Angie, it's a pity you never got to learn it, it's quite fun. The most difficult thing to do for me was the twirl, i remember that "dizzy" feeling, specially in the beginning, ive "ploncked" on my backside lots and lots of times LOL
If i had a daughter, i would definatly have encouraged her to pick a skating sport.
You get that "free" feeling
My brother had those hockey skates for speed skating, ive never tried that, but wooooo that must be fun.
A friend of mine went with us one day, she fell, and another skater rode over her hand, that was not a pretty sight.