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Success: 1st Urban Roller Skating Dance Competition - 2025 boomers events gen x skaters products & services skaters skating styles Dec 29, 2025

If you weren’t able to attend the 1st Urban Roller Skating Dance Competition on 23rd December at Tottenham Community Centre, then honestly… you missed out on a rich, vibsey, and highly entertai...

Introducing London’s First Urban Rollerskating Dance Competition 2025 events products & services rhythm skating skating styles Dec 08, 2025

So… have you heard the latest? London is about to host its first-ever Urban Roller Skating Dance Competition on Tuesday 23rd December 2025 [Hosted by Roll’n Boogie] and honestly, I cannot wait!

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Valencia Roll 2025: A Spanish Fiesta events gen x skaters rhythm skating skate trips & holidays street skating Nov 10, 2025

Last weekend, the 2nd year of Valencia Roll wrapped up its skate p festival with skaters of all levels coming together from all across the globe. What drew us in? The promise of a fresh new skating...

Skate Party on the Bridge: A Piece of Skate Life boomers events gen x skaters rhythm skating skaters wellbeing Oct 27, 2025

A few weekends ago, I attended a surprise joint skate party for two of my close skate friends Simon and Charlotte on Crystal Palace Bridge — a well known skate spot in South London. It was organis...

Making Ballroom Skating History: Notting Hill Carnival 2025 Winners! 🏆 ballroom skating boomers events gen x skaters history rhythm skating skaters street skating Sep 08, 2025

This year, I had the honour of being a part of a very special performance at Notting Hill Carnival 2025 — one that blended history, elegance, and UK Ballroom Skating in a way London had never quite se...

Annual Rhythm Skating Festivals: From London to Barcelona and Beyond events products & services rhythm skating skate trips & holidays street skating Jun 13, 2025

Whether you’re into Rhythm Skating [like jam, Freestyle and JB], park skating, skate partying, or street skating on mass, 2025 is packed with roller skate festivals that will have you maxing out on yo...

A Rendezvous in Paris 2025 Skate Festival [& Birthday Celebrations events rhythm skating skate trips & holidays street skating Jun 02, 2025

I’ve just returned from a long weekend in France participating in the Rendezvous in Paris Roller Skating Festival [and what a vibe it was]. It was my second time attending this festival as the 2024 fe...