Sentences with phrase «as roller derby»

Summary Capsule: A young girl finds small - town beauty pageants aren't quite her thing, but battling it out as a roller derby girl is the perfect empowering extracurricular for her

Visit New Orleans instead, where you can run with slightly safer «bulls,» otherwise known as roller derby girls.

Not exact matches

New programs for adults and children were offered including slimnastics, a fall fishing derby at the swimming pools, horseback riding lessons, and a winter ice carnival sponsored by the Rotary Club; and the gymnasium at Recreation Park began to be used as a roller skating rink.

At the pre-K rally, held at the Washington Avenue Armory, a former military facility that now doubles as a venue for raves, minor league basketball and roller derby, de Blasio said his movement has gained steam, and «it's time for it to crescendo.»

I began incorporating yoga as cross training for my roller derby league.

Don't be afraid to include other interests, i.e. refinishing furniture, bike racing, watching roller derby, or things you may want to try, such as learning about digital photography or taking a boot - camp fitness class.

By the time the frenetic and excessive demolition derby finale rolls around, however, Grand Theft Auto has cemented its place as a passable debut that runs out of steam long before it reaches its crowd - pleasing conclusion.

Based on the book Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, the film stars Ellen Page as a Texas teenager named Bliss Cavendar who rebels against her beauty pageant - obsessed mother by joining a female roller derby league.

As we watched the Terminal City Rollergirls in action a while back, I told hubby that by this time next year, we may be seeing a little more action in the roller derby world.

Anachronisms abound, as we watch 70s style outfits in the superfluous roller derby scene, the Chuck Taylor Converse All - Stars sneakers worn by one of the main fighters in the brawl, and a curious lack of segregation in many of the situations that would have been taboo at the time, including an interracial relationship that goes by unnoticed even to the obvious racists in the film.

The directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page (Juno) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby.

The images are based on photos by some of the best roller derby photographers shooting today, such as Preflash Gordon, Manish Gosalia, Jules Doyle, Jennifer M. Ramos, Danny Ngan, Sean Hale, and many more.

In her spare time she enjoys playing roller derby and hockey, as well as taking her fur babies hiking or to the dog park.

Wind Runner is an odd but exciting take on a racing game, and I can only describe it as a Mary Poppins racing roller derby.

Some are more humorous in nature, such as the badass roller derby girl Daisy.

Techie gee - gaws include mobile phone - in - pocket tours with voiceovers by comedians from the HBO show Silicon Valley, as well as by San Francisco Giants baseball players and a roller - derby player.

In addition to his work as an accomplished landscape photographer, he has completed series on roller derby athletes, the watermen of the Chesapeake, and people living in Italy and France, and has shown his work in more than 50 solo and 40 group exhibitions in the United States and Europe.

Leslie joined Bailey & Galyen in 2017, in our Fort Worth office on Summit Ave.. In Leslie's spare time, she volunteers for several local non-profit organizations, such as a local women's flat track roller derby league.