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Kim Hansen Skating Programs & National Events Director
ISI THEATRICAL CHALLENGE DEBUTS IN OCTOBER COACHES’ CORNER
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HOSE OF YOU who are fortunate enough to have had show experience, either as an amateur club member or
as a professional skater, know the thrill of stepping out onto the ice from behind a curtain with full spotlights and all eyes on you.
Now, with the introduction of ISI’s first
national competition on show ice with full theatrical lighting, your skaters have the opportunity to experience this same excitement firsthand. Te ISI Teatrical Challenge will take place Oct. 5-7 at the historic Ice Chalet in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tis 50-plus year ISI-member rink
is uniquely qualified to host the event, because it boasts a set of traditional can lights as well as multiple rows of modern computer controlled LED lights. In addition, the rink’s staff and volunteers have been putting on shows for the
community for years and just this past December, presented their 30th annual “Nutcracker on Ice.”
Ice Chalet has also been the host of
the ProSkaters Performance Camp and Auditions since 2013. Tis is a remarkable event in which skaters from across the country are offered an educational and networking opportunity within the show skating community. Tey not only receive valuable feedback from the many show producers in attendance but they also audition for potential roles. Te experience of hosting this prestigious event annually has the rink fine-tuned and ready to share its love of the ice show arts with all of you!
Our competition will be limited to
non-technical events, such as Artistic, Ensemble, Footwork, Kaleidoskate, Pattern, Rhythmic, Spotlights (both
ISI Theatrical Challenge offers skaters the chance to experience the thrill of being in the spotlights!
solo and couples) and Small Production. Te ice will be configured into a three- side show set with the judges on one side and the audience on the other and in bleachers on the end with the main curtain opposite end. Te performance area will be 114 feet long and 62 feet wide; 21 feet behind the curtain will allow for a small pre-performance warm up. As with any regular event, full warm ups will utilize the entire show surface.
This year’s theme is “Hooray for
Hollywood” and any spotlights and productions selected for the “Temed” category should be a tribute to Hollywood glitz and glamour.
Entry deadline for ISI Theatrical
Challenge is Aug. 15, so there is plenty of time to start making preparations. Give your skaters the gift of an experience — every skater deserves to feel like a star!
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SPRING 2018
just another fun day at the rink!!
WOW!