My daughter had a wonderful experience learning with Natassia at Skate Better Now! She started in the beginner class with no skating experience, and Natassia created such a positive, encouraging environment that helped her build confidence while learning the fundamentals. The instruction was clear, patient, and well organized, and it was exciting to watch my daughter improve each week. She recently passed the beginner class and is now moving on to the intermediate class, which is a testament to the solid foundation she received. read more

Excellent coach , great helper as coach.. encourages and supports in every possible way! read more

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If you are hesitant about a skate class, this is your sign to just do it. My girls have had their skates for years and while they can sort of skate, they never got comfortable. And they rarely want to go. After just a few classes, they were much more comfortable and now enjoy the activity! Nastassia is warm and effective and both my girls got a lot out of the class and we will do it again the following year! read more

Nastassia is a great coach - patient , firm and clear with instructions , makes skating a fun activity with the end games and routines. Both my daughters have been going to her classes for the past 3 years and enjoy skating . she is also very flexible with missed classes and makeups . read more

Nastassia is an amazing skating coach--so patient, encouraging, and flexible with the kids. She makes every lesson fun and comfortable while helping them build confidence and improve their skills. We absolutely loved having her as their coach and would highly recommend her! read more

Nastassia is a great skating coach. She blends her skating and teaching skills beautifully to encourage the kids and she also adds fun games to teach kids along the way. She's very patient and my daughter loves her classes a lot. I have recommended her to many of my family and friends and all those who have joined like her too. read more

Highly recommend this rollerblading class for young kids! My 4-year-old loved it. Over just three days, the instructors helped her master the basics of balance and gain the confidence to skate without help. It's a fun, stress-free way for little ones to get started. read more

My Daughter is learning skating with skatebetternow for more than 3 yrs. Let me put this way, she is in skating only because of teacher Nas. Not sure how many know that she competed in world championship but her teaching go beyond her credentials. Her connection with kids is perfect. She have so much patience with beginners and advanced skaters . I am impressed with her passion for skating even after teaching skating for so many years.If you or your kid want to learn basics or want to be pro and ready to put efforts there can't be a better teacher than her. read more

Highly recommend skate classes with Nas. She is amazing coach. she coaches beginners, intermediate, advanced and adults as well. She take classes in Multiple locations in Bay Area which is a plus read more

My kids learned roller skating when they were 4 years old and continued till they were 7. Coach Nastassia is awesome and very patient with kids. read more

All the prior reviewers are spot on -- Nas is an amazing coach! My daughter picked up rollerblading quickly in her group classes. Nas has a wonderful way of keeping kids engaged, motivated, and excited to learn. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for a fun and effective skating experience! read more

Makes learning skating easy. awesome class for beginners. helps learn tricks and fundamentals.

Nas is an amazing coach. She gives clear and easy to understand instructions. She is on time and keeps the session interactive and on point. I would definitely recommend her. read more

We are so grateful that we found coach Nas, She an amazing coach and super nice with kids .. she provides all levels of skating.. my son likes to attend the classes.. she also provides competitions and other information read more

I just wanted to say thank you so much for being such an amazing skateboard coach! My three kids learned so much within just a week--it's truly because of her patience, skill, and great teaching. She is absolutely amazing, and we really appreciate her! read more

Very patient, friendly and professional instructor. Her instructions in the class are clear to the students and pays individual care whenever needed. read more

I have taken both group and private lessons from Nastassia for rollerblading. I'm in my 40s and haven't skated since a teenager. I decided to start rollerblading again for fitness and to gain mastery. Taking lessons from Nastassia has improved my skating and knowledge tremendously in the three months she has been my instructor. She is an expert skater that teaches the subject well to others and she has a patient demeanor. For the negative reviews saying it's difficult to hear back from Nastassia, I recommend reaching out to her using WhatsApp at 408-409-5060. That seems to be the most reliable point of contact. She teaches inline skating partially during the year from May to October. Then November through April is off-season and she does not teach skating. Between May and October, it's possible to take her lessons mid-season, so you can sign up for lessons anytime, not just the beginning of May. If it's coming up to the beginning of the season, you can probably reach out in April to find out information about the May start. Nastassia's schedule can be found on her webpage here: https://www.skatebetternow.com/lesson-schedule Because of Nastassia's competitive speed skating background, her greatest strength is impeccable skating form, and this is where you gain to learn the most if you are interested in improving your form, and subtle things to do that you may not know about, such as doing a circular crescent motion and putting your weight on the outside edge of the skate. Here are topics I have learned in three months that would have taken me much longer to learn on my own and possibly would never have learned myself: 1. Proper skating technique that improves form, speed, and efficiency. 2. Learning how to slow down and stop safely. 3. Carve turning both left and right. For some reason I could turn right but not left, and Nastassia worked with me to where I can now comfortably turn both ways. 4. Cross-over turning left and right. Similarly, I had difficulty doing left foot over right foot cross overs, and Nastassia reiterated the fundamentals of the motion and gave me some tips that made it possible for me to cross-over both ways. 5. How to properly put on my rollerblades! I can't believe I have been doing this wrong for years, but I was not putting the boot flap all the way inside the skate. I know how ridiculous this sounds, but I had been putting on skates the wrong way since a teenager. Her pointing this out to me was worth that day's lesson by itself. 6. Going backwards. I always admired skaters who look confident going backwards, and I can now go backwards myself. Nastassia also taught me how to transition from going forwards to backwards and vice-versa. 7. City skating with traversing sidewalks, driveways, and crosswalks. One of my primary goals in skating is to get comfortable skating on the sidewalk and street. Nastassia taught me proper techniques for going up and down sidewalk curbs and safely navigating the bumpy terrain that city skating involves. The group lessons are more suited to beginners who are learning the basics of skating. They are also fun just to skate in a group setting. If you are beginner, intermediate, or advanced and want to develop faster and get 1-on-1 training, I highly recommend getting private lessons from Nastassia. For me, it was money absolutely well spent and my skating progression was much better than trying to learn this by myself. read more

Learned skating for myself and now for my 5 year old son. We learnt from Fremont. Lots of kids learning roller skating there. Highly recommended for kids as well. read more

Nastassia has been amazing in boosting our child's confidence and skills in roller skating. Her fun and engaging lessons, combined with a focus on safety, make her an exceptional instructor. Both of my kids attend her classes and they love her. We highly recommend Nastassia to anyone looking for a fantastic roller skating teacher! read more

Nastassia is a world class skater, she is inspirational but more importantly, she's a caring skate instructor!

Was awesome experience for my 4 year old son. Would go again for classes. She is very punctual and always on time.

Best Skating Teacher, Ms Nastassia is professional and dedicated, my daughter has been taking lessons from the time she turned 4 years old and she enjoys the classes even today, my son is joining the sessions now and lot of my daughter friends have started taking lessons too. Ms Nastassia makes it a lot of fun to learn skating. read more

I decided as a women in her 30s, I want to get back into rollerblading. Kind of crazy, heck yes!!! Ordered some skates online from Inlineskates.com, I reached out to them and told them my levels and where I'd be skating (streets). Got myself a pair of K2 80 skates. Next step, learn some skills. That's where Nastassia comes in, found her on Yelp, and I'm ever so happy that I did. She offers an adult class on Sunday mornings at 8am, $10 per session. We meet up at Warm Springs Elementary School in Fremont. I've only been to 2 classes and have gained valuable skills. Took those skills out during the week to practice, I can tell I've improved some. You'll need to invest in knee, elbow, wrist guards, along with a helmet. I'm going to look into hip pads, just because I'm getting older. We all will fall, and I just want to be prepared. Have fun exercising out there. read more

This appears to be a seasonal business that isn't actually 'open' regularly. I would suggest the owner update the hours and description to help folks understand what is going on. Direct email inquiry needed for an automatic reply response that nothing will happen until May and to call back then. read more

My son (12 yr old) had beginner and Intermediate/advanced classes with Nastassia Hamor in Jun and Aug this year. It was great and he had a lot of fun in class. For us, the location is kinda far (we are in San Mateo), but it was worth it (one in Milpitas, one in Cupertino). He still has space to improve, but I will say he skates pretty well now. It's a great sport and he loves to practice every weekend. Just want to thank Nastassia for the coaching! read more

Nastassia is great, she makes the class fun and really helped my son enjoy skating. She is also quite good with scheduling and is very responsive read more

With the lockdown situation, gyms are close and we do not get to move much. Rollerblading is a great option to exercise during this time. Nass provides adult lessons in Milpitas every Saturday at 8 a.m. She approaches each student to give instruction based on his/her level. I highly recommend Nass as a wonderful coach for all age groups especially with her skills and teaching experience. Without Nass, I don't think I will enjoy rollerblading this much. Thanks Nass for keeping me active during this COVID lockdown! read more

My son started to do roller skating classes with Ms. Hamor last year at age 4.5 years old. My son scared to put on skating shoes and stood up. Ms. Hamor would put herself in my son's shoes. After taking serval classes with her, my son likes to skating. I hope he can keep his passion into his life. read more

Ms. Nas is in my kids words " epic". We have been skating for the past 2 summers with her and my 6 yr old has shown so much of interest by learning from Ms.Nas. Ms.Nas is an excellent teacher- patient and yet pushes the kids just the right amount to get over their inertia. She is able to handle all levels of skaters in her class- be it beginners or skilled skaters while keeping every single child engaged. We love Ms.Nas and look forward to skating with her again next summer! read more

Our daughter has been taking skating lessons from Nas for almost 3 yrs and she really enjoyed every class of hers from junior level to the advanced level. She has the passion for the sport and focuses on every kid's performance makes everyone participate in class per their level. She is a wonderful coach for all age groups. read more

My kid attended Nas's lessons for 2months. Nas is kind and patient to the kids. My kid was new to roller skating, but she can begin to skate even from the second lesson. The places Nas chose for teaching is with shade, which is friendly to the parents. I strongly recommend her to my friends! read more

Nas is a great coach. My kids (expert skaters now) learned skating from her few years ago and enjoyed her classes throughly. One of my kids was 4 when she started and the other one was 6. She has a ton of patience and can deal with all age groups. I could see my kids progressing well just after a few classes. Kids really enjoy her teaching style since she interleaves fun with instruction. Most definitely recommend her!!! read more

Highly recommend Nas as an instructor - from someone who is just starting to roll to someone who wants to hone their skills. Have a 6 and 9 year old in her 9am Saturday class and they are always excited to get to and be in class. She builds confidence with her drills and is able to challenge both my kids who are are different levels. She is great with kids (and adults too) - instructing, motivating and correcting. Her ease and love for skating definitely rubs off on the kids. read more

Nas is amazing at teaching kids. She is the kind of teacher that tailors the lessons to child's learning style and even their moods to get them to work with her. My kids come home in much better mood after each class and enjoy learning from her. We are thankful for her time and patience. read more

Maybe Nastassia is very good, but she didn't answer my inquery at all. I sent messages both in her website and to her phone, neither got any reply... read more

Nastassia is great. We have a group of 4 kids at different levels learning from her for 6 sessions. Every kid enjoyed every class of hers, and everyone made great progress in their skating skills. Nastassia is patient and very responsive on whatsapp. read more

This gal is AWESOME. My kids all took lessons from her before moving to another state- and I'm SO glad I took the time to do this. In just a few lessons, she had them all skating, and they all had so much fun. GREAT coach, and is punctual and reasonable pricing. We just loved her and would've kept going if we had stayed. I have 3 daughters that took her classes- ages 6-11. BEST THING EVER! read more

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My daughter attended the skating classes in the summer and totally enjoyed it. Ms. Nas is very punctual and her sessions are reasonably priced. She is very good with kids. I highly recommend Ms. Nas as an instructor. read more

Nas is an amazing skating coach. She is very good with kids and makes learning skates a fun activity. My daughter looks forward to her skating lessons with her. Thanks for taking the time teach kids read more

Just having a person with her experience at competitive level is a great privilege, but on top of that Ms Nas is a great instructor for kids, and she makes the kids feel passionate about roller skating while making it fun. My 8-year old is always looking forward to her classes. I highly recommend Ms Nas. read more