Skating with the Stars
When you think of famous athletes, celebrities and superstars, you probably don’t think about any of them still enjoying roller skating. Believe it or not, there are quite a few famous athletes and celebrity roller skating enthusiasts.
Photo: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Photo: Sony/Columbia Records
Bow Wow, Mike Epps and Jurnee Smollett, all roller skating enthusiasts, starred in the skating movie “Roll Bounce.” Missy Elliot, Ciara, Faith Evans, Anita Baker, and Mariah Carey all featured roller skating in their music videos. I also read that Janet Jackson and the actress, Kim Bassinger, have thrown star-studded birthday parties at a roller skating rink center in California.
If you were surprised to discover these celebrities’ interest in roller skating, I bet if you mentioned your roller skating experiences to a majority of the people you already know, you would be surprised to see how many people still love to skate or want to get back into it… roll bounce, baby!
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Laces & Wheels 
I’m so proud and happy for you.
Tamara, I’ve really enjoyed reading your blogs. I’m not a roller skater, I’ve tried it a few times and it was fun but I never went enough to develop any skills. I enjoyed the movie “Roll Bounce” that you referenced in this piece – mostly because it was filmed in Chicago right in the neighborhood where I grew up. That was very exciting for us.
Hi Darlene, first I would like to thank you for taking the time to view my blog posts and comment. Your response is what a lot of people say…they had a great time when they did go skating whether they did it occasionally or seriously like myself. I enjoyed “Roll Bounce” as well and I can only imagine how excited you guys were to have it being filmed in your old neighborhood…how exciting!