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Learn to Roller Derby with RVRG

The Rideau Valley Roller Girls will be running our next introductory roller derby program (aka our Fresh Meat program) starting in mid-August. The 4 month, once a week program is designed to teach roller skating and the basics of roller derby to complete newbies. We offer a safe and welcoming space for you to develop […]

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Winter/Spring 2014 Fresh Meat Training

The Rideau Valley Roller Girls are recruiting for the Winter/Spring 2014 Fresh Meat training which begins on February 7th and runs through April 2014. There will be a mandatory Information session for this Fresh Meat program held on Friday, January 31st at 7pm at Neon Skates (285 St Patrick St. in the Byward Market.)  Please register for this […]

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The Fresh Meat Experience

How did you get into roller derby? This is a question that our players are asked a lot! For myself, it was the movie “Whip It” starring Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore. After watching the movie, I envisioned myself racing around the track, dodging Blockers and leaping over the apex as the crowd went wild! […]

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