by rolla skateclub | Mar 24, 2021 | Dance, Get to know skaters, Skatespiration
“Holy crap, I feel like I’ve just been hit by a train!” announced LuluDemon as the jam ended. She rolled back to the team’s bench, “Who is that skater?” “That’s Freight Train!” her teammate replied. It was 2014,...
by rolla skateclub | Mar 8, 2021 | Dance, Get to know skaters, Skatespiration
Our relationship with Dirty Deborah Harry goes back to the heydays of roller derby. Rolla Co-Founder LuluDemon had been invited to coach at RollerCon Down Under, a 5-day roller derby convention and training camp in Caloundra, Australia in 2011. Arriving at the coach...
by Katie Verigin | Mar 3, 2021 | Skatespiration
We don’t have many covered spaces to rollerskate and getting to the park on the dry days that are few and far between can be tricky. The solution? A do-it-yourself, portable PVC rail! So you can learn to grind in your house, carport or basement! We talked to...
by Front Desk Rolla | Feb 9, 2021 | Get to know skaters, Skatespiration
Meet two of our fave skaters, who also happen to be one of Rolla’s favourite mother-daughter skater duos! Your name, skater name, or how you like to be called: Emma – “Forest” – Forever changing and a little crazy. Jordyn – Discosaurus –...
by rolla skateclub | Feb 9, 2021 | Skatespiration
We love our members, and we love to bring you their interesting stories in our Rollerskater Spotlight. Coming at you from BC’s Vancouver Island, one of our first-ever Rolla Skate Club Online members, Alex, loves to get down with the party lights in her disco...
by Katie Verigin | Feb 5, 2021 | Get to know skaters, Skatespiration
We’re all adapting our best to this new normal. With our favourite indoor spots closed, many of us are scrambling for places to rollerskate, especially if you live somewhere with wet winters *ahem* Vancouver. Worried about scratching your hardwood floors? Is your home...
