"Roller skating is enjoying a brilliant renaissance, brimming with momentum and ebullience. The stars of the skating scene, such as Oumi Janta and Keon Saghari, are celebrating modern roller dancing, putting it before the public with the street as their stage and inspiring millions of fans around the world. Captured by professional photographers, international professional and amateur skaters perform sensational stunts on the halfpipe and smooth disco moves on beachfront promenades, on the street, and in skate parks. They reveal the best skating spots in their cities, what equipment they cannot do without, and what it is that defines their own personal style. Roller skating is more than a sport, it is the way of life of a global community and stands for freedom, diversity, and a thirst for life"--