Columbus' Adult Roller Skating Scene

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5 жыл бұрын

For some of us, the thought of hitting up the roller rink and lacing up a pair of skates is best relegated to elementary school children. With the scarcity of rinks and lack of attention to the scene, you might think roller skating is on the decline. But a visit to Skate Zone 71 on Adult Night is proof that roller skating isn't dead - it's just gone underground. We got a peek into this vibrant subculture that is flourishing right here in Columbus.

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@WhiteFuryJade 5 жыл бұрын

"The more skaters - the bigger the family" . What a heartfelt phrase

@pheenix42 4 жыл бұрын

"Just me, my Eights, and a wood floor." Here is a man who has his head on straight.

@aliciablanchard2500 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with what the gentleman said... it’s an amazing stress relief. I go solo and free my mind from every care in the world...

@a7laktkota 3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@ladykay8183 5 жыл бұрын

I’m about to dust my skates off and hit the floor Saturday

@freddymarcel-marcum6831 4 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@loyalti1287 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I can't, Rollin 😷😷😷😷

@user-qk7sc2rw2d 3 жыл бұрын

@@loyalti1287 same😂

@Itsbrandonali 4 жыл бұрын

The skating scene where I live is minimal. I wish I had friends who are passionate like me about roller skating!

@chromecuty 4 жыл бұрын

BRANDON ALI ditto

@Itsbrandonali 4 жыл бұрын

I think I might! @JUSTPASSINGTHROUGH

@aliciablanchard2500 4 жыл бұрын

We have an adult rink in MN that is pretty dope but I always wanted to travel to see other rinks.

@roisincolcomb9517 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@rubylimey7614 4 жыл бұрын

I understand..i go solo🙂

@maryriley6163 5 жыл бұрын

Man, that was delightful. It takes me back to the eighties when I skated nine sessions a week. I was 33 and felt on top of the world when I was roller skating. Thanks for making me feel young again.

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I only went to 2 sessions a week. You did 9 a week! That was amazing! I did though skated about 4 to 6 times a week when I was working at a rink for a year in 1990. Boss said I can skate anytime but has to have lights off. So I did!

@SOULSafeProductionZ 4 жыл бұрын

Dude said he had been skating for 58 YEARS!That's CRAZY!

@gaillacour8872 3 жыл бұрын

I started skating when I was 7 , I’ll be 64 in May and I still SKATE, if only the RINKS open back up in Northern California, they are all shut down in the Bay Area 😔

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I am 56, skated since age 13. That would be 43 years. I recalled I was skating in the late 1970s a guy who looked 80 something and he followed to the same rink another place because the one in 1970s closed in 1983.. and then people told me he's 88 years old (I think this was 1986 they told me). He was skating like those skaters in the video. Wow! So, anybody can do it.

@Hdidbi_3049 4 жыл бұрын

I’m 15 and I just bought new rollerskate and I’m excited lol

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

Thats great! Have fun!

@gobcyips499 3 жыл бұрын

same bro

@who8dapple 3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe, enjoy and keep on rollin!

@theartist_harlivi 5 жыл бұрын

A new Aussie skater here...feeling the depth of love and freedom and being in my own world, sharing in something and finding a family on wheels. It feels like I found something I never knew I was missing. Beautiful video, thank you.

@rexsexson5349 4 жыл бұрын

Only in my town, Columbus, Ohio. Love it. Being 42, well yeah never lose the inner child.

@taylorwarren5808 4 жыл бұрын

Rex Sexson 😱😱😱😱😱 IM GOING. This is like a DREAMLAND to me! I love skating and this would be perfect!!

@tweetiebirdism 2 жыл бұрын

Is it still open?

@mayajohnson2677 2 жыл бұрын

@@tweetiebirdism yes it is!

@OldSchoolDanceFitness 2 жыл бұрын

Just went skating for the first time in over 10 years. Fell in love all over again. These folks are for real-amazing talent and great love. Can't wait to get back into it. Thanks for the motivation!

@omargarza4724 2 жыл бұрын

How can you not love this? I’m 53, Hispanic and always wanted to skate. Where I grew up as a child there was no such thing. For my 53rd birthday got me a pair of skates. Watching videoes and there is this, a rich alive culture! So awesome to see, wish I had been skating in my childhood. Maybe i would have a little bit more skill .

@anjollabanton230 Жыл бұрын

Omar don't knock the skills u gave acquired.good on u. I took roller via ice skating. Love every new breath it has given. I started Just before my 60th👍👍👍🤣🤣

@GeemailMailboxx 2 жыл бұрын

Man I remember skating in the 70's when the DJ plays that one song and your immediately immersed into your own private world, you don't even notice the people around you anymore, you just let happiness flow through you and do your Thang. 🌻🌼🌞👍🤗

@Ayplus 5 жыл бұрын

Thats a dope rink

@tmptheville 4 жыл бұрын

We Love Skating in Columbus💖: )

@michaelrezzuto8794 4 жыл бұрын

I can't stop smiling as soon as I get in the rink.

@aliciablanchard2500 4 жыл бұрын

MICHAEL REZZUTO Everyone calls me smiley at the rink because once I’m skating I’m happy. The dopamine that flows through you while you skate is unreal.

@manoncauvier4295 3 жыл бұрын

Columbus adulted and High paroulett e partager avec amis Manon cauvier

@manoncauvier4295 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo patin roulettes super bon musique monde entier bravo bravo félicitations

@vdubdesigns6530 5 жыл бұрын

I skate quads too, and I also play roller derby and it's my favorite thing to do!

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

I skate quads too but not in derby. Ha.

@davidjessee7701 3 жыл бұрын

I skated my whole youth.. I'm 54 now..i was a floor guard in the 80s.. My boots were Riedell. Plates were sure grip with zinger wheels...

@ndtwins4011 4 жыл бұрын

I got to cjhs it’s the middle school and every weekend you got over 70 kids planning to go skating so I think our generation gonna bring it back after it was falling out

@Kim1987sc 4 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to relearn how to skate. I haven't done this since I was a child.

@Skiergold 4 жыл бұрын

I picked it up again last year after 12 years away. Trust me when I say that it never leaves you. Other than that, just have fun!

@Kim1987sc 4 жыл бұрын

@@Skiergold Very true!! Hope that goes the same to me!!

@user-dq2ym1nn9k 4 жыл бұрын

go for it - i'm 39 and am back into it after 25 years hiatus...It's all come back to me

@knghtgraphixstudios5475 3 жыл бұрын

Been driving to that rink from Cincinnati for over 20 years and there's nothing like skating there....the talent, the music, the friends and the sessions...best place to skate in Ohio. Fact #1: All of this footage was taken on the Icy Hot Weekend, the biggest skating event in the Midwest. Fact #2: I'm in this video

@13Bull13 3 жыл бұрын

“ For 3 to 4 hours I am free no worries in the world“ I love it! I grew up in a roller rink. Skated for 56 hours 2 to 3 times a week. Great way to meet chicks get exercise meet new people and we had a ton of fun. Got experience DJ, skate guarding, working the ticket counter and snack bar. My first jobs were at the rink! I saw this being Anna urethane coated, smooth as hell concrete floor!!!

@Ruby_Mullz 4 жыл бұрын

I’m 18 and I’ve been skating since I was 10. Since lockdown started I’ve missed it so much because my rink is closed. Can’t wait for this to be over and get back, I feel so free when I skate and it’s like one of passions has died atm! I just love going fast around the rink to some good tunes!

@malakvalentin2352 Жыл бұрын

Such beautiful people. This world needs more skaters.

@shawnmurphy4025 4 жыл бұрын

My tribute goes out to Bonnie thanks Bonnie for all the fun and memories of skating at that rink back then in Columbus Georgia 1984

@mdeborah827 4 жыл бұрын

Just watching ya'll is a stress reliever.

@lisamarie0678 4 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to learn how to skate but haven't had anybody to buddy up with.☺

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

Aww. Lisa Marie. If I was living closer, I would teach you and help you skate.

@lisamarie0678 3 жыл бұрын

@@markfalso6634 Thanks😎

@teresah.6696 2 жыл бұрын

This video should be much longer, I really enjoyed everyone you spoke with...very nice rink, I like the layout.👋👍

@shawnmurphy4025 4 жыл бұрын

I remember when i was a teenager about 13 i used to skate at the roller rink in Columbus Georgia on Saturday mornings with a lady named Bonnie she would have games in the middle of the rink like races and see who could get to the front first and whoever won got a free coke the first 5 people anyways that was in 1984 it was so much fun back then

@michelleschermerhorn6308 3 ай бұрын

My Rink! I was born & raised in Columbus, Ohio this was best called USA Skate for the time I went there, and I'm sure I "learned" to skate there under a differnt name , but I was to young to know what that was. I learned to skate in that rink when the "beginners" had to learn in an "inner circle"(in the middle of the wood floor) I had a teenage brother, I was in elementary school, so I could sit on the floor OR watch & learn/try! Needless to say I was an advid skater by middle school, when they finally put the beginners rink over to the side! I grew up in this rink!! I watched them start to incorporate dance along with skating, they started doing concerts....I saw Roxanne Shante perform at this rink when I was 14. This place was my home all through middle school & high school!!

@jacquelinedarst8313 2 жыл бұрын

Yes u meet many new faces every week. A retire figure skater here thank u for sharing 💓😗.

@karenvonclezie4678 2 жыл бұрын

this is my old childhood hangout !!! I love this place so much!!

@Bunny20246 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought my skates a couple days ago so I'll be going to the rink next month I'm so excited and this is an amazing video

@callieduval3000 4 жыл бұрын

I love roller skating I like the furniture in the middle I miss it

@rudyrudy6882 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work and time always great, make me feel like rolling again 🇧🇪🙏

@karlam323 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video!

@blondebnny 5 жыл бұрын

Made my day ..I miss my old skates now

@byronschroedel432 3 жыл бұрын

Bad ass, bring it back nation wide!

@shawnmurphy4025 4 жыл бұрын

Oh what fun it was and with everyone out there hard to believe it's been 35 years now

@Holeeschiite 4 жыл бұрын

To me, I think this is better than going to the club lol

@roliepoliecolie2200 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. 😎😎😎

@PeaceLuvnUnderstanding 4 жыл бұрын

I was never a good skater. I stayed up and that's about all. Watching these skate videos inspire this all body to skate and learn

@bodytv5629 4 жыл бұрын

I love it! So beautiful❤

@snepNL 4 жыл бұрын

This looks so much fun.

@pickinikki8905 5 жыл бұрын

i absolutely love this

@s81n 2 жыл бұрын

That rink looks amazing!

@mayajohnson2677 2 жыл бұрын

Damm this brought back memories😭❤️ we used to have filed trips at school here. And discounts every Friday. I love this place.

@darleneharris5157 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, just so amazing to watch these skaters!! They make it look so easy💞

@ChiefRifa 3 жыл бұрын

Great content

@feralLove Жыл бұрын

My first pair of skates were in '68, the adjustable kind and then early 70's the white, shoe kind. No roller skating rink near where we lived so the city sidewalks it was. Good wholesome fun!!

@williambillmulholland4799 Жыл бұрын

We need to get you guys to come to Monett Missouri to our skate night

@DeeDee-hx1km 4 жыл бұрын

so damn cool.... and a great stress reliever!

@keithdmaust1854 2 жыл бұрын

So lucky you guys have a really nice floor and rink !!!

@joeyhalvorson3231 3 жыл бұрын

I know what I must do now!!!

@OffDaT33 5 жыл бұрын

I miss my family skate days at the ING in Rockford man.... Good effen times!

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

The ING in Rockford as in Illinois? I just did a profile on that rink few days ago! Find me... You will love that profile.

@markfalso6634 3 жыл бұрын

Also I spoke with a man who is related to the former owner of the ING who told me about it and that is why I made profile about it.

@progressissuccess743 12 күн бұрын

Subscribed! This brings back memories of when I was a kid. Can I use some of these clips for a documentary?

@ceebee8042 3 жыл бұрын

Nice production

@legitonejc 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as soon as I learn to skate backwards, I’ll be on my way LMAO!....😁💀

@MaxSkates 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@jamarcussimmons3044 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know people were still skating....a lot of people are still skating... from all over... i'm wowed

@flowerchild3312 4 жыл бұрын

I miss Skating, Started at seven .Our local rinks have closed 😢 Hoping one day they'll reopen , That's where I'll be ........

@8track829 4 жыл бұрын

I'm now in my 50s, living in London. Just like back in the day skater from all over the world are all love!

@darthmaul2005 3 жыл бұрын

This dude be styling in his skates, like you go in your fancy sneakers on them wheels. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@geoffreym2311 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in that skating rink. It still looks good. Love my city...I live in the baltimore/dc area and I've gotten back into the culture.

@Lifeonnmarz 4 жыл бұрын

im 15, but i love this place sooo much ! it’s so amazing :)

@shartingfish5761 4 жыл бұрын

Just moved here from NY.. where i used to go skating.. had no idea columbus had this going on..

@codystewart1014 2 жыл бұрын

I love you guys.

@charriwithrow6498 3 жыл бұрын

I come to learn new moves! I love it!

@chevysmooth4523 3 жыл бұрын

loving this!!!!1

@Op614Roll 3 жыл бұрын

And now skates are on 3 month waiting lists, quads and inline. A lot of new options are also coming into the market weekly.

@wekqv4237 4 жыл бұрын

My mom knees are bad now but when I was nine like 5 years ago she made sure to teach me how to skate

@kcire-tv3wy 4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing after years of playing basketball on concrete. Once I started skating again and stretching and wearing compression sleeves during skate sessions, my knees actually started to feel better and are stronger. Unless your mom needs a replacement, she might can get back out there. I'm 48.

@mariereeder3635 4 жыл бұрын

@@kcire-tv3wy I'm 49 and I'm heading back after this virus crap. Smh

@random9183 Жыл бұрын

Love Skate Zone 71. Hometown Rink 🙏🙏

@dylans_vibeschannel Жыл бұрын

Same bro 🎉 Skate Zone 71 🔥🔥🔥

@vixen8452 5 жыл бұрын

i went to that exact skate rink once

@miguelito4603 3 жыл бұрын

Love this. I wish I could skate like that.

@newenglandbassassiassin8364 2 жыл бұрын

My childhood flashed Infront of my eyes 👀 Friday nights a roller kingdom were on fire 🔥 but we didn't have these skills very few people could shuffle like this it's culture

@wtchfrmpnw 3 жыл бұрын

I MISS THIS. Dont have this in the state I live in now.

@Aliensarethinking 4 жыл бұрын

Yeeees! Positive message

@TheOnlyMsMissee Жыл бұрын

THIS is MY city!!! Man, I miss Columbus!!

@scottm5425 4 жыл бұрын

Inspiring

@kendrabair6926 4 жыл бұрын

I did roller derby for a bit, tore a ligament in my ankle and haven't been on skates since.

@noris6448 4 жыл бұрын

How's from NJ remember TWIN CITY roller skating rink, still have my skate, i used skate three times a week, now i skate at Branch brook park skating ring.

@guamtek 4 жыл бұрын

Columbus also has a vibrant and growing community of rollerbladers as well. Both sports have been scheduling and enjoying group night skates for a few years now. Check out Columbus night skate on Facebook!

@sonofsanto 3 жыл бұрын

I saw the title and thought Christopher Columbus was gonna be skating lmao

@1MinuteFlipDoc Жыл бұрын

awesome people and cool rink!

@tweetiebirdism 2 жыл бұрын

We’re older and skated a lot in the 1970’s. Would love to go here, is it still in business? I love watching these skate dancers!

@sndman60 Жыл бұрын

I began when I was only 5. I grew up on skates in the rinks all over NC. Escaped to an alter universe and was always live. Went into the military and so wanting to get back to it.

@Aliensarethinking 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Vibes in there getting it