We're so proud of how much our Adult Skating Community has grown over the years and we're very excited to continue to grow our program. In 2009, we had just 9 adult skating members here at the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club. Today, we have over 80 full membership and collegiate Adult skaters. This is thanks to an amazing group of coaches and the supportive atmosphere created by our Club staff and volunteers! These skaters come from all backgrounds of skating - some having skated as kids and continuing right through into adulthood; some skating for a little while during school and returning after many years away; and some who had no experience with skating until well-into their adult years. The adult skating curriculum, set by U.S. Figure Skating, provides skaters of all levels the opportunity to compete and perform.
Each year, the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club hosts two Adult-only weekend events! The Adults Skate Too Exhibition is held each Spring (late February/early March) as a send-off opportunity for skaters competing in the U.S. Figure Skating Midwestern Adult Sectional Championships. However, this exhibition event is open to all adult skaters with a program to music (freestyle, dance, showcase, and more!) and those in ALL levels are invited to join! New as of 2023, this event is now paired with Elin Schran's IceFlow & SockFlow Clinics, the self-love, yoga-inspired classes developed for adult skaters of all abilities.
In addition to the Adults Skate Too event, the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club hosts an Adult-only competition known as the Ann Arbor FSC Adult Open. This event is held each Fall (October/November) and is open to adult skaters of all levels! Skaters in the Adult 1-6, Beginner, High Beginner, Pre-Bronze through Gold, and Masters levels are encouraged to compete in the friendly atmosphere that is created when adult skaters come together in their shared loved for the sport. Held annually since 2019, the Ann Arbor FSC Adult Open has seen enormous growth - tripling in size in just a few short years! We'd like to attribute this to the amazing support we've received from our Club volunteers and the skaters themselves!
We'd like to encourage you all to begin your adult skating journey! The Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club hosts Adult-only classes on Tuesday nights year-round! These classes are grouped by level and offer learning opportunities for skaters working on Beginner through Advanced skills. Beginner adult skaters can expect to learn how to skate forwards, backwards, how to stop, and more! Those in the more intermediate levels will learn different turns, lunges, spirals, and an introduction to spins and jumps. The Advanced group will focus on more complex footwork skills as well as more advanced jumps and spins.
Don't miss out! There's a place for EVERYONE in skating at the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club! |