Adult Beginner — For skaters with very little or no skating experience

Adult Intermediate — For skaters who are able to skate comfortably on their own

Adult Advanced — For skaters who have mastered backward crossovers

Basic Skills teaches the fundamentals of ice skating in order to provide a strong foundation.

Upon completion, skaters can confidently advance to more specialized areas of skating.

Basic 1 — Skaters age 7–13 with no prior skating experience or formal instruction. Learn to stand and move on the ice. No hockey skates please.

Basic 2 — Skaters age 7–13 and older. Skaters who successfully passed Snowplow Sam 3 or skaters who have successfully passed Basic 1. Advanced forward skating, one foot glides, and edge development.

Basic 3 — For skaters who have successfully passed Basic 2, stroking and backward skating are taught at this level.

Basic 4 — For skaters who have passed completed Basic 3, edges and forward crossovers are taught at this level.

Basic 5 — For skaters who have successfully passed Basic 4, backward crossover and turns are taught at this level.

Basic 6 — For skaters who have successfully passed Basic 5, turns, beginning spins and spirals are taught at this level.

While focusing on quality and mastery of skills, figure skaters learn a variety of spins, jumps and transitions.

Pre-free Skate — For skaters who have successfully passed Basic 6, beginning edges, footwork, spins and jumps are taught.

Free Skate 1 (FS1) — For skaters who have successfully passed Pre-free Skate. Back outside three turns, single rotation jumps, scratch spin.

Free Skate 2 (FS2) — For skaters who have successfully passed FS1. Back inside three turns, half lutz, Salchow jump.

Free Skate 3 (FS3) — For skaters who have successfully passed FS2. Backspin, loop jump, waltz jump (tow loop).

These levels allow skaters to build confidence while learning to skate.

The classes are designed to help children ages 6 and younger develop the ABCs of movement – Agility, Balance, Coordination and Speed.

Snowplow Sam 1 — Skaters ages 3–6 with no prior skating experience or formal instruction. Learn to stand, fall and move on the ice. No hockey skates please; figure/recreational skates or rentals only.

Snowplow Sam 2 — Skaters ages 3–6
Must have successfully passed Snowplow Sam 1. Gliding and beginning backward skating. No hockey skates please.

Snowplow Sam 3 — Skaters ages 3–6
Must have successfully passed Snowplow Sam 2. Advanced forward skating, one foot glides, and refined backwards skating.

Edge Class — A stroking program designed to improve edge technique and skating quality. Skaters enrolled in Pre-free Skate through Free Skate 6 are encouraged to take this in addition to their regular class.