Freestyle Footwork is a graceful yet dynamic art form of inline skating created by Felix Santiago in the late 1980's. It is the creation of perfection of technical skating moves, and the foundation of inline skate dancing. More then just performing individual skate tricks such as rolling on your toe or heel wheels, it is an art form of inline skating involving the entire expression of the body. It incorporates technical skating moves of a higher skill level, in combinations, and expressed in a none choreographed, spontaneous, freely expressed fashion. Hence, the free , in Freestyle Footwork.
Emphasis is on smoothness, natural movement, finesse, speed, balance, and control .
Here below is one such skate move. It was taken on a 5th Ave crosswalk in mid town Manhattan in New York City. Although this looks like just a static shot, it was actually taken while he was smoothly rolling from a backward curl, and then ending up in the position you see here. We will post more photos, and video captures, of Freestyle Footwork later this week. So keep checking back with us.