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Jam skating (or Jamskating), also called Jammin', is a skating style consisting of a combination of dance, gymnastics, and roller skating, performed on roller skates. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The origins of jam skating are disputed, but it is often traced to the Great Lakes region , Florida and California .
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".
Oumi Janta (c. 1991 [1]) is a German-Senegalese jam skater and influencer. Janta was born in Thiès, Senegal and moved to Germany with her parents as an infant. [1] [2] She grew up in Steglitz, before moving to Neukölln with her family. [2] As a child, Janta was a fan of figure skating.
Chip and Joanna Gaines are bringing reality TV to a whole new level with the first-ever roller skating competition series!. PEOPLE got an exclusive first look at the trailer for the Magnolia ...
Skate Nation is a British children's television programme presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes broadcast by CBBC on BBC Two in 2009. It was an eleven-part series in which fourteen teams of roller skaters competed for a trip to the World Games in Taiwan .
Transworld Skateboarding was founded in 1983 to rival Thrasher magazine with a slogan of "skate and create" as opposed to "skate and destroy". [1] It was intended as a more accessible alternative to Thrasher Magazine. [9]
A downtown Detroit tradition is returning for yet another year. Starting Saturday, Nov. 18, The Rink at Campus Martius will be open for visitors to lace up their skates and hop on the ice once again.
The list is sorted by roller skating disciplines (inline speed skating, roller inline hockey, downhill, artistic roller skating), gender and competing nationality. Note that some definitions of roller skating include inline, while others intend to specify quad skates.