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How These Skaters in Central Park Kept Roller Skating Alive

Subcultured is an original documentary series that sheds a well-deserved light on the lesser-known subcultures that inspire and influence mainstream culture today, from gamers with disabilities to the cowboys and cowgirls of the gay rodeo. Filmmaker Josef Lorenzo explores the origins of different subcultures and what makes those communities unique and important spaces.

How These Skaters in Central Park Kept Roller Skating Alive

Season 1 Episode 6 | 9m 59s | CC

Roller skating is making a comeback! Meet the Central Park Dance Skaters. In this episode of Subcultured, Josef goes to the season opener of the Central Park skate circle, and gets a dance skate lesson at a rink in Brooklyn, New York.

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