Amsterdam Derby Dames

First of all, we would like to thank everybody for showing up last Sunday to make our Friends & Family Day a great success!

The day started off with a demo by our Fresh Meat. They showed the audience what they have been working on in the past weeks. This batch of new skaters certainly has some talent to watch out for!

Many league members spent the Saturday before baking to present some wonderful pieces of art at the bake sale, and that definitely didn’t go unnoticed: loads of people managed to find their way to the bar upstairs where the cakes were sold for the good cause.

To earn money for the league as well, we sold some of our clothes, organised a raffle and walked around with a box for donations, which many visitors put coins in. We even got a few notes! Thank you so much for your generosity, it will be spent wisely. In return, we tried to present to you a nice day. We hope everybody enjoyed it as much as we did, and if you are new to this sport, we hope we have given you a good impression of what roller derby is all about.

Thumbs up to those of you brave enough to put on some skates at the mini-roller disco. You never know, we might welcome you as a fresh meat skater, referee or non-skating official (NSO) one day.

A very special thanks goes out to Branko Collin our photographer, Bureau Feestbeest: the official derby DJs, 123Zeefdruk, Sharon Feigal, Just Like Your Mom Tour Support and Korsakoff for their sponsorship.

Have you seen all those pictures on Facebook, of girls on roller skates? No clue what they are exactly doing? Wondering why your colleague has bruises all the time? Or are you just looking for some excitement and you appreciate a good show? How about coming to our Friends & Family Day to find out what roller derby is all about?

The Amsterdam Derby Dames are organizing a Friends & Family Day on April 14th. This is an excellent opportunity to discover what your friend, colleague, acquaintance or relative is up to a few nights a week. What are the rules of roller derby, how are points scored and what are the strategies? Besides it being a serious sport, roller derby is very entertaining and there is always a great atmosphere. A mini Roller Disco and DJ will bring it to the next level.

The F&F day will be held in Sporthal De Weeren, Beemsterstraat 583, 1024BE in Amsterdam from 11am till 3pm. In addition to the on-skates action, there will be a raffle with fantastic prices. So feel free to buy some raffle tickets! We hope to see you on the 14th April to make this a day to remember, because it just wouldn’t be the same without you….

Come and join the Amsterdam Derby Dames for cocktails, live bands, an auction with fun items, merch, derby people and a fantastic time! On 23 June, the Amsterdam Derby Dames will be hosting the fundraising event Dames & Dimes, and all proceeds will go to the charity Mama Cash and ADD.

The Amsterdam Derby Dames have come a long way: from a few girls skating on wheels mounted to their shoes to a proper league of 70 members! We have played four international bouts with more to come, but this involves a fair amount of money. Whether we go to another country or invite a team to Amsterdam, travel costs and accommodations need to be covered. Since roller derby is not yet recognised as a sport in The Netherlands, we are not eligible for subsidies.

ADD is 100% DIY. Come out and support us!

Dames & Dimes: Keep ‘em rollin’
Saturday, 23 June
OCCII – Amstelveenseweg 134, Amsterdam
(Map)
Starts 10 pm, just € 5

LIVE ON STAGE
The Vulgarettes
Hagridden

and DJ Natashka (derby-minded music)

With a sweet spot downtown Amsterdam in the sun, our girls sold some merch, second hand clothes and baked goods, and had a great time doing it!

If ever you’re in Amsterdam during Queen’s Day (30 April, our naitonal holiday and annual free market blowout) you have to come and say hello, no matter where you’re from, and we’ll sell you something for sure.

See you next year!

Come join us for drinks, dancing and good fun on Thursday 29 December!

And while having a good time, help us raise some much needed funds and help our derby girls get through the winter.

Arm wrestle a derby girl for the cause, play 50/50 and you could win all your beer money back, and they’ll be DJs who play songs on request!

So bring all your friends and family and come join the fun!

We kick off at 7:30 pm. Party animals beware: we don’t close until 3 am!

Entrance € 2,50

Cafe De Buurvrouw (map), Sint Pieterspoortsteeg 29, Amsterdam (walking distance from Dam Square)

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