Figure Skating

Professional instructors available for all skill levels.

Learn to Skate Program

Your safety is just as important to us as your enjoyment in learning to skate. That's why, in accordance with the National Standards established by the Learn to Skate USA, skaters advance only after being tested, to be sure they have the skills necessary to move on to the next level.

Our program and instructors prepare you well to advance through each skills level below:​

Progressive Tot Programs (Ages 4-6)

This set of programs is designed to help young skaters develop specific skating skills at each level starting with Snowplow Sam 1. Note: Each participant will need to pass the preceding class or have the approval of the Skating Supervisor before they will be allowed to enter the next level. Equipment: Helmets and gloves are strongly recommended.

  • Snowplow Sam 1: Intro level class for skaters up to 6 years of age. Skaters learn to balance on skates, the proper methods of falling and getting up, marching, gliding, and dipping.
  • Snowplow Sam 2: Skaters learn two-foot gliding, dipping, backward walking, forward swizzles, and beginning slow plow stops. 
  • Snowplow Sam 3 & 4: Skaters learn forward skating, one-foot glides, swizzles, snowplow stops, backward swizzles, two-foot turns, and hops. 

Early Youth Programs

Basic 1 (Ages 7 & Up)
In this instructional class for the beginning skater ages 7 and up, participants learn proper technique on falling, getting up, and balance. Movements such as swizzles, gliding, stopping, and marching are introduced. 

Basic 2 (Ages 7 & Up)
Skaters learn backward swizzles, two-foot turns, snowplow stop from speed, extended one-foot glides, and backward two-foot glides while maintaining and strengthening skills from previous levels. Prerequisite: Passing Basic 1

Progressive Youth Programs (Ages 7 & Up)

In the Learn-to-Skate programs below, skaters will learn more advanced skating skills starting at Basic 3. Note: Each participant will need to pass the preceding class or have the approval of the Skating Supervisor before being allowed to enter the next level.

  • Basic 3: Skaters learn maneuvers such as, but not limited to, forward stroking, forward pumps, backward snowplow stops, two-foot turns, and backward one-foot glides. 
  • Basic 4: Skaters learn backward maneuvers such as, but not limited to, forward outside and inside edges, forward crossovers, backward pumps, backward one-foot glides, and beginning two-foot spin. 
  • Basic 5 & 6: Skaters are taught transitional maneuvers such as, but not limited to, backward outside and inside edges, backward crossovers, inside mohawks, backward stroking, outside three-turns, hockey stops, T-stops, spins, and spirals. 
  • Pre-Free Skate & Free Skate 1: Skaters work on advanced skills such as backward crossovers, backward edges, mohawks step sequences, one-foot upright spins, mazurkas, waltz jumps, half flips, toe loops, and backward three-turns. 
  • Free Skate 2 & 3: Skaters work on advanced skills such as alternating spirals, backward inside three-turns, back spins, half Lutz, Salchow, Waltz three-turns, loop jumps, and jump combinations. 
  • Free Skate 4 & Up: Skaters work on advanced skills such as power three-turns, change-foot spins, sit spins, half loop jumps, and flip jumps.