Month: September 2018

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!