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Bill Butler, also known as Mr. Charisma, is a roller skater and choreographer credited with the invention of jam skating. [1] [2]The National Museum of Roller Skating referred to Butler as "an original influencer" in jam skating, stating that "Butler’s iconic moves and styles inspired many of the popular moves and styles of today".
Image credits: reddit.com The year 1973 was also big for music lovers, not only for the aforementioned “Dark Side Of The Moon.” The same year saw the release of David Bowie’s “Aladdin Sane ...
The Empire Roller Rink in 2006. The Empire Roller Disco was a 30,000-square-foot roller rink located at 200 Empire Blvd., in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. [1] The birthplace of roller disco, [2] it was the first venue to showcase jammin', a skate style invented by its attendee and employee Bill "Mr. Charisma" Butler. [3] [1]
Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston CM (April 20, 1949 – January 24, 2015) [1] was a Canadian figure skater and painter. He won the 1971–1976 Canadian national championships, the 1974 World bronze medal and the 1976 Olympic bronze medal.
LIBERTY ROSS: Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace was a legendary roller rink that my parents opened in Hollywood in 1979. A lot of people compare it to Studio 54 on wheels. A lot of people compare it ...
Skaters could only be inducted after their retirement. However, four skaters were inducted and then returned to skating: Ann Calvello, Annis Jensen, Ken Monte and Charlie O'Connell. [3] When the International Roller Derby League, by then run by Leo Seltzer's son, Jerry, closed in 1973, the Hall of Fame also closed. As a result, several ...
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The establishment of the Roller Skating Rink Owners Association (RSROA) in 1937, [4] an organization of rink owners collaborating to organize national competition, is credited with initiating the onset of the Golden Age. The reputation of roller skating was transformed into a sport for all adults to enjoy as recreation. In 1938, dancing on ...