
| because they have an artistic flair that they want | | | | first roller skating coach on staff at the roller rink, |
| to share with family and friends. Those skaters | | | | or they might have relied on the local skating |
| might be conscious of improving the environment | | | | champion to show them some artistic |
| and will have roller skates that are made of earth | | | | movements that they will use one day when |
| friendly materials that do not pollute the air. They | | | | they are trying out for a college roller skating |
| might order roller skates that are made of | | | | team. Some roller skaters will switch to inline |
| cowhide, but will hide that fact by painting them. | | | | skates at some point in their training because that |
| A skater will often display their artistic abilities | | | | style of roller skates is what most competitive |
| while out on a roller rink floor. If they are wearing | | | | roller skating tournaments will require them to |
| new skates, they might wait a week or two | | | | wear. |
| before they try to perform flying camels and it | | | | The artistic abilities of a roller skater will change |
| might be several weeks more before they are | | | | from year to year. As the roller skater discovers |
| confident enough to try some ballroom dancing | | | | that their confidence levels have increased due to |
| with their best beau. A roller skating artist is one | | | | growing older, they will naturally become more |
| that fears nothing but still possesses the | | | | motivated to try new stunts out while they are |
| sensibilities to realize when dangers are present. | | | | roller skating with friends on any given night of |
| They would never test out their artistic dancing | | | | the week. A parent might be alarmed to find out |
| styles if small children are present because they | | | | that their child has started to test out their artistic |
| know they will most likely hit them if their | | | | abilities with more extreme forms of roller skating. |
| movements fail. | | | | In time, the parent might realize that this is a |
| It is possible to perform many aerial maneuvers | | | | natural process that will produce an excellent |
| while wearing roller skates and many do at | | | | skater who is well on their way to becoming a |
| weekly events that are sponsored by the local | | | | world class roller skating champion. |
| skating rinks in the community. Children will often | | | | When a roller skater reaches this stage of their |
| watch figure skaters on television and then they | | | | artistic growth is not uncommon for parents to |
| will venture onto the roller rink floor and mimic the | | | | realize that the roller skater will need professional |
| moves to the best of their memory. The roller | | | | guidance if they are to compete in championships |
| skating artist will concentrate more on form than | | | | throughout the local area. A trainer will be located |
| style because when they have a solid base to | | | | quickly and the money spent for this training will |
| hold on to, they know that their own natural | | | | serve as a method of resolving fears that a |
| artistic style is sure to follow through on the roller | | | | parent has that their child be injured because they |
| rink floor. | | | | were not trained to roller skate properly. |
| Many roller skating champions got their start at a | | | | |