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A Warm and Lovely November Sunday at the Skating Place

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by

This is November in San Francisco! Such a glorious day in the park with beautiful people — including my Facebook skater friend Caroline who I actually met in person for the first time! Good times!

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Roller skating at the Savoy Ballroom in Chicago, 1941

Lindy Hop + Rollerskating in Harlem in the 1930s!

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 by

My friend Albert Boulanger brought this awesome factoid to my attention: to compete with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1939, the Golden Gate Ballroom also featured roller-skating. Can you imagine getting to lindy hop AND rollerskate in the same lavish ballroom? Sigh. SOURCE: The Birth of Bebop, By Scott DeVeaux · 1997

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Second Month of Skating: Getting My Jam On!

Posted on August 28, 2020November 18, 2020 by

There are lots of kinds of roller skating: park skating (ramps), trail skating, derby, figure. But I have had one primary motivation for learning how to quad skate: dancing. Or “jam skating” as it’s called in many places. Early this morning, I celebrated two months of quad skating by jamming to one of my favorite…

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One Month of Roller Skating: So Happy!

Posted on August 3, 2020November 18, 2020 by

So I’ve been roller skating for about a month now. I can’t think of anything I’ve “worked” so hard at at the start. Pretty much every day I’ve put in at least 1-2 hours of practice. And when I’m not skating, I’m probably watching skate videos. I didn’t do anywhere near that much practice when…

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My New Thing for 2020: Roller Disco!

Posted on June 29, 2020August 28, 2020 by

As another birthday rolls around, it’s time to learn something new and #embracethesuck. What will I be terrible at today? Two weeks ago, I was biking around Golden Gate Park with my friend Jess when we passed by the “Skatin’ Place” circle near 17th street and Fulton. We were watching the skaters spin, slide, and…

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Freestyle to “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar

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