StarSkate Junior Program Halifax Skating Club

Junior StarSkate at the Halifax Skating Club

Junior Skaters are working mainly on the Preliminary skills, dances, and free style program. Junior Skaters must have passed CanSkate Badge 5 and but have not yet passed any part of the Preliminary Free Skate. Junior instruction uses a small group lesson format of 30 minutes (usually with no more than five skaters in a group) taught by HSC coaches. Skaters may arrange for private or semi-private instruction for the remainder of the session. Junior Skaters typically skate two or more sessions each week. Skaters may test their progress by taking Skate Canada tests at specially arranged test days throughout the year. At this level, wearing a helmet is a parental decision. Skaters must wear figure skates.

Session fees include ice costs, badges, group instruction and stroking lessons. Private and semi-private coaching fees and test fees are extra.

About StarSkate

The STARSkate program offers the opportunity for skaters of all ages to develop figure skating skills in four areas: Skating Skills, Ice Dance, Free Style, and Interpretive. Skaters develop their skills and abilities in each level progressively and sequentially and may test and be recognized for their skills through the Skate Canada nationally standardized testing system. Information about the testing levels is available on the StarSkate page of the Skate Canada website. StarSkaters may choose to compete in local inter-club competitions and provincial StarSkate competitions. The most successful competitors can advance to the national StarSkate competition.

Junior StarSkate at the Halifax Skating Club

Session fees include ice costs, badges, group instruction and stroking lessons. Private and semi-private coaching fees and test fees are extra.

About StarSkate

Must have passed Canskate Stage 5 or on committee approval
Must not have passed any of a Preliminary Test
Figure Skates must be worn
Fee includes stroking lessons
Fee includes group lessons for 30 minutes

Private lessons available on request subject to coach availability. Please book early by calling Sheila Rae Hillaby at 443-1707 or contact your club coach.

Tuesday Sessions - 8 weeks - $168.00 (ice only $120.00)

Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 11, 18*, 25

3:30-3:55 Warm-up & stretch (off-ice)
4:05-4:50 Freeskate
4:50-5:00 Dance & Skills
5:00-5:10 Stroking

May 18th – session will run 10 minutes longer until 5:20pm.

Sunday Sessions - 7 weeks - $147.00 (ice only $105.00)

Apr 11, 18, 25* & May 2, 9*, 16, 22 (*May 22nd is a Saturday)

3:50-4:15 Warm-up & stretch (off-ice)
4:25-5:10 Freeskate
5:10-5:20 Dance & Skills
5:20-5:35 Stroking

April 25th – session is 1 hour later; beginning at 4:50 for warm-up and stretch, 5:25 for the on-ice portion.

May 9th – session is approximately 1 hour later; warm-up & stretch is 5pm – 5:25pm; on-ice portion from 5:35 to 6:35.

Juniors who would like to skate a third session, may apply to skate on an Int 1 session. There are no group lessons, and you must arrange for private lessons with Sheila Hillaby. Int 1 will have preference over any juniors.

Ice schedules are subject to change.

Halifax Skating Club also reserves the right to cancel or modify sessions due to low enrolment

Tentative Test Days
Saturday, May 29th & Sunday May 30th

Must have passed Canskate Stage 5 or on committee approval
Must not have passed any of a Preliminary Test
Figure Skates must be worn
Fee includes stroking lessons
Fee includes group lessons for 30 minutes