It was standing room only at IceInline on Friday night for the Alexandra Ice Skating Club’s (AISC) annual Ice Show, with people filling the entire perimeter of the rink.

The club has 18 competitive skaters, and this season an impressive 56 children were enrolled in the Kiwiskate programme - learning all the basic skills on the ice by coaches Rebecca Cowley and Sam Kuri. 

The end of season show is a long-established club tradition, and a great opportunity for skaters to take to the ice and display their skills. 

Kiwiskate coach Rebecca Cowley opens the show with the tiny tots group.

Watch coach Sam Kuri’s routine here.

For the first time in several years AISC has a synchronised team. Watch their performance here.

The 2024 show had a Disney theme with many parents and whānau assisting with costumes, decorations and behind the scenes organisation. 

Sylvie Ridd puts on a show for spectators with her solo performance.

Hazel Rivers (9) getting ready for her group routine ‘Under the Sea’ by The Little Mermaid.

Some of the senior skaters performed their solos and Sam the AISC competitive skaters’ coach, a former European champion, also laced up her skates and gave spectators a glimpse of her artistic talent.

“I wanted to take out the seriousness and make it a fun and dramatic expression of what you can do on the ice,” she said.

“I wanted to show what figure skating is about without all the technicalities and show how artistic it can be.”

Weather conditions were perfect compared to last year's ice show, which was delayed 40 minutes by wind and rain.

This year was also the first time under the new $1.6 million roof, and it was a perfect crisp and clear winter’s evening.

The season usually ends mid-August but this year because of the roof, it will continue for an extra two weeks, giving competitive skaters more ice time to train for end of season competitions including the South Island Championships and nationals for those who qualify.

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Central App