Skating fans everywhere are in for a real treat! Champion skater Dick Button’s extraordinary collection of skating related art will be on loan at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY from April 1st through December 31st. One of the pieces on display is this gorgeous bronze sculpture by Fernand Fonssagrive of Peggy Fleming. (photo credit: Richard Walker) Here’s an overview
I hope you’ll join me in celebrating Valentine’s Day by inviting your significant other or a special friend to join you (for free!) during our Cool Workout Skating Class at The Rink at Rockefeller Center! Special guests joining us on this day will include Professional Ice Dancers and Ballroom Dance coaches Jordan Cowan and Talia Barrington, and US National Skating Coach
Recently, Olympic figure skater Karen Courtland Kelly and Olympic speed skater Patrick Kelly hosted a World Figure Clinic in Poughkeepsie, NY, led by US Champion and Olympic medalist, Janet Lynn and her coach, Slavka Kohout Button. My student from Hungary, Judit Somodi was happy to take part in the 3 hour on ice clinic and the Lunch with the Legends
On Oct. 7th, the Codey Arena in West Orange, NJ played host to the stunningly beautiful ICE DANCE INTERNATIONAL during it’s inaugural tour. The company was founded by Olympic Champion Dick Button, NYC Ballet great Edward Villella, Olympian Linda Carbonetto Villella, acclaimed skating choreographer Doug Webster and Executive Director Debbie Gordon. I was honored to co-chair this event with a
So happy to announce that I am offering a special six day “Cool Workout” skating camp for adults of all ages and fitness levels in New Jersey and New York City, October 7th-13th! The camp begins with a bang as we will all attend the incredible Ice Dance International skating performance and VIP reception together on the evening of Friday,
Recently I was honored to be asked to be on the board of a stunningly beautiful new skating company, ICE DANCE INTERNATIONAL (IDI)! IDI was founded by Dick Button, Linda and Edward Villella, Doug Webster and Debbie Gordon. If you know about Edward Villella, you know he was one of the greatest male danseurs of all time during his sparkling career
My Cool Workout Adult Skating Camp for recreational and competitive skaters in Budapest was simply magical! Skaters came from Hungary, Helsinki, Finland and Rome, Italy and ranged in age from 17-63. What a fabulous group it was! We instantly became a family as we plied, skated, laughed, groaned, (and ate) our way through the 4 day camp in one of the world’s
Recently, Jeff and I had a sparkling evening amongst “the Stars”! Olympian and Canadian Champion Linda Carbonetto Villella and Edward Villella invited us to their gorgeous art filled NYC brownstone for dinner! Along with being a great Canadian figure skating champion, star of Ice Capades, coach and choreographer, Linda was also the director of the Miami City Ballet. Edward Villella,
Since we don’t have many “Cool Workout” classes during the summer, today some of my NJ skaters came over for our seasonal “So Long Luncheon”. Everyone brought amazing dishes and we ended the afternoon with a bubbly toast by the fish pond! I’m so blessed to have such lovely women in my life! May we all stay healthy, active, happy and
I just had the wonderful treat of observing the choreographic process for a new piece being created by the beautiful skating company Ice Dance International! Artistic Director, Doug Webster, Executive Advisor and former NYC Ballet star Edward Villella and Canadian Skating Champion Linda Villella came to the Codey Arena on Friday to work on a new piece inspired by a George
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