Our mission is to contribute to roller skating in the Midwest Region
of the United States and help promote a clean and safe environment in
which everyone can exercise and enjoy this exciting sport!
One of our goals is to provide roller skates through our Dare 2 Share Program to underprivileged children in the Metro Milwaukee area. For youth who desire to
skate but are unable to purchase them, we give a personal pair of
roller skates that has been donated to Dare 2 Share
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Name: Gregory
Position: Founder/President
Enrollment: 10/24/04
Skating experience? 31 years
How did you get involved in skating? I was invited to Jimmy Lipsey’s roller skating birthday party.
Favorite rink? Cascade (Atlanta, GA)
Skating goal? My goals areto be involved in skate for the rest of my life and to make my own mark on the skating world like Mr. Bill Butler.
Favorite roller skating technique? Couple skating
Worst skating experience? My worst skating moment is when they closed the Palace back in the 80s.
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Name: Kim
Position: Secretary /Treasurer
Enrollment: 8/14/07
Skating experience? 30 years
How did you get involved in skating? My Father
Favorite rink? Crystal Palace (Memphis, TN)
Skating goal? To skate for the rest of my life.
Favorite roller skating technique? I love spinning and big wheeling.
Worst skating experience? When the Palace skating rink in Milwaukee closed its door for good in 1980s
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Name: Jonathan
Position: Advisor
Enrollment: 11/24/04
Skating experience? 30 years
How did you get involved in skating? I got involved in skating with a few of my Junior high school friends.
Favorite rink? Johnson’s Skate Rink
Skating goal? My skating goal is to skate until I die.
Favorite roller skating technique? Backward skating!
Worst skating experience? My worst skating moment was at Skate University when I was knocked out during a 14-year and older men only special.
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Name: Dwayne
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Enrollment: 8/01/07
Skating experience? 32 years
How did you get involved in skating? I was introduced to skating by my big brother and my friends.
Favorite rink? ButlerSkateland and The Palace.
Skating goal? My goals areto be able to skate at the age of 60 and to open a skating rink.
Favorite roller skating technique? Couple skating!
Worst skating experience? My worst skating moment is when I fell on my face.
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Name: Dorian
Position: Public Relations Coordinator
Enrollment: April 2008
Skating experience? 2.5 years
How did you get involved in skating? A friend’s girlfriend who is a Physical Therapist recommended it after I had knee surgery.
Favorite rink? The Rink (Chicago, IL)
Skating goal? To be versatile in different skate styles and to adapt any style from skaters across the nation infused with my own personal style.
Favorite roller skating technique? JB and freestyle!
Worst skating experience? It had to be when a skater clipped me and I fell on the outer rink!
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Name: Teresa
Position: Coordinator
Enrollment: January 2006
Skating experience? 25 years
How did you get involved in skating? I just happened to be hanging out with friends who skated and I developed a love for skating.
Favorite rink? Butler Skateland
Skating goal? Just to perfect skating!
Favorite roller skating technique? I love inside stuff…spinning, crazy leg, etc.
Worst skating experience? I have never had one!
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Name: DNay
Position: Artistic Coordinator
Enrollment: June 2008
Skating experience? 3 years
How did you get involved in skating? I saw the Midwest All Stars in the Juneteenth celebration in 2005 and I asked a member of the Westside Rollers how I could get involved with it. I was told to come to the rink, and I have been skating every since.
Favorite rink? Anywhere I can get my roll on!
Skating goal? My goal is to promote and spread skating as a positive movement, not just a recreational activity.
Favorite roller skating technique? My favorite styles are a mix of JB and backward skating.
Worst skating experience? My love for skating overrides any possible bad experience. |
Name: Jahi
Position: Media Specialist
Enrollment: 08/31/05
Skating experience? 30 years
How did you get involved in skating? I used to go to the Palace Skating Rink as an after school program.
Favorite rink? The Rink on 87th Street (Chicago, IL)
Skating goal? My goal is to work with the Midwest All Stars helping to unite skaters worldwide.
Favorite roller skating technique? JB, backward, speed, and rail riding!
Worst skating experience? My worst skating moment is when I was rail riding and a skater in front of me fell. I tried to jump over him but I trip and flew into the wall. All the lights came on and Gregory Allen blew his whistle and said, “Are you ok?”…then he kept going!
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Name: Kevin
Position: Assistant
Enrollment: 05/05/08
Skating experience? 5 years
How did you get involved in skating? My family was going every Thursday for family night and I got hooked. Then I came on a Sunday night and there was no looking back. It was like a beauty contest on wheel, oh yeah skating was fun too.
Favorite rink? My favorite is in Dallas.
Skating goal? To continue learning and perfecting different moves and routines to showcase to the world what Milwaukee skaters are all about.
Favorite roller skating technique? Couple skating unless it’s a song I really love then I’d rather just backward skate alone.
Worst skating experience? I never had one personally yet!
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Name: Kenya
Position: Assistant
Enrollment: 05/15/08
Skating experience? 2.5 years
How did you get involved in skating? Someone invited me to come skating and I been hooked every since.
Favorite rink? Butler Skateland
Skating goal? To learn more about the JB style of skating.
Favorite roller skating technique? Backward skating, because it so sexy.
Worst skating experience? My worst experience in getting caught up in skate drama.
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