Skate and Shave: New Hampshire Roller Derby's St. Baldrick.
The Roller Skating Rink Adolescents like to have a place they can call their own. In the fifties, teenagers hung out at the malt shop, sipping cherry cokes and rockin' with Elvis. Today, in small town USA, they're jam skating while listening to the favorite group of the month. I was amazed to find a.The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which underwent several boom-and-bust cycles throughout the 20th century. Although it was a form of sports entertainment for much of its existence, a grassroots, early 21st century revival spearheaded by women has restored an emphasis on athleticism.Photographer Graham’s spectacular photo-essay spotlights the glorious competition of the Texas Rollergirls’ flat track roller derby league. Shot exclusively in black and white, Graham’s.
Rat City Roller Derby (previously Rat City Rollergirls) is a Seattle-based roller derby league of amateur female skaters, the first of its kind in the Northwest and one of five charter members of the national Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.More importantly, the movie helped me understand the post-feminist ethos of the sport. (Though men’s roller derby leagues do exist, most are female.) In the movie, Bliss escapes her conservative parents and miserable job as a waitress in a small Texan diner by joining a roller derby team called The Hurl Scouts. She puts on an outfit, clearly.
Currently I’m enrolled in a photojournalism class and am enjoying it greatly. The assignments keep me shooting and I’m learning a lot. Recently, I’ve been working on a photo story about Roller Derby in LA and the editor of the Santa Monica College paper, The Corsair, decided to publish it!
