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A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. [1] Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. [2]
Author Carly Giesler said that skaters enact sexualities that create or reclaim an identity, and their role parodies "hegemonic scripts of sexuality" through the use of costumes, derby names and personas. Roller derby acts as a unique stage for female athletes, letting them rebut constraints society places on women and female athletes.
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Women's Flat Track Derby Association (1 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Roller derby" ... Derby name; H. History of roller derby; J.
This is a list of notable roller derby leagues, [note 1] and may include those that are no longer in existence. Existence dates, where known, are included to provide a timeline charting the sport's growth cycles.
Gotham Girls Roller Derby: Rose City Rollers: B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls: Loren Mutch (Rose) 2015 6–8 November WFTDA Championships [21] St Paul, Minnesota: Rose City Rollers: Gotham Girls Roller Derby: Victorian Roller Derby League: Scald Eagle (Rose) [22] 2016 4–6 November WFTDA Championships [23] Portland, Oregon: Rose City Rollers: Gotham ...
Texas Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Austin, Texas.Founded in early 2003 and widely credited as the league that started the modern roller derby movement, [1] the Texas Rollergirls were the first flat-track league in the nation to play a version of roller derby using new standardized rules and a track design based on the dimensions of the old banked tracks. [2]
Cedar Rapids RollerGirls (CRRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founded in 2008, Cedar Rapids is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]