Are you looking to try your skating skills in a competition?

All Brooklyn Blades on Ice Learn-To-Skate members who have passed at least Snowplow 2 level are eligible to participate in a Basic Skills competition right here at our home rink – the Brooklyn Autumn Skills competition.  This is a good place to start if this is your first-ever event!

You don’t have to be a member of the figure skating club to participate, but we highly recommend scheduling some private lessons with one of our staff coaches to help you prepare!

Here’s the competition info:

Brooklyn Autumn Skills – November 17-18, 2018

Registration & Competition Info HERE

Registration deadline is October 19, 2018

If you are interested – talk to your LTS instructor today!

Did you know?

Brooklyn Blades on Ice is part of Learn To Skate USA – which is the national organization that develops the curriculum for our Basic Skills program.

It is how we can provide achievement badges, certificates, and sanction events that our members can participate in.

Each member of Brooklyn Blades on Ice is required to pay a once a year fee ($17) to cover the cost of membership. *Note this is a separate organization from U.S. Figure Skating, so USFS members are required to pay for LTS USA membership if they are members of both organizations.

You can learn more about Learn To Skate USA HERE

 

 

 

It’s been a long summer, but Fall Learn-to-Skate classes are just around the corner!

Classes begin on Friday September 21.

You can download the schedule HERE

You can register for classes HERE

We’re excited to announce a NEW CLASS this year!

Figure Skating FUNdamentals – Figure Skating FUNdamentals is a perfect fit for skaters levels Free Skate 1 through Preliminary. Each week we will focus on one different component/technical skill (spins, spirals, jumps, etc.) with the goal of creating well-rounded skating skills! This class will be offered on Saturdays from 3:15-3:45pm.

We will also be offering our popular Saturday classes for skaters Free Skate 1 and above:

Performance Ensemble – This class is open to all skaters at the Free Skate 1 and above level and ages 18 and under. During the Fall-Winter- Spring sessions our class meets on Saturday afternoons. Skaters work towards performing routines to music of different genres that will be performed at a Cleveland Monsters Game,  skating exhibitions and our annual spring show! Participants are required to purchase a performance costume. (Saturdays 2:15-2:45pm)

Power and Edges for Figure Skating – This class is designed to teach skaters how to maximize their speed and power on the ice by using different crossover and edge drills. This class is also good for building up endurance and agility.  Open to all skaters level Free Skate 1 and above. (Saturdays 2:45-3:15pm)

Hope to see you on the ice next week!

 

While our rink may not have had ice this summer, our skaters and coaches were busy making us proud!

On August 5, 28 skaters from both our Brooklyn Blades on Ice staff and members of the Brooklyn Figure Skating Club competed in the U.S. Figure Skating National Showcase competition in Brighton, Michigan.

Our Production Ensemble group placed 9th in a very competitive field of skaters from all over the country – and they rocked their ‘Dazed and Confused’ 1970s themed routine!

Congratulations also to Vivian Gabbard, Crystal Greene, Melissa Greene, Anastasia Migyanko and Chloe O’Brien for great skates in the solo and duet events!

The 2018-19 Brooklyn Blades on Ice Learn-To-Skate class schedule is now available!

You can download the schedule HERE

Class registration will open in August.

We’re excited to announce a NEW CLASS this year!

Figure Skating FUNdamentals – Figure Skating FUNdamentals is a perfect fit for skaters levels Free Skate 1 through Preliminary. Each week we will focus on one different component/technical skill (spins, spirals, jumps, etc.) with the goal of creating well-rounded skating skills! This class will be offered on Saturdays from 3:15-3:45pm.

Brooklyn Spring Swizzle 2018

Order of Performance

—ACT 1—

Disco Mix

Brooklyn Blades on Ice Performance Ensemble

Caroline Biesterfeldt, Catherine Biesterfeldt, Sarah Costanzo, Natalie Demarest, Ada Gee, Aubrie Hayes, Nina Lunde, Alexis Martin, Anastasia Migyanko, Samantha Milano, Chloe O’Brien, Addalyn Schmidt, Ava Schmidt

‘September’ –Manpriet Thomas

‘Boogie Fever’ –Savannah Hayes

‘Burning Love’ –Julia Skingle

‘Lady Marmalade’ – Ania Oshaben

‘Boys Are Back in Town’ – Daniel Rodriguez

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – Hiba Hassan

‘A-B-C’ – Ava Schmidt

‘Mamma Mia’ – Maria Burns

‘American Pie’ – Anastasia Migyanko

‘You Should be Dancing’ – Aubrie Hayes

‘Funky Town’ – Catherine Biesterfeldt

‘Blame it on the Boogie’ – Addalyn Schmidt

‘Superstition’ – Natalie Demarest

‘Schools Out for Summer’ – Alexis Martin

‘King Fu Fighting’ – Samantha Milano

‘Hip Hip Chin Chin’ – Chloe O’Brien

‘I’m Still Standing’ – Nina Lunde

‘Car Wash’ –Brooklyn Blades on Ice Learn-To-Skate

Aaliyah Bartosh, Ruby Bentkowski, Kinsley Cancian, Sarah Costanzo, Nicole Dempsey, Joseph Greene, Aubrie Hayes, Savannah Hayes, Julia Johnson, Kendall Kipp, Shelby Kipp, Megan Misconish, Peyton Murry, Ania Oshaben, Marcus Thomas, Gracie White

 

—ACT 2—

‘Christmas Eve in Syria’ – Brooklyn Blades on Ice Performance Ensemble

Sarah Costanzo, Natalie Demarest, Ada Gee, Aubrie Hayes, Nina Lunde, Alexis Martin, Anastasia Migyanko, Samantha Milano, Chloe O’Brien, Addalyn Schmidt, Ava Schmidt

‘I Will Survive’ – Caroline Biesterfeldt

‘Rock ‘N’ Roll High School’ – Elyse Andel

‘Spirit in the Sky’ – Melissa Greene

‘Landslide’ – Vivian Gabbard

‘My Sharona’ – Laura Senkar

‘Sweet Caroline’ – Callie Sua

‘I Will Always Love You’ – Crystal Greene

‘Imagine’ – Julia Ventura

‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ – Topanga Cullison

‘Dancing Queen’ – Leonela Serrano

 

‘Dazed and Confused’ – Brooklyn Figure Skating Club

Elyse Andel, Caroline Biesterfeldt, Catherine Biesterfeldt, Maria Burns, Chris Demarest, Natalie Demarest, Alexis Flinn, Vivian Gabbard, Ada Gee, Crystal Greene, Joseph Greene, Melissa Greene, Hiba Hassan, Aubrie Hayes, Savannah Hayes, Casandra Hipkins, Nina Lunde, Alexis Martin, Anastasia Migyanko, Samantha Milano, Alexandria Miranda, Caitlyn Mularchik, Chloe O’Brien, Ania Oshaben, Daniel Rodriguez, Addalyn Schmidt, Ava Schmidt, Laura Senkar, Julia Skingle, Callie Sua, Manpriet Thomas, Julia Ventura

————-FINALE————–

 

The Cleveland Skating Club has an exciting offer in conjunction with their 81st Annual Ice Show:

A special Jump Clinic opportunity with Olympian and Canadian National Silver Medalist Keegan Messing, and two-time U.S. National Junior Medalist Jimmy Ma will take place at the Cleveland Skating Club on Saturday, May 12th!

The Clinic is open to all USFS skaters at the Pre-Preliminary through Senior Free Skate levels. All attendees will be given one free seat to the Ice Show on the night of their choice (May 11 or 12) and the option to purchase more seats and see Keegan and Jimmy in action!

Email CSC Rink Program Director Kim Brack kbrack@clevelandskatingclub.org to secure a spot!

Please join us on Tuesday May 1 at 6:00pm for Picture Day!

All Spring Swizzle participants are invited to come and have their picture taken in their performance costume FREE of CHARGE!  Pictures will be displayed in the lobby of the rink the night of the show. After the show is over they are yours to keep as a souvenir!

*Please Note – pictures will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. We will be taking photos from 6-7:30pm. Makeups will take place prior to dress-rehearsal on Thursday May 3 at 5pm.

Show Video Orders

Our show will be recorded in HD video from ice-level on the night of the show.

Please note: There will no video-recording allowed from the stands on personal cameras or phones on show night.

Videos must be pre-ordered forms are due by Tuesday May 1, 2018

Click HERE for a video order form

PLEASE NOTE: We need a minimum number of video orders to have our show recorded! If we fall short of our minimum, pre-payments will be returned on dress rehearsal night.

We need spotlight operators!

Part of the magic of a Brooklyn show is our show lighting, but we need your help to pull it off!
Do you know someone who is available to run spotlights for dress rehearsal night and/or performance night?
Email us today!
(There are some perks to volunteering!)

 

Spring Swizzle T Shirts

The Brooklyn Figure Skating Club is selling T-shirts for this year’s show!
Shirts start at $18 and will feature the names of all of the show participants on the back!

Click HERE for an order form

ORDERS ARE DUE BY SUNDAY APRIL 22!

 

Calling all Parent Volunteers!

To keep the show moving in an orderly fashion, we are in need of a few parent volunteers to help keep our backstage area quiet and running efficiently. Please email us if you are interested in becoming a parent volunteer for dress rehearsal and/or show night.