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Expert Profile: Lezly Ziering

Expertise:  Ask me technical questions about how to skate, where to skate in N.Y.C., what to look for in a skate, where to learn to skate indoors or outdoors in N.Y.C. Where to buy traditional skates (quads). Do not ask things like - give me a list of skates from the best to the least desireable or prices of inline skates.

Past/Present clients
Head instructor & Director of Lezly Skate School since 1979 where I have taught in excess of 10,000 skaters both traditional & inline skating. I trained most of the cast of "Starlight Express" (Broadway & road companies) & have coached Donald Sutherland & Michael O'Keefe for film roles involving skating.I am the artistic advisor to the New York Express Roller Dance Co. & founder & chairman of the Central Park Dance Skaters Assoc.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I am always learning something new & keep myself open always to come what may. What I hope to achieve is to create a lasting vehicle for dance skaters - regardless of their ethnicity, religion or financial status - to be able to practice, share & perpetuate their art - free of charge - under blue skies - to the best contemporary music that can be m
What do you like about this subject?  Rollerskating is my means of self expression. It combines my long experience in the fields of dance & sports. It is a healthy, aerobic & muscle toning activity that occupies not only the physical being but the mind & is an activity that can take you out of yourself & the mundane problems of life & bring gratification & surcease. It is the portal to
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  I think I've already said it - check out the Central Paark Dance Skaters web site at www.cpdsa.org you'll find much of interest.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  ?The best image of the city?s diversity is not an abstraction. It is alive in Central Park and called the Skate Circle? John Tierney New York Times magazine October 19, 1997 In April of 1995 the existence of the Central Park Skate Circle was threatened by a new mayoral administration?s policy regulating amplified music and crowd control in Central Park the, which resulted in the NY
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1136
Knowledge   9.92   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   10.0   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.76   Best of the best
Politeness   10.0   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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Max Questions to be Asked
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5
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
119
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
I'm going to go practice this this afternoon. Thanks! :o)
(Tiffany on 09/22/08)
Thanks for your help. I think I will just buy her new quad skates from the local dealer, and take those back.
(Angela on 08/31/08)
Thank you Lezly, I will check with my local skate shop and see if they can handle the repair. Laura
(Laura on 07/04/08)
Very knowledgeable and trustworthy. Great answers!
(John on 01/08/08)
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Recent Answers from Lezly Ziering
2008-09-15  stopping Tiffany, The first thing you must understand is that stopping works best when you bend your knees deeply, which centers you over your feet. OK - You are skating & you want to stop: 1. Bring your feet...
2008-08-30  straps for inline skates Angela, THIS IS A DIFFICLT PROBLEM TO SOLVE. IT SEEMS THAT MOST SHOPS DO NOT DO THIS KIND OF WORK NOR DO THEY CARRY REPLACEMENT PARTS LIKE STRAPS OR BUCKLES. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE BUCKLES REPLACED...
2008-08-20  skates that have wheels that rocker Sharon, Sorry I haven't gotten back to you till now - I've been away for a couple of weeks & just returned yesterday. There are not a lot of skates out there anymore that have the rocker capability...
2008-08-12  inline Alicia, It's difficult to answer your properly because 1. Prices in Australia are going to be different than they are here in the US. 2. I don't know what kind of a budget you have 3. I don't know...
2008-07-14  bearing cover Marianne, I don't believe you'll be able to find replacements for those plastic shields. It's possible that a local shop may sell you a pair of 8mm bearings to replace the ones you compromised. If you...
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