PHILADELPHIA — The night started wobbly. But after a few laps, I was gliding around the roller rink lost in the tunes of Luther Vandross’ “Never Too Much” and The Fat Back Band’s classic, “I Found Lov ...

Before teaching her students how to skate, Myesha McCaskill teaches them how to fall. The lesson came in handy on a late February Saturday afternoon, as some of her students — myself included — ...

This is a moment for roller skating. Old-school, four-wheeled roller skates—“quads,” skaters call them—gliding on oval floors underneath disco lights, or aggressively digging into outdoor trails.

Here at NPR, we are leaning into the joy where we can with a series called I'm Really Into. Well, today, Invisibilia co-host Kia Miakka Natisse brings us her story of picking up a new hobby during the ...

My first goal: try not to look so scared. It sounds easy, but it actually took quite a few tries before I could relax from the mouth open, eyes wide, fingers splayed expression that being on roller ...

Beneath a shimmering disco ball, skaters dance and groove to the sounds of The Bee Gees and ABBA. With their roller skates laced up and bedazzled outfits shining, skaters take to the floor for Rainbow ...