well ice skating is actually alot easyier then you might think. ive been playing ice hockey for about 5 years, and believe me stopping and standing up isnt hard when people dont want to kill you. just try and find your balance and move your legs slowly. usually bending your legs helps that way you arent swining to and from. if you roller skate, ice skating will seem very easy your first time. when i made my switch form rolloer to ice, i found it was alot easyier then i thought. so maybe try and roller blade in your street and get the feel for the way moving on roller blades\ice skates feel. bending your legs really does help tho, when i go to cie rinks with my friends, people always stand strait up, and lose their balance very easyly. just take it as a new experience and try to find your balance, and you will be skating in no time. dont give up, and just remeber, others at the rink probally arent much better. Burming