. >>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS TIME FOR JUSTIN IN THE CITY. JUSTIN, JUSTIN, WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE CUEING YOU. >> I BETTER WIN AN EMMY FOR THIS. I BETTER WIN AN EMMY FOR THIS, OKAY? YOU GUYS, I’VE ENTERED OUR VERY OWN BACKYARD TO CHECK OUT
ROCKEFELLER CENTER’S NEWEST ATTRACTION, IT’S A ’70s INSPIRED ROLLER RINK. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INSURANCE LIABILITY. >> I AM HERE IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER, THE CENTER OF NEW YORK CITY WHERE THE ICONIC ICE RINK HAS BEEN MELTED AND HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO FLIPPERS,
ROLLER BOOGIE PALACE, AN ODE TO THE ’70s WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR SKATE ON AND GET YOUR BOOGIE ON TOO. PUT THOSE ICE SKATES ON THE SHELVES, LET’S GET OUR ROLL ON. FOUNDED IN 1979 BY IAN FLIPPER ROSS, FLIPPERS BEGAN AS A
FAMILY-OWNED ROLLER RINK IN LOS ANGELES CELEBRATING SKATING AND FUN. THE LAST TIME THERE WAS ROLLER SKATING ON THIS SPOT WAS BACK IN 1940. SO LIBERTY BROUGHT HER FAMILY BUSINESS TO THIS ICONIC RINK AT ROCKEFELLER PLAZA WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A HIGH PROFILE PARTNER, USHER.
ROLLING WITH ME TODAY IS TIKTOK SKATING PHENOM MELODY OLIVERA AND HER SKATING CREW. >> WHAT’S YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES? ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THIS? >> I AM SO EXCITED. IT’S SO HARD IN NEW YORK BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE ANY MORE RINKS IN THE WHOLE CITY.
IT WAS REALLY SAD, BUT THE LAST RINK CLOSED IN 2000, SO THE ONLY PLACE WE REALLY SKATE NOW IS LIKE A SMALL DIN IN BROOKLYN, THAT’S WHY I’M SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OUTDOOR OPTION. >> I FEEL LIKE ALL MY OLD SKILLS ARE COMING BACK.
>> IT’S MUSCLE MEMORY. YOUR BODY REMEMBERS. >> IT’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS, LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING. >> ROLLER SKATING I THINK IS THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG. >> WHAT’S THE CULTURE LIKE? IS IT WELCOMING? >> YES, WHILE ROLLER SKATING HAS
BEEN MUCH MORE IN THE MAINSTREAM, IT’S NEVER LEFT. IT’S VERY PREVALENT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY AS A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. THIS RINK IS GOING TO BRING SO MUCH JOY BECAUSE THERE’S NOTHING LIKE BEING OUTSIDE AND THE FEELING OF ROLLER SKATING. LET ME FEED YOU SOME TRENDS.
THE FIRST THING WE’RE GOING TO LEARN IS JUST TO STEP OUT. YOU’RE GOING TO STEP OUT. ONE, TWO, AGAIN, TO THE SIDE, TWO, LET’S JUST DO THAT. ONE, TWO, ONE, YEAH. >> OKAY. LET’S DO THE NEXT STEP. IT’S CALLED THE BOX. SO YOU’RE GOING TO STEP OUT,
OUT, OUT, OUT, OUT. >> MA’AM, I AM 35 AND 200 POUNDS. AND I’M A GIRAFFE ON SKATES RIGHT NOW. >> LISTEN, BEND YOUR KNEES. ALL YOUR WEIGHT IS ON THIS LEFT FOOT. STEP, STEP, STEP, STEP. >> YES, HE DID IT! >> OKAY. HOLD ON. OOH, GIRL. >> OKAY.
NOW, JUSTIN, YOU’VE GOT THE MUFS MOVES DOWN, BUT NOW I WANT YOU TO SEE ME AND MY CREW DO IT, PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO JOIN IN. FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT. ♪♪ WHOO! >> FINALLY, IT WAS TIME TO PUT MY SKILLS TO THE TEST.
>> FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT — ♪♪ >> AND LEFT, AND RIGHT, YES, AND LEFT, AY — ♪♪ >> AM I IN? >> YES, YOU’RE IN. >> I’M IN. I’M IN! ♪♪ >> I AM FEELING MYSELF RIGHT NOW. I AM FEELING MYSELF RIGHT NOW. >> YOU’RE UNBELIEVABLE.
>> CAN SOMEONE TEXT THAT TO MY EX?
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