Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
CHICAGO 鈥� Members of the Arctic Edge Skating Club perform Overture from Chicago to kick off the club's Broadway On Ice performance Saturday afternoon.
Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
YELLOW BRICK ROAD 鈥� Rhiannon Poirier and Lusanna Lu, (facing the camera) smile as they skate to Wizard of Oz.
Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
STAR SKATERS 鈥� Bryn Hoffman, left, and Rachel Pettitt, right, skate to Singin' in the Rain during Arctic Edge's Broadway On Ice production Saturday afternoon at Takhini Arena.
Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
Photo by MARCEL VANDER WIER
Broadway On Ice production a smash hit
Hundreds of figure skating fans were treated to a spectacular show Saturday, as the Arctic Edge Skating Club staged Broadway On Ice at Takhini Arena.
Hundreds of figure skating fans were treated to a spectacular show Saturday, as the Arctic Edge Skating Club staged Broadway On Ice at Takhini Arena.
Skaters performed routines to a variety of Broadway musical classics ranging from the Lion King to Grease to Mamma Mia.
Showings were held at 2 and 7 p.m.
Skaters from all levels participated, including CanSkate, Early Academy, StarSkate, Competitive and Special Olympics. The Faro CanSkate program was also involved.
"We hadn't done an ice show like this for a couple of years,鈥� said Arctic Edge coach Charlene Donald. "The kids missed it and they really wanted to do it again.鈥�
A volunteer committee was set up to organize the event, and Donald said they did a great job in both planning and soliciting donations from the business community.
"This was a big commitment for everyone,鈥� she said. "But it was great. We had a really good turnout, and it all came together.鈥�
Nearly $850 was raised for the Whitehorse Food Bank, alongside 24 boxes of food.
More than $1,000 was raised via the silent auction and lobby sales to support future programs.
Publicity director Stacey Hays called the support "phenomenal.鈥�
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