Are you an aspiring roller skater who wants to feel more confident? Or an experienced skater who wants to level up your skills?
Learning roller skating is so fun, but it can be a little wobbly! Take all the stress out of learning and improving by joining our 3-day Roller Skating Camp, August 15–17, 2025!
This is a rare opportunity to train under an internationally-acclaimed roller skater and coach who delivers laser precision feedback with warmth and enthusiasm, right here in HRM! Diana Sanchez is coming from Toronto for only one weekend. Join us to learn from the best of the best! Diana is a Columbian champion roller skater, the founder of Artistic Roller Skating (ARS) in Canada, and coach of over 2,000 skaters with 20 years experience!
You won’t want to miss this chance to learn how to move with more power, precision, and control through a variety of movements and styles.
All styles are welcome — artistic, rhythm, shuffle, derby, and rink/trail skaters! Diana can do it all!
All skating levels, fitness levels, ages (14+) and sizes are welcome.
Beginners can rent skates if they don’t have their own — all you need is a spirit of adventure!
More advanced skaters can look forward to relearning technique and unlocking skills they didn’t even know they could do. Under Diana’s expert guidance, all levels of skaters will blossom and improve dramatically in 9.5 hours over 3 days, on a regulation indoor hockey pad and in a fun and supportive group environment. Whether you’ve been skating for years and want to accelerate your skills, or you’ve just been daydreaming about roller skating, this is the weekend for you!
Only 30 spots available! We can’t wait to work with you!
Location
Cole Harbour Place (51 Forest Hills Parkway, Nova Scotia)
Dates & Times
- Friday, Aug 15: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Saturday, Aug 16: 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM — Free Gourmet BBQ lunch to follow!
- Sunday, Aug 17: 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
We’ll cover
- Control and balance
- Footwork and spins
- Power and speed
- Precision
- Stops and turns
- Personalized coaching & more!
Check out this sneak preview to see Diana’s coaching in action at the last skate workshop in Toronto in May 2025!
We are also offering three amazing BONUSES:
BONUS 1:
- The first 10 people to sign up will get 3 free follow-up videos to submit to Diana remotely, and she will provide you with personalized video coaching! You can benefit from her world-class expertise even after the event!
BONUS 2:
- All major techniques and skills will be filmed separately and provided after the event. You will be able to check the video any time you are practicing to remind you of the proper form!
BONUS 3:
- Submit one skill of your choice to learn, and Diana will either teach you the skill or teach you the progressions for the skill!
Pricing
Included: the Cole Harbour Place dry pad arena rental, a beautiful smooth surface that is ideal for roller skating, and Diana’s coaching fee!
Diana normally charges $35/hour per person, but for us, we get the arena AND her fee for only $27/hour!
This is an incredible deal!
- $250 per person for 9.5 hours of instruction
- $450 duo pass – save 10% when two people sign up together!
FAQ
What should I bring?
- Lots of Water
- Skates with toe stop*
- Protective gear
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Your amazing self!
*some rental skates available to beginners! Adult sizes 5-9, by request.
What if I don’t have my own skates?
No problem! Skate rentals are available in adult sizes 5–9, by request. Just include this information when you sign up and we’ll get you sorted!
Is this indoors or outdoors?
This event is being held at the dry hockey pad at Cole Harbour Place! You couldn’t ask for a better skating surface and size. Weather will not impact this event!
What if I can only make it for 2 out of 3 days?
The videos will still be available for what you missed, and there is still a lot you can learn in 6 hours!
What if I’m not an artistic roller skater?
Diana can teach all styles, and registrants are welcome to submit any skill they want to learn, and Diana will teach it! All styles will benefit from learning to develop more power, precision, speed, and control on 8 wheels.
What if I’m too old or too young?
Our oldest skater so far is 65 years old and doing jumps with confidence now. Age is just a number, let Diana show you why! Minimum age is 14 to participate.
What if I don’t know how to skate? Or what if I’m not a very good skater?
This is for ALL levels, and we do mean ALL. Diana starts every class with dryland training – no skates at all! The beginners will move slowly, learning with a sneaker on to start, slow and steady. They will benefit from learning power, control, and fabulous technique right off the bat, without developing bad habits. The more advanced skaters will benefit from refining their technique and developing more power. All levels will level up!
Click the link below to register now! Prepare to learn lots and have a blast!
Diana is one of the best coaches or trainers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I had only been roller-skating for about 4 months when I joined a group of people and attended her 4-day summer roller-skate training camp. When she first saw me skate, she immediately knew what I was capable of and challenged me to perform maneuvers and skills that I never thought I’d be able to do even if I practiced for years. Her ability to break down a skill and walk me through it step by step had me doing things in the first hour that I never imagined I would be able to do. She would pinpoint precisely what I was doing wrong and how to correct it so I could master the move. I have had many ice skating and hockey coaches and trainers in my life and none of them have ever been able to increase my skill level as much as Diana did in the short period of time we worked together. She has a magical ability to know exactly what I needed to do to accomplish whatever skill we were working on. That, combined with her warmth and gentleness while coaching, and her genuine excitement when I mastered a skill, boosted my confidence in myself not just on roller-skates, but in every aspect of my life. Her camp was the most fun I have had in a very long time and the boost in my skill level was phenomenal. I would sign up to work with her again in a heartbeat.
– Andrew Weatherston
Diana Sanchez, of Artistic Roller Skating – Toronto, has a unique way of teaching you the steps to a skill that makes you realize you can accomplish something you thought was beyond you. Her break-down/progression teaching method is easy to understand and teaches you the correct form and technique from the start. She’s attentive and insistent, and pushes you to meet your goals with warmth and enthusiasm. I’ve had so many fun and exciting “I did it!!” moments in her class! I 100% recommend her to any skater of any style or experience looking to improve. One workshop with Diana and all that personal attention leveled up my skills faster than a year of training on my own!
– Kitt MacLean
Diana welcomes everyone with open arms – literally! I felt like she immediately became invested in my skating journey. After skating with her, my fear of falling diminished. She teaches you how to fall, and teaches skills on sneakers first – then with one skate on, then with the other, so that by the time you get to the hard part, you’ve already practiced all the components! Whenever I did fall, Diana could tell me exactly what happened and how to correct it. I felt her belief in me inspire me to keep trying. Diana helped me to see if I want to, I can! I am 65 years old and I would heartily recommend anyone who wants to improve to join Diana’s workshop!
– Kerry MacDonald