Dita Von Cheese #000

This month, we are super excited to feature a skater who we have all admired for years, who amazingly transferred to us last summer. We were all delighted when we got the email from DVC asking to join ARRG! She’s come along and fitted in perfectly with ARRG - mainly because she’s absolutely lovely, but also her incredible skating ability has helped! Her dedication and super hard work ethic quickly earned her a spot on the Skatefast Club, as well as both our All Star and All Star Reserves rosters. We loved having her in Home Season, and can’t wait to play with her on our travel teams!

Joined ARRG in: August 2015 as a Transfer Skater

Role in ARRG: Travel team skater

Favourite position to play: I love playing every position! I love a good wee jam here and there, but there is nothing more satisfying that hitting your pals in the ribs when they aren’t paying attention

Your Derby story - why are you here? I started roller blading when I was younger and then stopped because I discovered boys and drinking beside the ‘Green Shed’ in my home town. I went to uni, got some jobs, became a postlady, worked in an office and was so incredibly bored. I joined a judo class and a girl there mentioned roller derby and I was immediately interested. I joined FVRG in 2011 and skated on their travel team for the last 3 years. A lot of things changed in this last year: I got an amazing new job after spending a year looking, I became single and renting my own flat, and I decided that I wanted a new challenge. I found my self thinking about ARRG and all of the times I had watched them and admired them from afar. I decided that my 5 year goal was to get on Team Scotland and to do that I needed to ramp up my skills. So I transferred to ARRG in August and although I still think about my 5 year plan, I’ve been taken aback by how lovely and welcoming everyone has been and actually I don’t care if I don’t get to reach my goal, I’m enjoying the journey with all these lovely folk

Best derby-related advice: Work hard, sweat lots and be nice.

What you do for the league aside from skating: I am a Fresh Meat Coach and Visiting Skater Liaison and provider of food

Any funny/embarrassing derby stories: I have many, but generally they all involve me getting hit really hard and thinking I’ve wet myself…

Derby Hero: My derby Hero is my old pal Fun Ghoul from FVRG. I have always looked up to her in the way that she skates and constantly thinks about derby. She has helped shape my whole attitude towards derby. Cheers chum!

What do you do outside of derby: I work as an administrator for Triathlon Scotland, so lots of juggling of everything and anything. I get lots of enquiries about doing triathlons so Ive decided to train to do one as this will be first hand experience. Yikes. I like making stuff and fixing things. I absolutely love weeding, my dad lived out in the sticks and I would help him weed and build dry stone walls during the summer. I also like climbing trees, its been a while but I find myself driving on the motor way and noticing a nice wee tree that I like the look of. Then I remember I need to stop staring at trees and watch the road. I’ve been hitting the skate park ( and face planting the floor) on a pair of blades I’ve borrowed, its great fun and good for your balance!

Fun fact about you: Ive played the cello for over 20 years and was heckled at a gig in Strathaven