Winter/Spring Skate Lab 2026!

Spring/Winter Skate Lab: 5-Week Skill Continuation Session (March 5 – April 2) – Open to Returning Skaters

This 5-week skill continuation session is designed for returning skaters who are ready to keep building their skating skills. This session will focus on less basic instruction and more time getting in practice of skills.

PLEASE READ THE AGENDA ITEMS and FAQ BEFORE REGISTERING TO ENSURE YOU MEET OUR PARTICIPANT POLICY & BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENTS (scroll down). Thank you! Can't wait to skate with you!

Session Details
When: Thursdays, 5–7pm, March 5 – April 2

Who Should Join

You’ll be a great fit if any of these sound like you:

• You’ve skated before and want skating to feel steadier, smoother, and more fun
• You can stand, roll, and stop on your own and want to build confidence through practice
• You enjoy clear, structured drills that help balance and control feel more natural over time
• You like learning with minimal guidance, support, repetition, and room to figure things out—without being rushed or judged
• You’re curious about exploring your skating a little more, even within familiar skills
• You have skated with Skate Lab (or past itterations of it) before, are an experienced skater or who have skating experience through a derby league. (Reach out before registratering if you have questions)

Who This Session Isn't for

• You haven’t skated with Skate Lab or past itterations of it before
• You’re still working on standing, rolling, or stopping independently

• You’re looking for a first-time-on-skates class or a learn-to-skate series. Check Happy Wheels for learn-to-skate classes.

What to Expect: This session of Skate Lab will be a mix of:

• Open skating with a chill vibe and no big crowd
• Opportunities to play and build skating skills, with progressions for every level
• Drills that focus on practicing balance, edges, stride technique, transitions, and control
• Variations so newer skaters can build confidence while experienced skaters challenge themselves
• A supportive environment with space to work at your own pace
• Roller dance basics
• Experimental fun. The format of Skate Lab is a fluid “choose your own adventure” experience, led by Headbutty Holly with help from the amazing Zelda and Kaitlin

Need skates & gear? Click here for our Gear Guide, complete with discounts!

Why Join This Session

This session is an invitation to continue building skill while having fun skating. We’ll keep building strength, balance, and control. Expect steady practice, supportive guidance, and space to explore what makes skating feel good to you.

Skate Lab is a weekly skate party that blends open skate, familiar drills, movement exploration, and optional experiments—all designed to help skating feel joyful and accessible. As always, Skate Lab remains a fluid, choose-your-own-adventure experience.

Classes will include:
5-5:30pm: open skate and warm up (don't worry if you can't make it by 5!)

5:30-7pm: Fitness skating and on-skate drills, roller dance, non-contact roller derby style drills, probably some silliness, various optional activities, cool down and stretch.

REQUIRED GEAR: Quad skates, Helmet, Knee Pads, Wrist Guards.

Class Dates:
March 5, March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2
Bonus! If you miss a class, drop into our all-gender Skate Lab Open Skate: Tuesday, April 7, 5–7pm

Info: Skate Lab: Thursday 5-7pm. Skate Lab is a weekly skate party that includes a magical mix of open skate, roller dance, and fitness skating drills as well as any new experiments we come up with - all in the name of having a blast on roller skates! *Note: this is not a learn to roller skate for total beginners * The format of Skate Lab is a fluid "choose your own adventure" experience. Classes will include:5-5:30pm: open skate and warm up (don't worry if you can't make it by 5!) 5:30-7pm: Fitness skating and on-skate drills, roller dance, non-contact roller derby style drills, probably some silliness, various optional activities, cool down, stretch. REQUIRED GEAR: Quad skates, Helmet, Knee Pads, Wrist Guards. Class Dates: March 5 -April 2)If you miss a class drop in to an all-gender Skate Lab open skate Tuesday, April 7, 5-7pm. If you have questions if you are a fit please reach out.

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