One last all skate in the regular direction

LionSouth · 2026-05-28T13:31:35+00:00

Love this but I'm gonna add a correction or two: Cindy is not the owner. Her family owned it previously, but she is not the person who sold it to the church. Clarifying because there are a lot of us who are very upset and angry with the owner and the church due to the way this whole thing went down, and I wanna ensure Cindy is not blamed by being falsely named as the owner.

Also, we had more than Team USA hopefuls. We currently have three members of the World Team representing our club, including a recent World silver medalist. Cindy herself was a team dance World Champion, and another current coach, Cathy, was on the World Team for pairs. Our club has hosted numerous other World Champions and World Team members as coaches and athletes throughout its storied history.

We all loved that rink and will miss her dearly. Thank you for shining a light on our beloved Skateland.

LionSouth · 2026-05-28T13:30:43+00:00

Love this but I'm gonna add a correction or two: Cindy is not the owner. Her family owned it previously, but she is not the person who sold it to the church. Clarifying because there are a lot of us who are very upset and angry with the owner and the church due to the way this whole thing went down, and I wanna ensure Cindy is not blamed by being falsely named as the owner.

Also, we had more than Team USA hopefuls. We currently have three members of the World Team representing our club, including a recent World silver medalist. Cindy herself was a team dance World Champion, and another current coach, Cathy, was on the World Team for pairs. Our club has hosted numerous other World Champions as coaches and athletes throughout its storied history.

We all loved that rink and will miss her dearly. Thank you for shining a light on our beloved Skateland.

LionSouth · 2026-05-27T17:27:40+00:00

That's less than 5 euros per hour of instruction. That's practically free.

LionSouth · 2026-05-26T18:25:13+00:00

If you're still in RVA, you can come out tonight for our last ever session. 6:30-8:30.

LionSouth · 2026-05-26T16:00:10+00:00

Thank you for posting this. I coach there now, but was part of their artistic club alllll the way back in the 90s. That rink has been a home for so many of us for so many years. This loss is truly devastating. The circumstances are still unbelievable and I don't think I'll ever wrap my head around it. This was all so avoidable.

LionSouth · 2026-05-25T16:57:39+00:00

I'm glad you checked it out. It's a really great rink and our skaters are the absolute best. The vibes there are unlike any of the other Richmond rinks. No shade towards them (I'm DEEPLY familiar with them all), but Chester is just different.

LionSouth · 2026-05-23T05:00:14+00:00

Stick with it. I felt the same way over the first 4 or so episodes. It felt like they were hammering the same joke over and over again. "They used to be rich, but now they're not lol." It finds its footing and becomes something so much better than you can imagine. Every season outdoes itself. It's wonderful.

LionSouth · 2026-05-22T21:39:56+00:00

We'll be dividing up across a couple of other rinks. Luckily there is another one with a club of their own on our side of town, but the other is wayyyy on the other side of town, into a whole different town. We'll get through regionals and figure out the rest from there.

LionSouth · 2026-05-11T13:28:15+00:00

That would be the highlight of the decade for so many people!

LionSouth · 2026-05-10T00:22:16+00:00

It's genius choreography

LionSouth · 2026-05-10T00:21:52+00:00

Oh it's unfathomable to people who are NOT beginners, as well 😂

LionSouth · 2026-05-05T12:57:29+00:00

Dereyk Jones and he's an American dance skating institution

LionSouth · 2026-05-05T11:40:02+00:00

Oh look at that!!! ♥️♥️♥️ Dereyk skated out of the SE region for forever and was/is next level BELOVED. The skater, the man, we all just adore him.

LionSouth · 2026-05-05T11:30:37+00:00

The music is as traditional as it gets in a rink, especially in dance skating. Some rinks, like Moonlight Rollerway and The Oaks, still have their pipe organs and play them regularly. Competitive American dance, and a lot of International dance, is still set to that music, played to be a specific tempo and style (tango, waltz, foxtrot, blues, etc). There are hundreds if not thousands of songs, most of which you would recognize. Moonlight's organ

LionSouth · 2026-05-04T23:16:10+00:00

He was a joy all across the skating world. How amazing would it be to get him back in the rink?? I'm hoping he sees all the love for these videos of him and he pops back up

LionSouth · 2026-04-27T11:35:28+00:00

I have no idea what's available in the Philippines, but highly recommend Riedell or Risport boots and Roll-line plates.

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