Black Friday Teen Night at Skateland

What better way to work off Thanksgiving dinner than a fun and safe teen night dance? Black Friday Teen Night at Skateland invites everyone ages 18 and under to dance this way on Nov. 27, 2009. Admission is $10.00 at the door - doors open at 10:30 p.m. DJ Twist will be on the 1's and 2's - will be an awesome event!!

Skating Vocab - Installment One

Aim—what you didn’t do if you ran into the barrier railing.

Angular—A type of takeoff, which is highly impractical if one’s partner is doing a parallel takeoff.

Arabesque—A fancy name for a spiral.

Backward—A boy who stammers when he asks a girl to skate.

Barrier—An unmovable wall or railing whose sole purpose is to bruise and annoy skaters.

Baseline—A supposedly stationary reference line, which increases the difficulty and adds to the confusion of dance skating.

Beat—What every pro occasionally feels like doing to his students!

Blues: A special dance devised by instructors in order to confuse their pupils with the Tango. It usually succeeds—this means more lessons to confuse them. This is very good for the trade.

Bracket—An inside out three turn.

Source: http://www.rollerskatersgazette.com/humor.htm

Wow, October is moving along quickly, too quickly. We had the opportunity to host the Naptown Roller Girls on the 11th. They were awesome! Check out our Facebook photo album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=114976&id=72139999441&l=85e9d1a51e.

Roller derby is a truly exciting, made in America sport, dating back to 1844. EIGHTEEN FORTY-FOUR!!! How many things dating back that far are still in existence?

Skateland - October 2009 Schedule of Events

Check out our October Schedule of Events. We have FIVE (5) session on Saturdays - including skating lessons!

Just "Whip It"!

In excitement and anticipation of the Indianapolis release of the roller derby movie "Whip It" starring Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore, in Ms. Barrymore's directorial debut - The Naptown Roller Girls will be at Skateland on Sunday, October 11, 2009 - from 6:30-9:00 p.m. They will be signing autographs,

performing demonstrations, and hosting a question and answer session on roller derby and the movie. This is the first time we've had a unique opportunity like this, you won't want to miss it.

Join Skateland in Celebrating the World Wide Day of Play

Saturday, September 26th

11:00am - 1:30pm

FREE Admission

Get Up - Get Out - Have Fun!

*skate rental is extra and mandatory for those without between ages 3-17

For more Information please call(317) 291-6795

New Old News....

Happy Back To School Everyone!

Yes, I know it was almost a month ago, but in case you missed it - Robot Chicken on Wheels Tour '09 was in Indy on August 8. They finally have their tour blog and videos/pics updated on their site. Here's the link, check it out! We had crazy fun in Indy!

http://www.adultswim.com/presents/robotchickenonwheels/vids/indianapolis.html

In other news, we have some exciting new birthday party packages starting at just $11.99 per guest. New at Skateland, we are proud to offer the Extreme VIP Party Package. This package includes TONS of awesome features:

• Admission and skate rental
• Invitations and table settings
• Reserved seating for children and adults in the VIP roped off area
• 500 GAME TOKENS!!
• Chips and pretzels
• Dedicated Birthday Party Hostess
• Birthday Guest recieves a free pair of skates, autograph toy, favorite DJ VIP birthday song dedication, and a trip to the money machine
• Each guest receives unlimited drinks, a slice of pizza, choice of flashing glow item, and a goodie bag

All of this for only $21.99 per guest (15 guest min.) Please visit us on the Web to book your next birthday party with us, http://www.skatelandindy.com/. At these prices you CAN have your cake and eat it, too!

Also, don't forget our Labor Day Skate on Monday, September 7. Doors are open from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm, and again from 7 pm - 10 pm. Admission is FREE before 5 p.m., and only $2.00 after!! Have a safe and happy holiday at Skateland!