Oumi Janta Explained
Oumi Janta ([1]) is a German-Senegalese jam skater and influencer.
Janta was born in Thiès, Senegal and moved to Germany with her parents as an infant.[2] She grew up in Steglitz, before moving to Neukölln with her family. As a child, Janta was a fan of figure skating. After studying industrial design at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, she initially worked as an eyewear designer.[3] [4] Taking up roller skating to escape ennui in her work, she became part of a community based at Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin. Janta was inspired by Surya Bonaly.[5]
In 2020, an Instagram video of Janta went viral and was eventually viewed by more than 3 million people.[6] Janta subsequently left her office job to work in skating and other creative areas full-time, founding a Jam Skate Club in Berlin and teaching roller skating to others.[7] [8] She also works as a model.[9] Janta has been credited with being part of a 2020s revival of interest in roller skating and jam skating. Interest in the revival has been particularly strong among black women.[10] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Adhav . Lauren . 2020-10-15 . You'll Wanna Watch Roller Skater Oumi Janta Glide Around in Her Retro Looks Alllll Damn Day . 2022-09-06 . Cosmopolitan . en-US . 2021-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214090144/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a33945339/oumi-janta-skater-girl-70s-roller-fashion/ . live .
- Web site: Rufatto . Gabriel . 28 December 2022 . Produced by Bastian Asdonk . Jam-Skaterin Oumi Janta: Rollschuh-Queen über Nacht . Jam skater Oumi Janta: roller skating queen overnight . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106153626/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cflUoc82iUA . 6 January 2023 . 18 March 2023 . GERMANIA . . video . YouTube.
- Web site: Fajemisin . Olamiju . 2020-12-10 . ‘I inspired a lot of black women to start rollerskating’ – Oumi Janta wants you to dance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526215144/https://gal-dem.com/oumi-janta-community-cover-black-women-rollerskating/ . 2022-05-26 . 2022-09-06 . gal-dem.
- Web site: Dombrowski . Edyta . 2021-05-20 . Rollschuh-Revival: Oumi Janta hat den Hype ums Jamskaten mit ausgelöst! . Roller skating revival: Oumi Janta helped trigger the jam skating hype! . 2022-09-07 . Das Fempower-Magazin! . de-DE . 2022-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907003503/https://femtastics.com/stories/jamskaten-oumi-janta/ . live .
- Web site: Freeman . Liam . 2021-06-07 . Meet Oumi Janta, The Viral Roller-Skating Sensation Fronting The New Bottega Veneta Campaign . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118044430/https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/oumi-janta-bottega-veneta-campaign . 2022-01-18 . 2022-09-06 . British Vogue . Condé Nast . en-GB.
- News: Lüder . Charlotte . 2021-09-11 . Jam-Skaterin Oumi Janta: Rollen mit der Besten . de . Der Spiegel . 2022-09-06 . 2195-1349 . 2022-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529152601/https://www.spiegel.de/deinspiegel/jam-skaterin-oumi-janta-rollen-mit-der-besten-a-7364f42a-0002-0001-0000-000177426684 . live .
- Web site: Hubbell . Diana . 2020-09-16 . Oumi Janta Is Leading a Skating Revolution in Berlin . 2022-09-06 . Condé Nast Traveler . en-US . 2022-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512142349/https://www.cntraveler.com/story/oumi-janta-is-leading-a-skating-revolution-in-berlin . live .
- Web site: 4 March 2022 . Kölner Treff: Jam-Skaterin Oumi Janta . 2022-09-07 . www.ardmediathek.de . Kölner Treff . de . Video . 2022-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907000604/https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/koelner-treff/jam-skaterin-oumi-janta/wdr/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLWJkNWQ2YzVhLTYyNTYtNDc3Ni04YzRhLWU0YzM3YTg4NjA1Nw . live .
- Web site: Luckhurst . Phoebe . 2020-08-13 . Why 2020 Is The Summer Of Rollerskating . 2022-09-06 . British Vogue . en-GB . 2021-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021030252/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/rollerskating-trend . live .
- Web site: Jeffery . Yasmin . 2022-06-02 . Yasmin was scared to try rollerskating on her own, but it ended up the best thing for her . 2022-09-06 . ABC Everyday . en-AU . 2022-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623204302/https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/rollerskating-alone-is-helping-yasmin-overcome-social-anxiety/101116538 . live .
- Web site: Easter . Makeda . 2020-10-26 . How learning to roller skate helped me connect with a piece of L.A. Black culture . 2022-09-06 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2022-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822234544/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-26/how-learning-to-roller-skate-helped-me-connect-with-l-a-black-culture . live .