Longboarding
History
LongBoarding started in Hawaii in 1970's when surfers couldn't ride during low tide or beaches were closed. Longboards felt more like surfing then it did a riding a skateboard. It then spread to California and throughout the states.
Records
Longboarders have reached records of 80 miles per hour down highways and even down highway roads in mountains and even passing cars. Longboarding can cause serious injury though because most don't wear any protection and usually have injuries because they hit cars, signs, or just the road.
Freeride
Freerides just mean from going from one place to another with very little tricks.
Downhill
Downhill is when you start at the top of large hills and go down as fast as possible
dancing
Surfers would "Dance" on their board while surfing like moving to the very from of the board or be crazier and do handstands and other things on their board.