Skating School at the Pettit Free Skate Classes
Please Note: Skate Rental is available, but not included in registration price ($18 for the six week class). Please purchase skate rental in advance online when purchasing your Skating School Class (if you need it) and as always, you are certainly welcome to bring your own skates.
Pre-Free, Levels 1-3, Aspire Class (ages 6 – 12) – $99 per six week session
Skaters who have completed the Basic Skills 1-6 program levels and are interested in a more specialized figure skating experience graduate to the Free Skate program. Skaters will be instructed on spins, jumps, edges, arabesques and other “free skating” elements.
Some of the skills you will learn:
Pre-Free Skate
Mohawk, Step sequence, One-foot spin, Waltz jump
Free Skate 1
Forward consecutive edges, Backward outside three-turn, Upright spin, Toe loop
Free Skate 2
Backward consecutive edges, Backward inside three-turn, Beginning back spin, Salchow
Free Skate 3
Mohawk/crossover sequence, Waltz three-turns, Advance back spin, Loop jump
Free Skate Aspire
A bridge program by US Figure Skating that will teach skaters and parents what the next step is to further involve yourselves in the world of Figure Skating. Here you will learn about all the different avenues you can take as a skater. Open to those who have completed Basic 3 and above or Free Skate 2 and above.
2020-21 Class Dates (6 Week Sessions):
Session 7:
Thursday July 1- August 4 (6:00pm-6:40pm) NOTE: Week 6 of Classes will be moved from Thursday 8/5 to Wednesday 8/4. Start time remains the same
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
2021-22 Class Dates (6 Week Sessions): ALL Classes $99
Session 1:
Saturdays September 25- October 31, 9:30am-10:10am (Pre-Free Skate and Free Skate)
Saturdays September 25- October 30, 10:30am-11:10am (Aspire Only)
Sundays September 19- October 24, 4:30pm-5:10pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
Session 2 (No Classes 11/23-11/28):
Saturdays November 6- December 18, 9:30am-10:10am (Pre-Free Skate and Free Skate)
Saturdays November 6- December 18, 10:30am-11:10am (Aspire Only)
Sundays November 7- December 19, 4:30pm-5:10pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
Session 3:
Saturdays January 15- February 19, 9:30am-10:10am (Pre-Free Skate and Free Skate)
Saturdays January 15- February 19, 10:30am-11:10am (Aspire Only)
Sundays January 16- February 20, 4:30pm-5:10pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
Session 4:
Saturdays February 26- April 2, 9:30am-10:10am (Pre-Free Skate and Free Skate)
Saturdays February 26- April 2, 10:30am-11:10am (Aspire Only)
Sundays February 27- April 3, 4:30pm-5:10pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
Session 5 (No Sunday Class 5/29):
Sundays April 24- June 5, 4:30pm-5:10pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
Session 6 (No Class 7/7):
Thursdays June 9- July 21, 6:00pm-6:40pm
** 20 Min of Exclusive Practice Time Follows Each Class Time
REGISTER FREE ONLINE
Online registration will close at 12pm the day before each day’s first class. (Example: Saturday classes close on Friday at 12pm). ALL registrations must be completed online. No on site registration is available.
