SCNY National Showcase Team on NY1

Our very own Reach for the Sky Rink All Stars got a little TV time last week!

NY1 did a story on the showcase team, coached by Marni Halasa, as they prepared for this year's Showcase Nationals. The team heads to Cape Cod for the competition this week. Join us in wishing them the best of luck!

See the story, which aired July 26, here.

Here is a video of the team's winning performance at last year's competition, as they skated to "Step In Time" from Disney's "Mary Poppins."

Synchro in the City

2013 Skyliners Senior Team

The 2013 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships have just wrapped up in Plymouth, Michigan, and SCNY's very own Skyliners came out with some very impressive finishes! Each of the five Skyliner teams that competed came home with a medal.

The Senior line took the pewter medal, the Junior and Juvenile lines took the silver medal, and the Novice and Intermediate lines took the bronze.

The Junior team is headed to Finland this week where they will represent the U.S. in competition at Junior Worlds in Helsinki. They will skate their short program on Friday, March 8th and their long on Saturday, March 9th. For more info, visit the Junior Worlds Website and Facebook page.

The 2013 World Synchronized Skating Championships will be held in Boston in April, where the Haydenettes and Miami University Senior Varsity Synchronized Skating Team will represent the United States in competition.

SCNY synchro teams are also gearing up for next season, holding tryouts and clinics in the coming months. The Skyliners will be holding both clinics and tryouts for all 8 of their lines at both Chelsea Piers and Stamford Twin Rinks starting March 4th. For more information, visit their Website.

Gotham City Synchro will also be holding tryouts for their Open Adult and Masters lines this spring and summer. For more information, email gothamcitysynchro@gmail.com, or visit their Website.

Central Park Ice will be holding clinics and tryouts for their Open Juvenile/Intermediate, Preliminary/Pre-Juvenile and Beginner teams as well. They will be holding an Open House at Wollman Rink on Sunday, March 10 where prospective skaters can try out synchro elements and watch the teams skate. Clinics and tryouts begin March 16th at Wollman Rink and March 17th at Chelsea Piers. For more information, visit the Central Park Ice Website or email centralparkice@gmail.com.

Synchro skating got a publicity boost in a recent New York Times article as well! Read it here.

SCNY to Host Solo Dance Competition

Attention ice dancers: Register online now through March 10th for SCNY Dance, taking place Saturday, April 6, at Sport-o-Rama in Monsey! (Applications sent by mail must be postmarked by March 4^th).

Skaters can compete in two categories at this year's competition: Solo Pattern and Combined. The Solo Pattern dance event is offered at all levels Preliminary through Gold. Skaters will perform two solo dances in competition (see application for required dances). For the Combined event, skaters will perform two solo dances followed by a solo free dance. The Combined event is offered to skaters at the Juvenile through Senior levels. 

An additional Solo Short Dance event is being offered as a trial event at the Junior and Senior levels only.

This year's event is part of the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Solo Dance Series too, so if you'd like to compete in the series (the trial Solo Short Dance event will not count this year), you must register separately here prior to submitting your application for SCNY Dance. The application deadline for the U.S. Figure Skating Solo Dance Series is March 8^th.

Good luck to all the dancers competing this year!