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Recreational Skating

Derby United Open Skate Session

After years of being a roller derby centric business, Derby United is happy to expand its offerings to include recreational roller skating instruction and sessions.

ABOUT

We have teamed up with knowledgeable instructors from various roller skate disciplines and backgrounds to bring the San Diego skating public the best class offerings at one convenient location.  Classes include beginner recreational skating, intermediate dance, youth instruction, open session and more!

Whether you are a confident rink skater or a total newbie who just unboxed their first pair of skates, the Derby United recreational program has something for you. Come skate in a relaxed environment with fun music and guided instruction hosted by experienced skaters. Skating is so much more than just a sport. It’s a community. Come out and skate with us!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, safety guidelines will be in place to ensure the safety of the instructor and participants.  Masks must be worn at all times include while participating on skates. Folks may exit the skating area for safe ventilation and hydration breaks as required.  No food or beverage allowed on the property.  Water in clear containers only may be kept at the gear up benches for safe hydration breaks as needed.

All participants must keep 6′ of space at all times. No couples or group skating. All classes will be reservation based.  No walk ups or drop ins allowed.

2021 RATES

CLASSES
Recreational Instruction Punch Card:  $20/class
3 Punch Card: $55 ($18/class)
5 Punch Card: $85 ($17/class)

SESSIONS
Matinee Session Punch Card: $12/session
3 Punch Card: $30 ($10/session)
5 Punch Card: $45 ($9/session)

Night Session Punch Card: $15/session
3 Punch Card: $36 ($13/session)
5 Punch Card: $60 ($12/session)

Punch card are good for 6 months from purchase. All participants require a Punch Card Membership to enroll. A punch card is good for one single member and may not be shared with multiple skaters. Class and Session packages range from one to five punches and are discounted when you purchase a larger punch card.  Once enrolled, members may use the Zen Planner Mobile App for all future punch card purchases.  When participants have an active punch card on file, they may view and reserve the weekly schedule of offerings for that program from their mobile device. In order to view a specific category, you must have a punch card on file for reservations.

Reservations always required.  Quad rentals available for any class or session at no additional charge. You may bring quads or inlines from home.  Safety gear is not required but is highly recommended for all beginner skaters.  Strongly recommended gear includes wrist guards and kneed pads closely followed by helmet and elbow pads. No protective gear may be rental from the facility at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Please bring protective gear from home.

FIRST:

Get a Punch Card

SECOND:
Download the Member App


THIRD:
Head over to the schedule and make a reservation.  Regular classes and sessions may be reserved up to 7 days in advance.  Participants may register for Special Events as soon as they appear on the calendar.  Special Events will not appear on the mobile app.

COURSES

Want to know more about all the course offered?  Click here for descriptions.

INSTRUCTORS

Want to know more about all of our instructors?  Click here for bios.

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Today is DRY! At least until 5p. Derby United has Today is DRY!  At least until 5p. Derby United has a handful of special Sunday makeup classes today to eek in some more skating before the wet weather comes. 

Noon - Intermediate Dance - Adult (on the move rhythm work and group choreo) with @sweetz_monae 
1p - Beginner Skate Skills Vol 2 - Adult (transitions, cross overs & backwards skating) with TBD
2p Lil Rollers (young skates age 4-10) with Carolee
3p Skate FUNdamentals (All Ages skate skills and fun, often parents with their kids) with Carolee
4p Learn/Return to Skate - Adult (our most popular beginner skate class) with Carolee

5p Beginner Dance and 6p Night Session will be rained out today.  We'll be closed tomorrow (Monday) for rain so let's skate today before this next wet system comes through.  Get it while you can!  All classes still have space available.  Masks and reservations required.
Special Sunday FUNDAY! Let’s skate before the n Special Sunday FUNDAY!  Let’s skate before the next storm comes though!

Due to all the rainouts this week, we are doing some special offering this week on Sunday to make up for a few things that got cancelled in the last few days.

As of now, all classes and sessions remain on for Sunday as scheduled.  There chance of rain remains very low until 5p.  We will keep watching the forecast and notify anyone signed up if we see a need for cancellation.

Spaces available in all classes as of now:
Noon - Intermediate Dance w/ Monae
1p - Skate Skills Vol 2 w/ Donna
2p - Lil Rollers w/ Donna
3p - Skate FUNdamentals w/ Carolee
4p - Learn/Return to Skate w/ Carolee

Masks and reservations always required.  Hope to see you tomorrow while we have this little break in the rains!
This disco ball is so sad she can’t go out on Sa This disco ball is so sad she can’t go out on Saturday night.  All programs this Saturday 1/23/2021 🌧RAINED OUT🌧.

Registered skaters have been notified via email and SMS.  Thank you for your understanding. 

#rainraingoaway #icantstandtherain #rainyseason #rainyday #sunshineismyfavorite #derbyunited
Everyone skates around here. Even our main man Ch Everyone skates around here. Even our  main man Chill got a pair. You probably met this amazing guy if you ever needed someone to walk you to your car on our street or lingered in the parking lot a bit too long after session.

Chill just scored these Fames from @sincityskates today with super sick @roller_bones Team wheels.

#securityguard  #suregrip #dudeswhoskate #rollerskater
The SK8 Pop Up SD Experience returns! Saturday Fe The SK8 Pop Up SD Experience returns!  Saturday February 6th 7-10p featuring @djwayned10 and the whole @thesk8popup crew.  You’re gunna wanna to be there.  This will sell out very quickly.

MASKS OVER NOSE AND MOUTH REQUIRED AND WILL BE ENFORCED THROUGHOUT THE SESSION. VIOLATORS OF THIS POLICY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

Preregistration required.  Limited capacity. Link in bio to register. 

#thesk8popup #ubettapopup #derbyunited #rollerskaters
Bernie likes to DJ. He likes to strut. He always Bernie likes to DJ.  He likes to strut.  He always knows your skate size. And he can’t pass up a victory high five. 

🤣🤣🤣

#myturn #berniesanders #derbyunited
The sun is out and we are ready to ROLL today! If The sun is out and we are ready to ROLL today!  If you have been wanting to come out, TODAY is your day.  With so much wet weather on the forecast, we need to take advantage of all this warm, dry weather while it lasts.

Today’s schedule:
4p Lil Rollers - Carolee
5p Learn/Return to Skate - Carolee
6p Beginner Rhythm & Vibe - Monae
7p Beginner Dance - Melissa
8p Night Session: Out at the Rink - House music with DJ Danny

Masks and reservations always required.

📷 @mel_and_tim_photography 

#warmweather #dryweather #letsroll #letsskate #rollerskating #rollerskater
“For there is always light, if only we are brave “For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it – if only we are brave enough to be it."

This young woman, Amanda Gorman, brought me to tears today with her words.  If you did not hear her poem “The Hill We Climb” it’s a few minutes of video well worth your time.

And though this has nothing to do with roller skating, roller skating has everything to do with seeing the light and being the light.  May we be brave enough to see it and to be it.

Photo from the AP

#thehillweclimb #amandagorman #blackgirlmagic #listentothis #thisisimportant #poet
Raise it up if you gunna need a good skate today, Raise it up if you gunna need a good skate today, like our friend Chelle who was out here killing it with her strut on a sunny Sunday. 

We can help get through these Tuesday blues.  Open sessions today at 4-6p All Ages Matinee Session and 8-10p Adult Night Session Hip Hop.  Tonight’s Hip Hop session will be featuring special guest DJ @misterhek who is sure to get you through the day. 

📷 @sunny.__.lee 

#sundayfunday #tuesdaymood #raiseitup #rollerskater #derbyunited
Strutting it out with Shannon and friends on this Strutting it out with Shannon and friends on this sunny Sunday. 

📷 @mel_and_tim_photography 

#strut #strutwalk #rollerskatestrut #strutlikestar #sundayfunday #sunday #sandiegowinter
This weekend was magical. Sunshine, strut and ska This weekend was magical.  Sunshine, strut and skate fam.  In these tough times, that is the mark of a GOOD day.

📷 @mel_and_tim_photography 

#magical #magicalmoments #sunshine #sandiego #sandiegowinter #strut #strutwalk #skateworkshop #strutlikestar #derbyunited
On Mondays we get funky with Mr. Hek, spinning Fun On Mondays we get funky with Mr. Hek, spinning Funk Disco Breaks.  There is still space to join us on this beautiful Monday night.  Masks and reservations required.

👯‍♀️: @sharvellanorris @jenmcnugget @isabelle.ringer @oops.rupes 
🎶: @misterhek 

#disco #funk #downtown #rollerskaters #monday #mondaymood
As we remember Dr. King, we remember all the peopl As we remember Dr. King, we remember all the people who hit the streets to hear his message. Who fought to make their voice heard.  Who continue to fight (and roll) for civil rights for all.

We have so much admiration and respect for Ledger Smith, pictured here.  He skated hundreds of miles to March/roll on Washington.

Photo 1: Ledger Smith, a semi-professional skater, is greeted by H. Carl Moultie, vice president of the D. C. branch of the NAACP, as he arrived by roller skates from Chicago to join the March on Washington. Photo by Tom Kelley / The Washington Post via Getty Images

Photo 2: On August 27, 1963, 27-year old Ledger Smith, aka "Roller Man" made his way into Washington D.C.. His trip originated in Chicago on August 17 and ended 10 days and 685 miles later at the Lincoln Memorial to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr speak.

Titled "Rollerman" himself by The Baltimore Afro-American

#rollerman #civilrights #skateforfreedom #freedom #washingtondc #naacp #martinlutherking #martinlutherkingjr #rollerskater #blackskatersmatter #blackskaters
Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and th Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the immense contributions and sacrifices he made to this nation.  The struggle for civil rights continues to this day. Black culture and the American Black experience lives at the heart of roller skating history and culture.

We are here to continue to fight along side our Black skaters and community. We stand with black, brown, indigenous, queer, trans and all people who suffer from racism, inequality, oppression, and injustice.  Civil rights are human rights. 

We will always make space here.  We will always try to do better.  There will be no time where we have arrived.  That the struggle is over.  Equality is something we practice on the daily and if we forget about it, it washes away.

🖤🤎🧡💛🤍

Dr. King’s memory lives on.  Our remembrance makes him eternal. 

As the wise man in this photo says, “Put down hate, let’s skate!”

Richard Avedon - Civil rights demonstration, Atlanta, Georgia, 1963

#civilrights #drmartinlutherkingjr #martinlutherking #skating #putdownhateandletsskate #atl #thefightcontinues #civilrightsarehumanrights #derbyunited
As the sunsets on this beautiful day and the last As the sunsets on this beautiful day and the last strut workshop with Star, we are full of gratitude for our special guest and all the local skaters who came out and made this day so special.  We absolutely loved see you all put your flavor on the strut walk. 

#strutlikestar #strut #strutwalk #rollerskatestrut #rollerskaters #derbyunited
Coming down for a lesson in strut today? Bring $2 Coming down for a lesson in strut today?  Bring $20 and grab a Roxy’s Backyard SK8 Boogie from @sweethazelroxy herself.  She and her young helper will be here with us all day.

#roxysbackyardsk8boogie #derbyunited #seamoss
Gorgeous day. Gorgeous people. Star is in the ho Gorgeous day.  Gorgeous people.  Star is in the house today showing the good people of SD how to STRUT.

@juststarah 
@strutlikestar 

#strutlikestar #rollerskater #strut #strutwalk #derbyunited
You ready to #strutlikestar out in the January sun You ready to #strutlikestar out in the January sunshine today at Derby United?  A few last minute spots have opened up in all three time slots in today’s Strut Workshop with Star @juststarah 

Grab them now while they last.  Masks and preregistration required.

#strut #strutwalk #rollerskatestrutwalk #rollerskater #Repost from @juststarah
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Lights.. Camera.. Action...No no no.
Skates, Camera, MaskOn!! That sounds about right!

Thank you @universalstudios for being so nice. And I'm thanking God for blessing me to see another day!🙏🏾

🎥: @itsmshawkins2u 
😷: @unrolly_ 
#strutlikestar #palmtrees #maskon #universalstudios #hollywood #rollerskating #strut
Enjoying this flamingo weather with Donna @donnata Enjoying this flamingo weather with Donna @donnatank at Lil Rollers today. 

#flamingo #derbyunited #skateinstructor #coachdonna
The student has become the teacher! Harlow teachi The student has become the teacher!  Harlow teaching her mom Shannon @toddlersarehorriblepeople how to shoot the duck on this Saturday Matinee Session.

#sandiegowinter #motherdaughter #familytime #familyskate #shoottheduck #📷the🦆
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