Roller skates. File photo Pexels. During the s, roller skating rinks were basically nightclubs for year-olds. They were also a nexus for parachute pants-ed and Guess jean-ed youths to discover parameter pushing dance music. Sure, roller rink deejays spun plenty of radio hits by the likes of Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc.

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IDK if you've noticed, but the pandemic has caused the previously-outdated past time of roller skating to become a major trend again. Guess that means it's time for me to wipe away the dust on my Barbie roller skates once and for all. If you're looking to hop on board, you might be a little rusty skating again at first, but I promise you'll be grooving in no time. And of course, there's no better way to groove than to the old school disco classics from the '70s and '80s.
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Skating and roller skating music go hand in hand. I love a good mixture of both some new tunes mixed in with my favorite old school roller skating songs. I am going to give you my top 10 songs by decade hand-picked.
Roller skating is all about enjoying a great time with good friends — and listening to great music! Playland Skate Center has pulled together the top 5 favorite roller skating songs that we think our skaters like to hear the most at our Austin, TX skating rink. This is a song about roller skating, how could it possibly be left off of this list?