Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on African American originated dancing/gymnastic roller skating styles that are in indoor skating rinks. These roller skating activities and their various regional styles are sometimes referred to as "soul skating".
Part II showcases videos of "jam skating" (also known as "soul skating") from various cities throughout the United States.
Selected comments from some of these videos' discussion threads are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/03/article-excerpts-about-jam-skating_13.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides information about "jam skating".
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/videos-of-jam-skating-in-usa.html for a March 2012 pancocojams post on this subject.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
With the exception of video #1, these videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest videos given first.
Video #1: The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating [Atlanta, Georgia]
Great Big Story, Published on May 9, 2018
In cities like Atlanta, roller skating culture is alive and rocking. But, its roots go back decades, back to the Civil Rights era. During desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s, many roller rink owners sought to maintain racial divides by hosting theme nights, such as “Rhythm Night” and “Soul Night,” specifically targeted towards African American patrons. Soon, however, these nights evolved into a thing of their own, stripping away the organ music and leaving behind an entirely unique subculture.
In Atlanta, the skating hub was centered around Cascade, a rink attracting all the best skaters in the area. Today, Cascade continues the movement, keeping skating culture rolling on.
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Manny G, 2018
"This video just makes me feel PROUD. The ability to create a beautiful atmosphere out of segregation PROVES That no matter what... We'll find a way."
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Video #2:Bouncin' In Memphis - RWOM @ the sk8 party 2012 [Memphis, Tennessee]
sk8queen, Published on Oct 21, 2012
Everybody mixin it up...
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only):
1. dirtyharry5766, 2015
"sk8queen whats the song pls ....thx"
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REPLY
2. dirtyharry5766, 2016
"DJ G Brown slow walk thx"
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REPLY
3. David Harris, 2018
"The second song is called "that woman" by Mystikal.......2011"
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4. Mrs. Trust Noone, 2016
"It's a shame that people don't skate anymore. I grew up on it and definitely want to gt back into it.
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REPLY
5. Taniya Green, 2018
"Where you been girl yes they do skate they got oldies for goody nights for all of those at World on Wheels right over it right in LA we just got to get our asses up I got their stress skate with this black beautiful man I'm going to buy me some skates Monday LOL"
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6. A.G., 2019
"Skating is still a huge deal. Really big, even now more than then due to social media. Look around... I'm in detroit search soul skate, ppl come from all over. Be blessed sis"
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7. j348011, 2018
"WHY ARE THE LIGHTS ON?? Where is the strobe lights and the disco ball? I'm old school. Doing it wrong!"
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REPLY
8. sk8queen, 2018
"I dont like skating with strobe lights on. The lights dont need to be off all the time."
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9. Stacey Phillips, 2019
"Where is this? Love to see old fashioned up bring...this is how it used to be in Jacksonville back in the day...i sure miss this n especially seeing men n boys out there on the floor...Were going skating tomorrow"
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10. Leroy Cole Jr, 2018
"is the skating ring on third in Memphis"
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REPLY
11. sk8queen, 2019
"No. This is in Collierville, TN. Crystal Palace on Third St. is closed. Either here or Eastt End for skating now."
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In another comment, sk81ueen wrote that this is Funquest Skating Center in Collierville, Tenn. which is located just outside of Memphis, Tenn.
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12. Boss94 wayz, 2019
"Respect to all the skate styles but can't nobody get that slow roll pimping like MEMPHIS....
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Video #3: Wood Rydrz Skate club [Los Angeles, Cal]
Published on Sep 10, 2015
The best DJ's in the world for 5 days straight. Big Bob & Joe Bowen Sunday Night. Dj Arson & Dj wild child on the same day but different rinks. Dj-D put it down at the BBQ for all the cities and states. Awesome skate crews from different states learning new moves was great to see. The Wood Rydrz 1st time at Skate-A-Thon. Thank you Cali Skate community for all the support on getting or roll on.Thank you Click Klack for driving safely to Vegas.
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Debbie T, 2019
"If the Children of the future learn how to RollerSkate like we did in the past I think we would have a better world to live in.These skating rink Videos make me want to go back in Time. If I had known when I used to skate I would have never moved back to Memphis and if I did l would have open the biggest skating rink in Memphis and these kids would not been thinking about no guns or robbing people or car jacking.or killing people..If I could turn back the Hands o Time.I feel like I would have made a Difference in the way children act to this day.These skating rink Videos make me feel so good on the inside.It put me in a better mood for one."
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Video #4: DANCE IN THE REAL WORLD S1 • E4 [Chicago, Illinois]
Dance in Chicago: Skating with James Brown's Style
The New York Times, Published on Dec 17, 2017
In Chicago, J.B.-style skaters turn the roller rink into a dance floor, where it’s all “about the groove.”
-snip-
Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only):
1. Cherl Lowe-johnson, 2019
"That's "The Rink" on 87th Street-- Chicago. Some people call their style of skating The Crazy Legs. Watch the legs fly or stay toward the middle where it is safe. Lol. Check out Atlanta, Ohio/Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati style, Metro Detroit, St. Louis, & NYC styles of skating. Spring & Summer road trips - Lots of fun!!"
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2. spainyo, 2018
"Yup! Black Chicagoans are the best skaters in the country."
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REPLY
3. Anthony Taylor, 2018
"spainyo u need to YouTube Detroit. Dc and Cali and new york before you make that assessment much love tho
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REPLY
4. O'Neal Rimpson, 2019
"@Anthony Taylor no. Chicago won 10+ adrenaline awards for it's JB style. Adrenaline awards are given to winners of national skate competitions judged by skaters from all over the country. No other style has been as dominate as JB skating....in those competitions. So what are you saying. We the best man! Stop it."
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REPLY
5. Anthony Taylor, 2019
"@O'Neal Rimpsonmy fault don't know what the adrenaline awards are but still it's just so many styles I don't mean no disrespect and they're are awesome skaters in Chicago it's just an opinion I admire all of the styles but I don't think Chicago is the best tho thanks for ur reply tho"
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REPLY
6. O'Neal Rimpson, 2019
"@Anthony Taylor within JB there's a LOT of variation. This video doesn't have real dope JB skating in it. Any please don't judge by what you see in the internet it in no way is representative of JB skating. It's a very watered down version of JB skating."
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Video #5: Soul Skate 2018 [Detroit, Michigan]
Dazed, Published on Oct 24, 2018
Soul Skate is the roller disco that’s central to Detroit’s cultural legacy. This new documentary from Carhartt WIP, NTS and Dazed takes a look inside the world of the iconic bi-annual party.
Featuring the voice of Kenny Dixon Jr.
[...]
Music
“Tribute”
“Black Mahogani”
“MahoganyBrown”
“Music People”
“I Got Werk”
“I Can’t Kick This Feeling When It Hits”
Written and Produced by Moodymann
Courtesy of Mahogani Music
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Hawtgawd-from-Turtle Island, 2019
"United Skates brought me here
them white directors jus toke 2 hours off my life
damit..lol
this 15 min is more entertaining..12:44 i see u Batman
we need 2 privatize our rinks when they shut em down
basements, churches, halls..where ever to keep the melanin flowing💃
✌️ & a 🍼 of hair greaze💯"
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
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Visitor comments are welcome.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Article Excerpts About Jam Skating (African American Styles Of Roller Skate Dancing)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on African American originated roller skating dancing styles that are performed in indoor skating rinks. These roller skating activities and their various regional styles are sometimes referred to as "soul skating".
Part I provides information about "jam skating".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/03/five-videos-of-jam-skating-african.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases five "jam skating" videos from various cities throughout the United States.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/videos-of-jam-skating-in-usa.html for a March 2012 pancocojams post on this subject.
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EXCERPTS ABOUT JAM SKATING
These excerpts are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_skating
"Jam skating (or Jamskating) is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and roller skating, performed on roller skates.[1] The origins of jam skating are disputed, but it is often traced to the Great Lakes region and Florida. The style has its roots in traditional roller disco, but has been greatly influenced by breakdancing, artistic skating, gymnastics, and modern dance.[2] Successful jam skaters are well practiced in these different forms and must have the ability to translate these movements while on skates. Jam skating first became popular in the early 1990s and is still going strong throughout the nation.... Jam Skating, like breakdancing in its early evolution, was an almost underground movement fueled by teenagers and skaters in their early 20s. Events were created to allow Jam Skaters to meet, trade moves, and, most importantly, "battle". Battling and performing remain a very important aspect of Jam Skating. This element pushes the boundaries of what is possible to perform while on skates; moreover, it ignites evolution within the skate culture.
[...]
Jam skating is neither aggressive nor speed skating. This form of freestyle skating is referred to by many different names: toe-dancing, spot-skating, shuffle skating, hexing, rexxing, trucking, shadow skating, crazy leg, boogie bouncing, and disco skating. These names strictly describe the style of skating, not the moves.
[...]
Skating equipment
Traditionally, roller disco skaters wore an artistic high-cut boot with toe stop. In the early 1980s, this transitioned into a trend of wearing low-cut speed skate boots with jam plugs in place of the toe stops. This trend continues today, as the low-cut boot allows for more agility with feet while skating.
[...]
Movies
The 2005 film Roll Bounce prominently featured jam skating, along with some well-known skaters within the jam skating community.[3]
The 2006 film ATL was centered around a skating rink in Atlanta, GA called Cascade.[4]"....
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Excerpt #2
From http://www.blacdetroit.com/BLAC-Detroit/September-2017/Detroits-integral-role-in-roller-skating-culture/ "Detroit's integral role in roller skating culture"
The past, present and (hopefully) rockin’ future of Detroit’s skate scene
by CORNELIUS FORTUNE, September 2017
"As a boy growing up in Black Bottom during the early ’60s, Richard Houston enjoyed Saturday matinees at the Arcadia Ballroom on Woodward – but it was roller skating that kept him out of trouble. He laced up his skates and found an entirely new world to explore – and has never looked back.
Now, at the age of 66, Houston, known as Rockin’ Richard Houston, is a world-renowned skater. The retired postman and Air Force vet has been called “The Godfather of Skating.” Houston is part of a collective in Detroit devoted to what is called The National Skate Scene, which has people from around the world meeting up to skate after hours, usually between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. These adult skate parties serve as a haven for lovers of roller skating. Not only that, but it’s a time when the “skate family” gets together for a reunion of sorts. These parties have included vendors, entertainment, dance events and other activities – happening here both here and, on a much larger scale, in cities like Atlanta and Chicago.
Roller skating in Detroit has remained a vibrant touchstone, particularly among the black community, and the city’s contribution to this movement on skates is what Houston hopes to highlight in his memoir, The Motown Sound on Wheels, set to release later this year. He wrote it not only as a historical document and point of reflection but as a love letter to the skating world that has been his passion.
[...]
New Yorker John Perkins, an associate, decided to take [Joi] Lofton’s connection to the skate world and rink owners to another level and came up with Sk8-A-Thon, an event that invited skaters from around the world in 1996. Although Lofton and Perkins went their separate ways, Lofton decided to rebrand the event, calling it Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon.
“It’s definitely international,” she says. “We have skaters here from Canada, London, Holland, Germany, Japan – those are the five countries I know of. It’s been the largest skating event in the country. The skating goes to 5 or 6 in the morning.”
Held Labor Day weekend, Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon is a passion project for its organizer. Yet, after 22 years, planning the event hasn’t gotten easier. It takes eight months to iron out the details each year.
[...]
Detroit’s Soul Skate
Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon might be the largest skating party on the national scene, but Detroit’s own Soul Skate runs a close second. Similarly, people travel from all over the world to celebrate roller skating in an afterhours adult setting. Soul Skate, a bi-annual event (the next one takes place in 2018 during Memorial Day weekend) draws thousands to Detroit.
[...]
Expanding the community
How do thousands of skaters from around the world – including Detroit – find out about adult skate parties such as Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon, Soul Skate and others?
When skaters want to know where the national parties are, they congregate on social media. But one website serves as the main informational source: skategroove.com. Before this go-to site, there was rollerskate.net – co-developed by avid skater Kevin Williams. Williams, another native Detroiter, has been involved in the skating scene since its inception. He moved to Los Angeles for a time and eventually hosted some roller skating parties in Southern California.
“We developed a website and we advertised this party and connected with roller skaters from all over the world,” Williams says. “About 2,000 people came – they came from Sweden, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Japan and all over the United States. It was an awesome roller skating party. It was absolutely amazing. From that, the party kept building, Joi’s kept building.”
[...]
Skating History Tidbits
Roller skating was embraced in the post-Civil War era by the upper class, who wore tuxedos and evening gowns while skating.
It gained popularity in the early 20th century after labor laws allowed people more free time.
The Great Depression took a toll on skating, since limited resources made it difficult to maintain large rinks.
The disco era was its heyday: The songs of that time were perfect for bouncing and rolling to the beat.
Economic downturn in the ’80s hit the recreation again.
Its popularity has been lifted in recent years thanks to inline skating and the resurgence of roller derby leagues.
Source: National Museum of Roller Skating (Lincoln, Nebraska)”
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Excerpt #3
From https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/united-skates/about United Skates [2019 documentary about jam skating]
"For years, roller-skating rinks have been a constant for African-American communities across the U.S., serving as a meeting ground, a place to have fun and an incubator of iconic hip-hop talents like Queen Latifah and N.W.A.
As America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community joins forces in a racially charged environment to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating, which has been overlooked by the mainstream for generations – yet has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talents.
From executive producer John Legend and first-time directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown, the documentary United Skates highlights the dynamic world of roller skating, showcasing African-American rinks and skaters across the country as they fight to keep the culture alive and skate their hearts out...
[...]
Adult nights have become skating parties marked by incredible moves and music. Reggie, who says skating brought him “community [and] a sense of culture,” is disappointed that his local rink provides neither. In fact, none of the 14 rinks in North Carolina have an adult night. Hoping to start his own, Reggie meets with an owner receptive to the idea of bringing in new clientele.
[...]
Meanwhile, the L.A. skating community mourns the closure of Skate Depot, its last remaining rink, extending the wave of rink closings across the country in the wake of rezoning laws and increased land values in urban areas.
In L.A., during the height of gang violence in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the roller rink served as neutral ground when the Crips and Bloods had to share the World on Wheels rink. In 2013, this safe space closed, despite the community’s best efforts to keep it open. After hearing of Skate Depot’s impending closing, Phelicia and her family are feeling its loss. After driving hours to another rink, Phelicia gets into a heated argument with an employee who claims their custom wheels violate rink rules.
As local rinks shutter, annual national skating events take on even greater importance. At Independence Roll, hosted by Rich City Skate, skaters across the U.S. represent their cities’ varied skating styles. The result is an unforgettable night of joy, tempered by Rich City’s pending future."...
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on African American originated roller skating dancing styles that are performed in indoor skating rinks. These roller skating activities and their various regional styles are sometimes referred to as "soul skating".
Part I provides information about "jam skating".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/03/five-videos-of-jam-skating-african.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases five "jam skating" videos from various cities throughout the United States.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/videos-of-jam-skating-in-usa.html for a March 2012 pancocojams post on this subject.
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EXCERPTS ABOUT JAM SKATING
These excerpts are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_skating
"Jam skating (or Jamskating) is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and roller skating, performed on roller skates.[1] The origins of jam skating are disputed, but it is often traced to the Great Lakes region and Florida. The style has its roots in traditional roller disco, but has been greatly influenced by breakdancing, artistic skating, gymnastics, and modern dance.[2] Successful jam skaters are well practiced in these different forms and must have the ability to translate these movements while on skates. Jam skating first became popular in the early 1990s and is still going strong throughout the nation.... Jam Skating, like breakdancing in its early evolution, was an almost underground movement fueled by teenagers and skaters in their early 20s. Events were created to allow Jam Skaters to meet, trade moves, and, most importantly, "battle". Battling and performing remain a very important aspect of Jam Skating. This element pushes the boundaries of what is possible to perform while on skates; moreover, it ignites evolution within the skate culture.
[...]
Jam skating is neither aggressive nor speed skating. This form of freestyle skating is referred to by many different names: toe-dancing, spot-skating, shuffle skating, hexing, rexxing, trucking, shadow skating, crazy leg, boogie bouncing, and disco skating. These names strictly describe the style of skating, not the moves.
[...]
Skating equipment
Traditionally, roller disco skaters wore an artistic high-cut boot with toe stop. In the early 1980s, this transitioned into a trend of wearing low-cut speed skate boots with jam plugs in place of the toe stops. This trend continues today, as the low-cut boot allows for more agility with feet while skating.
[...]
Movies
The 2005 film Roll Bounce prominently featured jam skating, along with some well-known skaters within the jam skating community.[3]
The 2006 film ATL was centered around a skating rink in Atlanta, GA called Cascade.[4]"....
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Excerpt #2
From http://www.blacdetroit.com/BLAC-Detroit/September-2017/Detroits-integral-role-in-roller-skating-culture/ "Detroit's integral role in roller skating culture"
The past, present and (hopefully) rockin’ future of Detroit’s skate scene
by CORNELIUS FORTUNE, September 2017
"As a boy growing up in Black Bottom during the early ’60s, Richard Houston enjoyed Saturday matinees at the Arcadia Ballroom on Woodward – but it was roller skating that kept him out of trouble. He laced up his skates and found an entirely new world to explore – and has never looked back.
Now, at the age of 66, Houston, known as Rockin’ Richard Houston, is a world-renowned skater. The retired postman and Air Force vet has been called “The Godfather of Skating.” Houston is part of a collective in Detroit devoted to what is called The National Skate Scene, which has people from around the world meeting up to skate after hours, usually between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. These adult skate parties serve as a haven for lovers of roller skating. Not only that, but it’s a time when the “skate family” gets together for a reunion of sorts. These parties have included vendors, entertainment, dance events and other activities – happening here both here and, on a much larger scale, in cities like Atlanta and Chicago.
Roller skating in Detroit has remained a vibrant touchstone, particularly among the black community, and the city’s contribution to this movement on skates is what Houston hopes to highlight in his memoir, The Motown Sound on Wheels, set to release later this year. He wrote it not only as a historical document and point of reflection but as a love letter to the skating world that has been his passion.
[...]
New Yorker John Perkins, an associate, decided to take [Joi] Lofton’s connection to the skate world and rink owners to another level and came up with Sk8-A-Thon, an event that invited skaters from around the world in 1996. Although Lofton and Perkins went their separate ways, Lofton decided to rebrand the event, calling it Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon.
“It’s definitely international,” she says. “We have skaters here from Canada, London, Holland, Germany, Japan – those are the five countries I know of. It’s been the largest skating event in the country. The skating goes to 5 or 6 in the morning.”
Held Labor Day weekend, Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon is a passion project for its organizer. Yet, after 22 years, planning the event hasn’t gotten easier. It takes eight months to iron out the details each year.
[...]
Detroit’s Soul Skate
Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon might be the largest skating party on the national scene, but Detroit’s own Soul Skate runs a close second. Similarly, people travel from all over the world to celebrate roller skating in an afterhours adult setting. Soul Skate, a bi-annual event (the next one takes place in 2018 during Memorial Day weekend) draws thousands to Detroit.
[...]
Expanding the community
How do thousands of skaters from around the world – including Detroit – find out about adult skate parties such as Joi’s Sk8-A-Thon, Soul Skate and others?
When skaters want to know where the national parties are, they congregate on social media. But one website serves as the main informational source: skategroove.com. Before this go-to site, there was rollerskate.net – co-developed by avid skater Kevin Williams. Williams, another native Detroiter, has been involved in the skating scene since its inception. He moved to Los Angeles for a time and eventually hosted some roller skating parties in Southern California.
“We developed a website and we advertised this party and connected with roller skaters from all over the world,” Williams says. “About 2,000 people came – they came from Sweden, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Japan and all over the United States. It was an awesome roller skating party. It was absolutely amazing. From that, the party kept building, Joi’s kept building.”
[...]
Skating History Tidbits
Roller skating was embraced in the post-Civil War era by the upper class, who wore tuxedos and evening gowns while skating.
It gained popularity in the early 20th century after labor laws allowed people more free time.
The Great Depression took a toll on skating, since limited resources made it difficult to maintain large rinks.
The disco era was its heyday: The songs of that time were perfect for bouncing and rolling to the beat.
Economic downturn in the ’80s hit the recreation again.
Its popularity has been lifted in recent years thanks to inline skating and the resurgence of roller derby leagues.
Source: National Museum of Roller Skating (Lincoln, Nebraska)”
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Excerpt #3
From https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/united-skates/about United Skates [2019 documentary about jam skating]
"For years, roller-skating rinks have been a constant for African-American communities across the U.S., serving as a meeting ground, a place to have fun and an incubator of iconic hip-hop talents like Queen Latifah and N.W.A.
As America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community joins forces in a racially charged environment to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating, which has been overlooked by the mainstream for generations – yet has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talents.
From executive producer John Legend and first-time directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown, the documentary United Skates highlights the dynamic world of roller skating, showcasing African-American rinks and skaters across the country as they fight to keep the culture alive and skate their hearts out...
[...]
Adult nights have become skating parties marked by incredible moves and music. Reggie, who says skating brought him “community [and] a sense of culture,” is disappointed that his local rink provides neither. In fact, none of the 14 rinks in North Carolina have an adult night. Hoping to start his own, Reggie meets with an owner receptive to the idea of bringing in new clientele.
[...]
Meanwhile, the L.A. skating community mourns the closure of Skate Depot, its last remaining rink, extending the wave of rink closings across the country in the wake of rezoning laws and increased land values in urban areas.
In L.A., during the height of gang violence in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the roller rink served as neutral ground when the Crips and Bloods had to share the World on Wheels rink. In 2013, this safe space closed, despite the community’s best efforts to keep it open. After hearing of Skate Depot’s impending closing, Phelicia and her family are feeling its loss. After driving hours to another rink, Phelicia gets into a heated argument with an employee who claims their custom wheels violate rink rules.
As local rinks shutter, annual national skating events take on even greater importance. At Independence Roll, hosted by Rich City Skate, skaters across the U.S. represent their cities’ varied skating styles. The result is an unforgettable night of joy, tempered by Rich City’s pending future."...
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Videos Of Jam Skating In The USA
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post provides an overview of jam skating, features a video tribute to the 2005 American jam skating movie Roll Bounce, and showcases five videos of groups or individuals jam skating at skating rinks throughout the United States. As such, this post is meant to serve as an introduction to jam skating for people like me who aren't that familiar with this movement art.
Enjoy!
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INFORMATION ABOUT JAM SKATING
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_skating:
"Jam skating (or Jamskating) is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and skating, performed on roller skates. The style of skating has its roots in traditional roller disco, but has been influenced by breakdancing, artistic skating, gymnastics, and modern dance. Successful jamskaters are well practiced in these different forms and must have the ability to translate these movements while on skates.
Jamskating is neither aggressive nor speed skating. This form of freestyle skating is referred to by many different names: toe-dancing, spot-skating, shuffle skating, hexing, rexxing, trucking, shadow skating, crazy leg, boogie bouncing, and disco skating. These names strictly describe the style of skating, not the moves.
In September 2001, the World Skating Association (WSA) became the sanctioning body of jamskating. The WSA was formed to host well organized, skater-oriented events world wide."
ROLL BOUNCE MOVIE VIDEO
Roll Bounce Movie Tribute
Uploaded by POOGIE39 on Feb 19, 2011
I DO N OT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO, JUST A FAN,
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_Bounce for information about the movie Roll Bounce.
FEATURED VIDEOS: COMMUNITY JAM SKATERS
The skaters in these selected videos aren't necessarily the very best jam skaters in the United States. I selected these particular videos because aesthetically they appealed to me and/or because they represent African Americans jam skaters from various states in the United States.
This post is not meant to imply that only Black Americans jam skate.
These videos are presented in no ranking order.
Video #1: Art In Motion Skaters
Uploaded by artinmotion007 on Mar 26, 2007
Golden EyE Dave Roller Skating
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Video #2: JB Skating @ The Rink (remix)
Uploaded by caseyjclark on Mar 13, 2009
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Video #3: Rolling Wheels of Memphis MLK Weekend '2009'
Uploaded by maria580 on Jan 18, 2009
Memphis getting down!
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Video #4: houston rep n dallas skate jam 08
Uploaded by shazee25shanae on Jun 19, 2008
check em out
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Video #5: Chitown is doing it
Uploaded by dbra60620 on Apr 21, 2007
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My thanks to the performers, and video uploaders.
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This post provides an overview of jam skating, features a video tribute to the 2005 American jam skating movie Roll Bounce, and showcases five videos of groups or individuals jam skating at skating rinks throughout the United States. As such, this post is meant to serve as an introduction to jam skating for people like me who aren't that familiar with this movement art.
Enjoy!
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INFORMATION ABOUT JAM SKATING
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_skating:
"Jam skating (or Jamskating) is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and skating, performed on roller skates. The style of skating has its roots in traditional roller disco, but has been influenced by breakdancing, artistic skating, gymnastics, and modern dance. Successful jamskaters are well practiced in these different forms and must have the ability to translate these movements while on skates.
Jamskating is neither aggressive nor speed skating. This form of freestyle skating is referred to by many different names: toe-dancing, spot-skating, shuffle skating, hexing, rexxing, trucking, shadow skating, crazy leg, boogie bouncing, and disco skating. These names strictly describe the style of skating, not the moves.
In September 2001, the World Skating Association (WSA) became the sanctioning body of jamskating. The WSA was formed to host well organized, skater-oriented events world wide."
ROLL BOUNCE MOVIE VIDEO
Roll Bounce Movie Tribute
Uploaded by POOGIE39 on Feb 19, 2011
I DO N OT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO, JUST A FAN,
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_Bounce for information about the movie Roll Bounce.
FEATURED VIDEOS: COMMUNITY JAM SKATERS
The skaters in these selected videos aren't necessarily the very best jam skaters in the United States. I selected these particular videos because aesthetically they appealed to me and/or because they represent African Americans jam skaters from various states in the United States.
This post is not meant to imply that only Black Americans jam skate.
These videos are presented in no ranking order.
Video #1: Art In Motion Skaters
Uploaded by artinmotion007 on Mar 26, 2007
Golden EyE Dave Roller Skating
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Video #2: JB Skating @ The Rink (remix)
Uploaded by caseyjclark on Mar 13, 2009
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Video #3: Rolling Wheels of Memphis MLK Weekend '2009'
Uploaded by maria580 on Jan 18, 2009
Memphis getting down!
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Video #4: houston rep n dallas skate jam 08
Uploaded by shazee25shanae on Jun 19, 2008
check em out
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Video #5: Chitown is doing it
Uploaded by dbra60620 on Apr 21, 2007
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