Like the best-tasting Halloween candy, shoes are better when they have blades attached to them. Learn to master ice slicing with today's Groupon: for $20, you get a semiprivate skating lesson from Steeplechase Ice Skating (a $40 value), located inside the Abe Stark Rink in Brooklyn.

Steeplechase caters to serious skaters and blade bush leaguers alike with a variety of semiprivate lessons. Helmed by instructors belonging to the U.S. Figure Skating Association, classes span an array of styles, including figure skating, dance, freestyle, and hockey. Students will learn how to impress skeptical sidekicks with fundamental skating techniques, specialized ice skills, and the basic moves required for killer reenactments of Citizen Kane on ice. Enrollees are encouraged bring their own skates and gloves (rental is $4.50), and admission to the rink ($8) is not included.