Super Skate Sunday – February Adult Skate

Bay Area Skate Family, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!
It’s time to start planning your night out!
February 14th ❤️
WE are Ready to Party & Roll with YOU!
SUPER SKATE SUNDAY!

Come roll with us 9PM-MIDNIGHT!
Presidents Day Weekend…No work on Monday!

Connect to & share the event on Facebook!
Super Skate Sunday Event on Facebook

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REDWOOD ROLLER RINK
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A rink that Welcomes, Listens to and Respects US!
✅ ROLL HOW YOU WANT.
✅ WEAR WHAT YOU WANT.
✅ SKATE TO WHAT YOU LIKE.
✅ IT’S ADULT NIGHT.
✅ ACTUALLY…IT’S YOUR NIGHT!

Admission $11, Skate Rental $4

With your support, we will make this a regular event!

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MUSIC
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DJ: White Chocolate
(Church of 8 Wheels Saturday Night Roller Disco,
Richard Humphrey Ballroom Skate)

Playing your favorite R&B, Soul & Hip Hop Skate
Music!
(…and some you may have forgotten about )

Here’s a little taste:

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Bring your Friends, Bring a Date!
BRING YOUR SKATES!

We can’t wait to roll with you! ❤️

My Skate Life (in GIFs) Part 4 – Cat Edition!

1. Unloading the carpool at the late night skate jam

2. Watching the fast backwards skaters

3. That one reckless skater who never watches out for anybody

4. That one time you fell, but totally played it off…kinda

5. Trying to figure out if it’s your skates that stink

6. When you see a sweet move for the very first time

7. When someone comes up to the DJ Booth and requests “Funkytown”

8. Selfie Spin

9. Trying to walk after Skate-a-thon weekend

10. When the DJ got you in the zone

Required Reading for all Skaters

Some time last year, a brilliant article was published in Electronic Beats magazine.

“Sound in Motion” provides an in-depth look at the origins of style-skating and the music that provided the infinite loop which feeds the culture even to this day.

It’s divided into 4 chapters:

Style Skating, Civil Rights and the Evolution of Rink Music
New York City – Disco, Boogie and Beyond: Danny Krivit
Style skating and James Brown remix culture in Chicago: ShaProStyle
From the rink to the dancefloor: DJ Spinn & RP Boo

I hope this link never goes down, because this story is to pivotal to understanding the issues that created the skating culture, and the pioneers who paved the way.

It’s a long read, but it’s worth it. There’s also some great media bits included throughout.

Click the image to transfer to the article.

http://stories.electronicbeats.net/

Enjoy!!

Skate-a-thon 2015 – Class is in Session

Showcasing some of the great skaters I captured during Atlanta’s 20th Annual Skate-a-thon.
Take notes, class is in session!!

Chapter 1: The Spin

Dan “Kno Limitz” – Seattle

“T-Stacks” – Tennessee

Chapter 2: Floorwork

“Sensai” – Kansas City

“Bee1ne” Anthony – Ohio

Chapter 3: Footwork

Hezekiah – North Carolina

“Batman” Smith – Chicago

Unknown Skater – Chicago

Amazing skating fellas, thank you for the inspiration!

Skate-a-thon 2015 – Celebrating the Ladies in the Middle

It can be super intimidating to get out in front of a group of people and show them your best moves. It can especially intimidating to push through a crowd of amped-up guys just to get a piece of the floor for a few precious seconds.

I’m proud of these ladies who got out there and held their own!

California: Tiffany

California: Michelle

Illinois: Natasha

California: K-Fancy

Atlanta: CeCe

Gurl Power! #sk8athon20

GUEST DJ: Church of 8 Wheels – August 27, 28 & 29

In addition to being an Official Skate Instructor, I’m also your friendly neighborhood Roller Disco DJ.

I LOVE skate music, (Just look at those pants!) and I’ve been invited to play some music for YOU!

Here are the details for the sessions:

Thursday – LGBT Night (All Welcome) 7pm-10pm
Friday – Roller Disco – 7pm-11pm
Saturday – Roller Disco (+18 up only) – 7pm-11pm

$10 to enter, $5 skate rental

The Church of 8 Wheels – 554 Fillmore St. (At Fell) San Francisco, CA 94117

If you’re in the Bay Area, hope to see you there!

Halftime Show – PRG Exhibition Game

The Peninsula Roller Girls invited me out to perform at halftime during their home team exhibition bout.

Here’s a clip from the show!

https://youtu.be/RUH2XCRGZ_8

I have a few upcoming performances and I would love to hear your ideas of some classic, funky, crowd-pleasing songs to dance to. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!

Legends of Skating – Part 1

As different forms of roller skating become popular in various parts of the country, it’s important to acknowledge and honor it’s cultural origins and the unsung pioneers that have given roller skating it’s modern flavor and style.

Bill Butler – Video Bio
If you’ve ever seen these images pop up on the internet, please know that this is NO ordinary “ol skool” skater. When people were rolling to organ music in the 40’s, Bill Butler is the man that brought the funk and jazz to skating in Detroit and then most famously in New York. His artistry, skill and style inspired many of the popular incarnations of roller skating that exist today.

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David Miles Jr. – www.churchof8wheels.com
While rinks are closing down across America, San Francisco’s Godfather of Skate, David Miles Jr. finds new ways to bring skating to the people. Whether indoors or outdoors, David has worked tirelessly with local community leaders for over 30 years to make sure skaters have a place to skate and a funky good time doing it!

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Richard Humphrey – www.rollerdance.com
Known as the “Father of Roller Dance.” Richard is a renowned instructor, performer and inventor, featured on TV and in print. Richard choreographed many of the classic line dance steps that are still popular today. He has also partnered with Riedell to create the innovative “No Strings Attached” skate boot. He continues to teach weekly classes in San Francisco.

Joi Stafford – Skate-a-Thon
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Skate-a-thon in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the largest annual skate party in the country and perhaps the world. Joi and her team work tirelessly each year to throw this amazing 3 day event.

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DJ “Big Bob” Clayton – New York City’s Legendary Roller Disco DJ
Empire Roller Skating Center, Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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There will be more to come! Please leave a comment if you know of someone with significant historical influence and contribution to the development and growth of roller skating!