Roller skating is like when you were a kid and there was nothing wrong with life and everything was perfect and everything was exciting hi I’m Angie Thomas and I live to roller skate roller skating is life to me I was at Lloyd’s one day with my
Children in my inlines and I saw an amazing skater doing some really funky moves around the rink and I thought I have to try that what started as once a week I would skate turned into five six days a week skating and just falling in love with the feeling it gives you I
Bought these roller skates and I wanted to break them in so I put them on at home cooking laundry I didn’t know what I was doing to my balance and whatnot but I was able to learn down skating quicker I think because I was so used to
Being in them like that and standing in them and not rolling traditionally like you do going to Lloyds and people were just like what the heck is this and each move that I learned I would teach it and so I decided you know what I want to
Have a roller dance company so I got certified and then I bought about 30 pairs of skates and I just dreamt of having this company and then Lloyd’s announced the closure so I said hey I’m going to just rent a place every Friday and have a disco cuz how long could it
Really be before we get a rank you know I’ve taught people for years now and I taught a child that was three and I taught a woman who was 77 about a month ago mind you she’s a very active and fit 77y old but I’ve taught groups of people
Moms and dads together it’s for everybody yes it’s been so great learning from Angie and the skate community in general is just so welcoming it’s just ridiculously fun it’s kind of that feeling you get when you first kind of get the hang of skiing and you’re going down the hill and
Feeling kind of comfortable just really free really fun you don’t need a lot of space to practice dance skating I teach people how to utilize the space in their home you only have a tiny bathroom lenium surface we can work with that it just has to roll that’s it 100% you have
To be careful when you’re doing this absolutely like Gear Up practice somewhere else before you’re home and or take lessons don’t climb any stairs or anything like that but I’m a big fan of promoting skating in the home because you learn the most by yourself when no one’s watching and there’s something to
Be said about just escaping one people are so excited to learn how to dance roller skating roller dancing is pure dopamine it’s amazing I’m hooked I’m not exactly sure when but there is a new roller rink open SP in Calgary and I think it will be open in
January they’re putting their floor down now so you can expect to see a new roller rank in the next couple months
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