COMMUNITY PROFILE SKATERS WORK ON CHANGING POSITIONS DURING SHINERS’ PRACTICE. CREDIT: GILES CLASEN Q WORKS ON HER TURNS WITH GUIDANCE FROM NORM AT A SHINERS’ PRACTICE. CREDIT: GILES CLASEN microcosm of the real world, both good and bad. We just happened to be throwing our bodies at each other.” For Q, the BIPOC Bowl has already changed her life. Last year’s tournament inspired her to dedicate herself to roller derby. “The BIPOC Bowl was my first experience at a tournament,” Q said. “I volunteered because I wasn’t skateready. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. After that weekend I was like, ‘this is what I wanted to do. I want to play roller derby.’” ■ NORM FIGHTS OFF TWO DEFENDERS AT THE DENVER-BASED DERBY TO THE NINES TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER 2022. CREDIT: GILES CLASEN April 2023 DENVER VOICE 9
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