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Roller skating is making a comeback! Meet the Central Park Dance Skaters.
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Since the pandemic began, skate shops can't keep roller skates on the shelves. Roller skating videos are trending on Tiktok and YouTube. Roller skating was at its peak of popularity during the 1970s, but for the last few decades, roller rinks have shut down across the United States.
There is one group in New York City's Central Park that has kept the tradition alive for almost a century. The Central Park dance skaters have been fighting for the right to skate in the park for years. In this episode of Subcultured, Josef Lorenzo goes to the season opener of the Central Park skate circle, and gets a dance skate lesson at a rink in Brooklyn, New York.
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Roller skating is making a comeback! Meet the Central Park Dance Skaters.
Audio description is available for this video. Go to Settings - Audio Track - English Descriptive.
Since the pandemic began, skate shops can't keep roller skates on the shelves. Roller skating videos are trending on Tiktok and YouTube. Roller skating was at its peak of popularity during the 1970s, but for the last few decades, roller rinks have shut down across the United States.
There is one group in New York City's Central Park that has kept the tradition alive for almost a century. The Central Park dance skaters have been fighting for the right to skate in the park for years. In this episode of Subcultured, Josef Lorenzo goes to the season opener of the Central Park skate circle, and gets a dance skate lesson at a rink in Brooklyn, New York.
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SUBCULTURED is an original documentary series from PBS that explores lesser-known communities and cultures and their major impacts on the mainstream. Subscribe so you never miss an episode! bit.ly/PBSVoices
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Twitter: twitter.com/pbsds
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#SubculturedPBS #RollerSkating #CentralPark nyc subcultured pbs bill butler new york roller skaters new york roller skating CPDSA josef lorenzo impala roller skates moonlight roller skate moxi jack sure grip roller skates moxi jack boot audio description descriptive audio #JosefLorenzo
