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The Rise of Roller Disco in the 1970s
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18:58 - 29:29 (10:30)

Roller skating suddenly became a popular trend in the 1970s, with roller disco emerging as a new dance craze influenced by black Americans who innovated the roller skating scene. White people who loved disco got attracted to roller skating to disco music after seeing the black Americans' new ways of dancing.

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The mid-century Black Americans laid the groundwork for the popular roller skating culture that exists today.
18:58 - 22:06 (03:07)
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Black Americans, roller skating
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The mid-century Black Americans laid the groundwork for the popular roller skating culture that exists today. They started the revival of roller skating and set the foundation for the current cool culture around it.

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The Rise of Roller Disco in the 1970s
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Roller Skating: Fun and Cool
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Stuff You Should Know
Roller skating suddenly became a trend in movies and TV shows, with many incorporating roller skating scenes or plots.
22:06 - 26:39 (04:33)
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Roller Disco
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Roller skating suddenly became a trend in movies and TV shows, with many incorporating roller skating scenes or plots. The trend was led by African Americans, who taught white people the art of roller disco, showing them that there was more to it than just skating in circles.

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The Rise of Roller Disco in the 1970s
Episode
Roller Skating: Fun and Cool
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
A review of a rollers roller disco wing in front of a tractor trailer on a road TV scene that combines the roller disco craze and the trucker chic craze.
26:40 - 29:29 (02:48)
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Entertainment
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A review of a rollers roller disco wing in front of a tractor trailer on a road TV scene that combines the roller disco craze and the trucker chic craze.

Chapter
The Rise of Roller Disco in the 1970s
Episode
Roller Skating: Fun and Cool
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know