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Where: Westbourne Community Centre, 43 Roman Way London N7 8XF [5 mins from Caledonian road underground station]. The entrance to the community centre is located just behind the parade of shops.
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Workshops & Open Skate Sessions
 [In From The Cold]
Open Sk8 Jam
"Join us for a regular [Monday] evening of social skating, skill sharing, food & fun."
[In From The Cold} Social Sk8 Jam
ÂŁ10.00
Monday's 8.15 PM - 10.15 PM
- Practise your skating {indoors}
- Share your skills &learn from others
- Socialise whilst you skate.
- Hot food on sale!
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Starting Oct/Nov [when the cold hits!]
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JB Chicago StyleÂ
"Learn To Skate JB Style With One Of The Legends Of JB"
About NizM
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Dr. L. David Stewart (a.k.a. Nizm) has been a skater for 36 years (including 29 as a JB skater, Formal figure skating training for 3 years). Dr. Stewart is also a founding member of the Chicago skate crew Suicide Kings, and Writer/Co-Producer of the Adrenaline Award nominated song “Skate Music” NIZM - Skate Music f/ DMillz - YouTube (2009). Additionally, he was a Consultant of the Emmy-nominated documentary United Skates Documentary (2018).
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More recently took part in Chicago's first annual Legends of The Wood JB Showcase, displaying his smooth 'middle school' JB flow.
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NizM has been teaching various workshops on “Middlework”. He has taught in Portland OR, California, Texas, and Toronto and many other places. Dr. Stewart’s emphasis as a skater has been on musicality and transitions in the middle and skating on the outside. His intensity and creativity are his trademark, and he has made that integral in his skating Chicago and beyond.
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Beginners Workshop
ÂŁ25
6 pm - 8 pm
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This workshop is suitable for confident skaters - new to JB style,
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Or, interested in honing in on the primary JB style skills.
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You'll be taken through an outside and middle work sequence at a more basic skill level and slower [manageble] pace.
Intermediate Workshop
ÂŁ25
8 pm - 10 pm
- This workshop is suitable for more experienced skaters.
- Or, those who have already had some basic exposure to JB style skating.
- You'll be taken through outside flow and middle work sequences at an intermediate skill level and pace.
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London Ballroom Skating
"Learn Ballroom Skating with London's Ballroom connoisseurs Nikki & Andrew."
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About London Ballroom Skating
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London Ballroom Skating is a modern, UK‑rooted interpretation of ballroom skating that has developed within London’s urban skate community. It combines partnered dance, musical interpretation, and smooth technical skating, while responding to the realities of London’s music culture, skating spaces, and surfaces.
While London Ballroom Skating is informed by long‑established American ballroom skating traditions—particularly those originating in St. Louis—it is not an attempt to replicate them. Instead, it represents a newer style that applies ballroom principles in ways that suit London’s environment and evolving skate culture.
Ballroom Beginners
ÂŁ20
6 pm - 8 pm
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This workshop is suitable for confident skaters - new to ballroom skating.
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You must be able to T-stop well to join this workshop.
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You'll be taken through the very basics of ballroom skating.
Ballroom Improvers
ÂŁ20
8 pm - 10 pm
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This workshop is suitable for confident skaters - new to ballroom skating.
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You must be able to T-stop and perform U formation to join
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You'll be taken through a range of ballroom transitions,turns & spins.
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Routines, Rifts & Open Sk8 Jam
"Join us for an evening of social skating, skill sharing & fun (with guest teachers)."
Routines, Rifts & Social Sk8
ÂŁ22.50
6 PM - 10 PM
- Learn routines with guest teachers.
- Have a go at Jam Skating.
- Socialise whilst you skate.
- Enjoy a plate of hot carribean food.