ROCKLAND — Spring fever is causing a lot of people to feel the need to get some serious ya-yas out because the ladies of the flat track, the Rock Coast Rollers, are holding their second annual Ballad Of Milli Vanilli Lip Syncing Contest on Saturday, April 19, at Trackside Station in Rockland.

Just to be clear, this is not karaoke (actual singing), but rather lip-syncing (pretend singing) as party goers fake-sing their hearts out to cheesy songs for the crowd’s entertainment—complete with over-the-top costumes. “One of the hopes we had when we put on last year’s party was that we really wanted to get more than roller derby folks to show up,” said Rock Coast Rollers spokesperson Irene Yadao (derby name: Laser Wolf). “We really want to encourage that again this year. Last year was so much fun. I feel like people brought out their alter egos.”

Asked what was memorable about last year Yadao said, “A group of our girls did a whole choreographed song of the Spice Girls in costume. Just seeing people get up there and perform brings out a whole other side to themselves. I think a lot of people are tentative to perform karaoke, but now that they’ve seen how informal it is, we’ll get more people up on the stage.”

“We’re really involved with our community,” she added. “We’ve done a lot of things with Big Brothers & Big Sisters. This is just another facet of our community engagement and an opportunity for people of the community to get to know us.”

And face it, it’s a great way to blow off some serious steam.

Admission is $7; plus $2 per song. A portion of the proceeds will benefit community member Michelle Winchenbach, in support of her fight against breast cancer. Prizes will be given to the top five crowd favorites. For sign-up information, visit rockcoastrollers.org. Registration deadline is Wednesday, April 16.

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com