Skate Lab

🛼 Intro to Artistic Skating and Tango Guest Workshop with Ashley Holtkamp

This one-night workshop with Ashley Holtkamp will focus on the creative side of skating—flow, expression, and artistic movement—and will still have the fun, supportive Skate Lab vibe. We will learn some fundamentals of artistic skating along with the basics of the progressive tango dance pattern and steps. This Skate Lab workshop is an opportunity to try skating through a different lens, get curious and try something new and fun with no pressure.

Details:
• Date: Wednesday, June 17
• Time: 5–7 PM
• Cost: $25
• Who can attend: Current and past skaters, an experienced skater or skaters who have skating experience through a derby league.
• Note: You do not have to have taken the previous workshop to signup for this one.

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skate-lab-progressive-tango-artistic-intro-workshop-w-ashley-holtkamp-registration-1989266295038?aff=oddtdtcreator

⏰ Registration closes Monday June 15th at midnight! Less than one week left to register!

Ashley Holtkamp is a Registered USA Roller Sports Coach, Judge, Referee, and Athlete. A competitive artistic roller skater since 1999, Ashley has qualified for 12 USA Roller Sports National Championships, consistently placing in the top 10 and earning three gold, four silver, and six bronze medals over the years. She is also super fun!

Ashley put together a slide deck with more information about artistic skating from our last workshop, so you can take a deeper dive: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RKtZT85lVBc-8PXE8DnXMB7NGOrzyMreSmicQQ--Myk/edit?usp=sharing

As always, feel free to reach out with any questions.

See you on the rink soon!

💜 Holly and the Skate Lab crew

One-night Skate Lab Artistic Skating Intro Workshop with Ashley Holtkamp – Wednesday June 17 5-7pm

Join us for a special one-night Skate Lab workshop experience with guest coach Ashley Holtkamp, who will introduce artistic skating concepts in a way that connects directly to the skills you already use.

In our previous workshop we learned the basics of the Glide Waltz, which we will review briefly. This workshop will introduce the Progressive Tango: steps, diagram, and music. Combining foundations into the full pattern sequence. You do not have to have taken the previous workshop to signup for this one.

This Skate Lab workshop is an opportunity to try a different lens, get curious, and experience how familiar movement can feel when approached with flow, posture, and intention.

🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skate-lab-progressive-tango-artistic-intro-workshop-w-ashley-holtkamp-registration-1989266295038

Hey skaters - thanks for an amazing first night! We threw a lot of stuff at ya and you crushed it! 🛼 🧪 💕

Registration is open for our Spring Skate Lab session, and we’d love to keep rolling with you before we head into summer.

Spring Skate Lab – 6 Week Session
When: Thursdays, 5–7 PM
Dates: April 30–June 11
Note: No class May 28

Skate Fundraiser/Open Skate: Tuesday, June 9

This session is open to previous skaters, (or experienced skaters - please reach out if you’ve never skated with us before registering) and focuses on building skills through practice, drills, roller dance, and plenty of open skating time in our usual supportive Skate Lab environment. It’s also our last session before a summer break, so it’s a great chance to keep the momentum going and skate together before we pause for the summer season. I’ll also organize some casual summer meetups for trail and outdoor rink skating to keep us rolling over break!

👉 Read more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-skate-lab-2026-registration-1985639440017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

⏰ Registration closes Tuesday, April 28 at midnight.