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by Mel BlackwoodRoller Girl Gang’s vision is to empower people to roller skate into their most joyful life. Everyone has a story to tell. We want to learn more about why roller skates are so special to so many people – no matter your age, gender, race, culture or ability. We hope this series inspires you to try roller skating, because roller skating brings us so much joy! Stories are powerful and even more so when you hear someone’s story told directly by them. This project has been very humbling. The very personal things that folks have chosen to share…
No doubt the popularity of roller skating in mainstream culture has grown in the past years. This book does not only give a brief history on rhythm and park skating as well as roller derby. It features profiles of 16 pro and amateur roller skaters. Legends who live, love and breathe roller skating tell their stores, captured by professional photographers in nearly 120 photos. Skaters reveal the best skate spots in their city, what defines their personal style, and what those eight wheels mean to them.Realease dates: May (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), June 12th (UK an EU), end of July USA,…
Halloween is almost here! Is your family prepared to have a safe and spooky day of trick-or-treating? Keep reading for our tips to stay safe this Halloween and some additional alternatives just in case trick-or-treating isn’t your family’s thing. 12 Tips To Stay Safe This Halloween A responsible adult should accompany children while they’re trick-or-treating. If your older children are going alone, be sure to plan and review a route with them before. Always walk on sidewalks or paths. Take extra time to check before crossing any streets. Cross the street at corners using traffic signals and crosswalks when you…
Let’s Rolla! Assemble your crew, and dress to impress. Groove to our DJ’s magic, hit the selfie station, and skate the night away with us at Rollerland, our incredible 20,000 square foot rollerskate palace! Find tickets to all Rolla Skate Club events through TicketLeader. All tickets must be purchased online in advance through Ticketleader.Find Tickets Here Join us for Our Upcoming Saturday Skate Events: July 8 Glam-O-Rama Roller Disco | 5 – 7 PM All Ages & 8 – 11 PM Adult 19+ | MC D!zzy D If you’re celebrating a birthday, milestone, or just making it through the…
June – SeptemberThis is a whole summer project, you have a massive 122 days for your challenge! What goals will you set yourself? Which new skate spot will become your favourite?Will you aim to set yourself confidence as well as distance goals? This could be confidence to enter new spaces, confidence to try out new skills, or building up your skills over the summer. Whatever your goals the RGG team is here to cheer you on!We also have a Virtual Marathon FaceBook group for registered members to share their progress. This challenge can be skated from anywhere in the world!…
By presenting the team and dropping the edit Fast Forward Lazo just put the first piece of the puzzle on the table. Not quietly though. This team arrived with a banger on our screens. There are a few longer roller skating videos out there but Fast Forward just adds a certain amount of extra ingredients in terms of effort, time, money and gnarliness to the soup. The skaters left a lot of blood and skin on the concrete all over the US over the year of filming. They throw a firework of tricks at famous and less famous spots. And…
Is it time to change your roller skate wheels? How do you know when to replace them? Also, how do you even replace roller skate wheels? We have you covered! Keep reading this blog to learn more about when to know it’s time to replace your roller skate wheels and how to do it! When It’s Time To Change Out Roller Skate Wheels There are a good many ways that you can tell the wheels on your skates need to be replaced. Maybe they’re making a thudding noise or you feel uneven wear. Both of these typically mean your skate…
Cheer on our local roller derby heroes in an exhilarating live roller derby bout at Rollerland! Find tickets to all Rolla Skate Club events through TicketLeader Find tickets here All tickets must be purchased online in advance through TicketLeader Expect: Our DJ keeping the hype high, live play-by-play announcers and MC, half time performances, a beer garden, hundreds of raucous cheering fans, and LIVE, un-scripted, athletic roller derby before your very eyes! Join us before the bout for an All-Ages Early Skate jam, or after the bout (19+ only on the rink) for the Adult Late Skate after-party. Spectator-only fans are…
Written By Laura Marie Hi! It’s Laura from the Shop. I am writing these blogs in preparation for the ‘K-pop Roller skating disco’ on the 1st of July to give everyone a little more insight into what K-pop actually is. I hope you find these helpful in some way!K-pop (Also known as ‘Korean Pop’) is a genre of music that originates from South Korea. There is a wide range of music styles, performances, fashion and visuals that makes K-pop such a unique brand. One of the most well known and influential groups within K-pop is BTS )(Also known as Bangtan…
For your viewing pleasure and inspiration we flipped, clicked and searched through the web to collect some new roller skating edits in May. Really pleased with this little video journey to Canada, Mexico, Singapore, and the US. Lanna Thornhill is not toooo much of a social media person. We have to say UNFORTUNATELY! Because we’d not be too mad about seeing more of this Canadian shredder. Chuffed Skates just dropped this short video of Lanna and if you want to know more about her check out the latest Drop-in podcast. Just a few weeks after Sofia Agaton’s great edit another…