No you don’t need a cane or guide. But you need to use kinesthetics and proprioception. I am totally blind and use to do some iceskating when young, all the time every saturday after a while dad made me go.

It’s kind of like walking. But you’re making skating moves. Keep your hands out in front for a bit if you want, if you don’t want then just pay extra attention.

Notice who or what is around you, if you feel people around make moves away. You can almost feel the distance. You can almost feel their presence without touching them.

You can almost feel the walls too or when you’re getting close. So avoid that. If you’re rollerblading over iceskating you can probably even hear the people. Not sure if a rollerblade works with echoing and sounds though. I did iceskating.

I actually learnt to do some iceskating moves too. So you can do both. Start off slow. Learn to balance, I was apparently a natural and didn’t fall. Everyone was pretty amazed.

You definitely need a cited guide but it’s very doable and very easy. You just need a short rope or a tether between you and your guide and you can just follow them in that way. Make sure you have good communication with them as to when to stop and when you’re coming near an obstacle but beyond that it’s very straightforward. It’s just like skiing snowboarding or running of a guide.

Can you hold the hand of someone you're skating with?

My wife and I dance at the club every weekend, holding hands so I don't bump into other people on the dance floor.