Ice skating - Will I look silly?

[FireandIce7]

I have only ever been ice skating once at a pop up open rink and I was thinking of going to a proper rink this week as I really enjoyed it. I am going to need a lot of practise as I can't even roller skate 😳 Would I look really silly if I used one of the skating polar bear aids? Or do adult beginners actually use them? Sadly the sides don't look like they allow for me to cling on to for dear life.

I will eventually start lessons but they don't start until July.

You won't look silly. Others might be envious of your boldness

Most just struggle round the edges

You won’t look silly, however some rinks don’t allow adults to use the polar bear aids (or penguins as we have) as they are very small and could actually be more dangerous. Most people cling to the edge when they first go. If it’s any help I found roller skating much harder than I’ve skating lol