Gracie Browne is used to people coming up to her in the roller rink. They watch her do it and say, ”What`s that?” Helene Caliendo, business manager of the Roller Skating Foundation of America, a trade ...

You could call it rhythm skating. It also goes by jam skating and rexing. Whatever you call it, this style of roller skating moves to a faster beat. It can even be a bit like breakdancing on wheels.

Depending on how hardcore you are about spinning your wheels, roller disco is one of those things that is known by many different names. Aficionados call it rexing, jam skating or even simply boogie.

If the last time you went to a roller rink involved a seventh-grade couples skate, you may not be ready for jam skating. Sometimes called “rexing” or “bounce skating,” jam skating is a mix of ...