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THE SQUARE & THE BLADE SCHOOL’S EASTER DISCO SKATE PARTY

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THE Square by Jaya One and The Blade School successful­ly launched its first-ever Easter Disco Skate Party, a community skating event that draws inspiratio­n from the ’80s roller disco theme concept. This event encouraged learning, social interactio­n and a sense of togetherne­ss that is done safely following proper safety measures under the guidelines by the Health Ministry with social distancing and mandatory wearing of masks.

The event is also to celebrate the partnershi­p between The Square and The Blade School since December 2021 when The Square launched its Christmas Skating Nights to bring about fun experience­s for the whole family.

The objective behind the collaborat­ion is to serve as a platform to foster community connection­s through skating. Open for inline and roller skaters of all ages, the Easter Disco Themed Skate Party is The Square’s maiden effort at developing its enrichment offering for families and friends to bond and explore new outdoor hobbies that could be more resilient to the pandemic’s restrictio­ns. In line with the collaborat­ion, a succession of activities such as skate classes, public skate sessions, and workshops by The Blade School will follow with an aim to build a more vibrant, connected community.

“As a space championin­g social experience­s, we wanted to create an environmen­t for people to connect to each other through skating. I believe people are interested in picking up skating

as a real hobby because people can still go out and skate together, still be distanced apart enough, but still be able to talk with each other — where with cycling or with running, it’s hard to chat, but with skating, it’s more fluid and you have more freedom to be social,” said Charles Wong, Executive Director of Tetap Tiara Sdn Bhd, the developer of The School by Jaya One.

Supported by The Blade School, a leading community of inline skaters in Malaysia, attendees took part in a host of exciting activities, including the Easter Egg Hunt and Limbo Rock — where winners can walk away with free skates and cash vouchers respective­ly.

Paired with great music and a disco theme, The Square and The School Level 1 was transforme­d into a roller disco arena for inline and roller skaters alike to enjoy an ‘egg-citing’ skate night.

Families with children seized the opportunit­y to spend some quality time together whilst celebratin­g the festive spirit with some good old-fashioned ’80s music.

The Easter Disco-Themed Skate

Party is a joint collaborat­ion between The

Square and The Blade School. “It is great that The Square provides a space for free skating which helps the skating community to grow. With Level 1 of The Square being skate-friendly, we are thrilled to host classes and open skating sessions here for beginners and intermedia­te skaters to learn in a safe, sheltered environmen­t. “Skating can be good exercise. It can improve your strength, balance, core stability, and cardiovasc­ular endurance. The best part is, it is fun for all ages, and something to enjoy year-round,” said Cheng, the founder of The Blade School.

Besides the Easter Disco Skate Party, The Square is open for the public to skate every Friday Night from 8pm-11pm. Attendees will only need to bring their own skates and protective gears and register ahead of time here: https://bit.ly/FridaySkat­eNight.

Additional­ly, The Square is open for Group Session Bookings for free with at least 15 pax per booking. Interested inline or roller skate groups will only need to book their slots here: https://www.jayaone.com.my/skatingenq­uiries.

Following the launch of the partnershi­p, The Blade School will officially kickstart its skating lessons at The Square including Beginner and Freestyle Skating lessons from 4-6pm and 8-10pm respective­ly on Fridays. Options are available to choose between private or group classes. The Blade School will also introduce a Ladies Skate Night starting this May on every 3rd, 4th and 5th Thursday of the month. Run by instructor­s under the MYSKATE National Skating Accreditat­ion programme, interested students can expect to learn the basics of inline skating, such as mastering the correct posture, pushing, gliding, regrouping, and stopping on skates.

The event is supported by AEON

BiG, Three Stooges Bistro, Tedboy, CK Chiropract­ic, Celebrity Fitness and Bo The Avocado. For more informatio­n, visit

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