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I learned I naturally do goofy stance 
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If you're losing your balance while turning, it probably means you're keeping your knees too stiff. Relax your stance a little bit, keep your shoulders lined up with your feet and try to lower your center of gravity. To steer, aim with your shoulders rather than leaning outward.
Sorry if this is unsolicited advice, I'm just very excited for you. I had the same experience when I started skating - for the first time, I felt like a part of my community. Now I'm the neighborhood weirdo skating by with a dip net in one hand a 5 gallon bucket in the other and people are so damn nice to me.
Thank you! The advice is cool to get, don't worry. I'm an absolute beginner so I'll take whatever i can get.
Yeah I went skating again this morning and it happened again. People waved, talked to me. It's a complete 180 from what I typically expect, most people outside make a wide circle around me and avoid my eyes. Now they like...come up just to say hey? Is this what it's like being neurotypical lol