The DC Rollergirls is a fun way to spend a few hours. The set up of the venue is clever and lends itself to a family outing atmosphere or a date night.

There is a poster making station, which I thought was very smart and fun. A silent auction to support the “girls” for venue rental and travel expenses. There’s the venue concessions which feature a variety of typical fare. There is also a “bake sale” table with all sorts of goodies that are homemade to entice you. A huge t-shirt/souvenir table and fun stuff like that. There’s a live band for down moments and constant popular music playing the whole time.

The derby consists of  two bouts, lasting approximately 2.5 hours total.  Every derby switches up the competitors. This set of bouts had the DC DemonCats against the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, with the DemonCats taking the win. Bout 2 saw Scare Force One takedown the Majority Whips in a tight battle. I highly suggest that you peruse some derby rules and lingo before you go, but it is not mandatory in order to have a good time.

The DC Rollergirls 2014-2015 season is well underway, but there is still time to enjoy. Go to www.dcrollergirls.com

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Denise A.

Theatre/Concert Reviewer

A member of the Actors’ Center since 2000, she is a professionally trained actor, singer and dancer, she has graced stages all over the country with various musicals and plays, receiving many awards and accolades. She was an award-nominated host for Eclipse Magazine TV and has also been seen on such shows as The Mickey Mouse Club, Homicide: Life on the Streets, and Ally McBeal. She is a professional magician’s assistant, who has worked with Carnegie and Bradley Fields. Denise has also done her share behind the scenes with many projects. Aside from choreography, she’s been doing costuming and makeup (award winning) for more than a decade. She has been a writer since middle school, mostly short stories and poetry. As English was a favorite subject always, she easily took to journalism courses in high school, followed by college. Her writing has spanned many different markets. In recent years, she has been co-authoring an original musical that she hopes gets to see the light of day 🙂

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