Our
Story
Hey, my name is Valeriya.
Originally Russian, I left my country for Finland at the age of 18. Since then, a few life-defining moments took place and discovering longboarding is one of them. I first tried it on the Nordic land, and it felt just...fine. But then I came across a video of DoYoung performing longboard DANCING. The spark was lit.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find anyone practicing such thing in Kuopio, so the sessions always had just two participants: me and my second-hand pintail. That’s why when moving to Portugal, I was thrilled: for sure there is a longboard dancing community in Lisbon, just like in Paris, or Barcelona! Ironically, there was none. I shared my disappointment with Johny (my bf), and his answer was: “If there is no community, why don’t you create it yourself?”
My first reaction was: Who am I to? Not a professional athlete, nor a local. But the desire to find a company to skate and introduce people to longboard dancing was bigger than my fear and doubts. For the first time in my life, I took the initiative and stepped towards changing something I wanted to see different.
This is how “Longboarding Days and Nights” was born. Here, I aim to share my passion, reveal the beauty of longboard dancing and build a stronger community. I also hope that this little beginning can inspire someone to make a step towards their dream, however bizarre it seems.
Timing is never perfect. Skills are never enough. But with the help of other people and a bit of courage, just anything is possible.
Let’s make it happen together,
With love,
Val
Giving
Back
PUSHING FORWARD is our small initiative that aims to contribute to the community we live in by giving longboard lessons to those who couldn´t afford it otherwise or supporting projects that resonate with us.
HOW IT WORKS
A part of the profits we make from our camps & lessons will be directed to our ´social credit account´ that is displayed below. It will be always stated what amount exactly from this or that activity goes to ´Pushing Forward´. After we get the money for our work, we take out the amount stated and put it aside.
We will be sharing with you how we spend the money on this page and through posts on social media. If you still didn't get to participate in our camps or lessons but wanna get involved, you can help us with a small donation so we can give longboard classes to more people.
DONATED
€5000+