Beginner Skateboarding Classes
Free Event for girls who love skateboarding and want to learn from some amazing pro females. Get to this event, support the ladies – it will be worth it!
Date: October 31st, 2009
Time: 12pm to 4pm
Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn @ Washington Park – 5th Ave and 5th St.
Cost: Nada, zero, zilch
After event: The Halloween Parade in the Villiage..
Skate Like A Girl will be holding their very first event in New York
City: Tricks4Treats, a fun day of skateboarding on Halloween and we want you to join us!
The event includes free instructional skateboard clinics taught by
Skate Like A Girl ambassadors Nancy Chang, Susannah Young, and Lanna Apisukh with boards kindly provided by Girls Riders Organization and demos performed by the super talented Skirtboaders.com of Montreal. We’ll also be judging participants for the best costume and skate tricks which will be awarded with “treats” and even a cash prize sponsored by Play.me!
We’re really excited about this event and would like to encourage as many girls of all ages and all abilities to come out and skate with us. So bring your friends, your board (if you have one), and a Halloween costume and be prepared to SK8!!
Dress up and come skate Brooklyn with us and Skirtboarders, GRO, and girls from all over. This event is FREE thanks to cool new music site Play.me! We will have some $50 cash prizes (courtesy of Play.me) to award participants in the game of s.k.a.t.e., and best trick in costume!
We will leave to go to the Village Parade and sk8!
Beginner Skateboarding Classes
3 Day Skate Camp Sessions Now Available for July
Skate Jams and Skate Camps are a great way for local kids to meet other kids to skate with at some of the city’s coolest skate parks. This year Uptown will be conducting Skate Camp at Hudson skate park on the water.
Waivers must be signed in person or notarized in advance!!! Download Park Waiver Here
Skate Camp is Available for only a few weeks and space is very very limited, first come first serve, so get on it while you have the chance!
Sessions consist of highly supervised learning and free skating and are small sessions only.
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Day 1 (Mon) |
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Day 3 (Fri) |
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June 29th |
July 1st |
(Thursday) July 2nd* |
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Week 2
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July 6th |
July 8th |
July 10th |
*The third day of Week 1 will be a Thursday due to 4th of July weekend.
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July 13th |
July 15th |
July 17th |
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July 27th |
July 29th |
July 31st |
How does skate camp work?
Students are dropped off at the park on the first day. Parents are required to sign a waiver
Location: Hudson Skate Park(34th street/ West Side Highway)
When: Three days a week from 11AM – 3PM.
Cost: $340 / Student
Alternative rain days are arranged on the Tuesday or Thursday of that week, as needed.
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Subway
A,C,E at 34th St.
1,2,3 at 34th St.
Bus
M23, M34
Beginner Skateboarding Classes
Skateboarding Camps
Skateboarding camps are great places learn about skateboarding and interact with other kids who are learning. This list, recommended by Steve Cave from About.com, should help you find the place for you!
Overnight skateboard and inline skate camps for beginners and intermediate athletes in Vermont. Zero Gravity Rollersport Camps daily training starts each morning with a full stretching and flexibility session. There is a warm up period or "open skate" followed by an instruction time where everyone learns new skills and techniques and campers are encouraged to try new tricks.
Camp Woodward has locations in California, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Camp Woodward is all about action sports, with camps focused in skateboarding, BMX, inline, snowboarding and skiing. Woodward is a huge camp, with lessons June through August, vert lessons, and the ability to stay for long periods if you want to.
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