November-December 2010
RINKSIDER
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Independent Voice of the Industry
Skatewoman: Funky superhero makes
learning to skate fun!
By Suzy Weinland
enny Jen Goldstein of Philadelphia , Pa. , is a hard-working,
roller skate loving, creative
business woman. When she’s not
working “full time in an office,” she
spends her evenings and weekends
teaching roller skating and creating a
variety of media materials to inspire
and teach the young – and young at
heart – how to roller skate.
For starters, Jenny Jen and an
artist friends created an animated,
roller skating superhero named
Skatewoman. According to Goldstein, “Skatewoman is the world’s
only rappin’ skate teacher and
superhero.” The name also happens to be Goldstein’s online alias,
and the animated character bears
a striking resemblance to the live
Skatewoman.
Skatewoman and her “funky
and furry friends,” show up on
several of Goldstein’s how-to-skate
music videos, such as the recently
released Boogie Back Rap. This
music video is, according to Goldstein, “perfect for skating rinks
with video screens, for the beginner
backwards song. ‘Everybody clear
J
the rink, backwards skaters only’…
is how the animated music video
begins. Skatewoman raps on quads,
ice and inlines with her funky and
furry friends to show the world how
to skate back like a real cool cat!”
Other animated, instructional
videos being produced by Skatewoman teach viewers how to: get up,
stand, skate, stop (4 Simple Ways),
turn, prevent mistakes beginners
make; change terrains smooth like a
snake, safely escape (fall properly),
and maintain skates and more.
Just released this October is
Goldstein’s Skatewoman album,
with lyrics by Jenny Jen and music
by Taki76, which includes over a
dozen “funky skate dance” tracks,
including the Happy Birthday
Skate Song, Happy Holidays Skate
Song, Valentine’s Day Skate Song,
Skating on Mars with the Stars,
new mixes of Boogie Back Rap,
Glide Slide Save Ya Hide and much
more.
“The Happy Birthday Skate
Song is the first and only birthday
skate song, and it’s interactive too,”
shared Goldstein. “The skaters call
out the birthday boy or girl’s name
on the count of four.”
In addition to music videos,
Goldstein is working on a series of
Skatewoman comic books that will
include lesson plans for science,
math, physics and English for pre-K
through 12th grade.
Goldstein’s Skatewoman Super
Series is comprised of animated
music videos (on DVD and via
downloads), comic books, singalong songs (CDs), posters, clothing “and other cool stuff,” she said.
To view select videos and find out
more about Skatewoman offerings,
go to www.Skatewoman.com.
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Liability Limits to 1,000,000/2,000,000
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Building & Contents Coverage
Equipment Breakdown Coverage
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