Glenview Ice Center

Address: 1851 Landwehr Road
Glenview, IL 60026		 Office Hours:
 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am-7 pm
Sa 9 am-2 pm
Su 10 am-2 pm
Phone: (847) 724-2800
Fax: (847) 657-0510

The Glenview Ice Center will be closed Mon., May 20 through Sun., June 9, reopening Mon., June 10.

Learn to Skate the Glenview Ice Center Way!

U.S. Figure Skating Classes

Figure Skating Forms & Info

Whether you are looking for a competitive edge or just want to try a new form of recreation, the Glenview Ice Center Figure Skating School is the place for you to learn and have fun.

The Glenview Ice Center is pleased to be affiliated with the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program, the official learn-to-skate program of the national governing body for figure skating. The Basic Skills Program was designed by US Figure Skating to be the best beginning and continuing ice skating program to serve the needs of both recreational and competitive skaters. To learn more about the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills program, click here.

Our program is led by Figure Skating Director Dorie Cascio, who has coached International and National level synchronized skating teams and is a member of the Professional Skating Association and U.S. Figure Skating. All Glenview Ice Center figure skating instructors are CerC certified through the U.S. Basic Skills program.

The Glenview Ice Center offers four sessions of Figure Skating Lessons throughout the year. For information on our next session of Figure Skating Lessons, click here.

Beginners Only Figure Skating Classes

In addition to full sessions of figure skating classes, the Ice Center offers several three-day mini-sessions for beginning skaters ages 3-12 years. These classes cost only $15 and include rental skates. Our next Beginners Only Session will be in September.

Registration

Online registration is accepted for figure skating classes. Registrations may also be dropped off, mailed or faxed to the Ice Center.

Ice Show and Competition Opportunities

Glenview Ice Center figure skating students are invited to participate in the Glenview Ice Center’s annual Ice Show which will be held May 15, 17, 18 & 19, 2013. The Ice Center host two competitions each year, The Freeze, a US Basic Skill competition which takes place in February and the Chicago Open which takes place July 25-28, 2013. Watch for information on these upcoming competitions in the Forms Box above.

Private Lessons

Private lessons are available upon request. For information on private lessons, contact the Figure Skating director at 847-724-2800.

Figure Skating Practice Ice

For students wishing to work on their competitive routines or take private lessons, Practice Ice is available.  See Forms Box above for current Practice Ice schedule for figure skaters is offered in the form of Freestyle sessions and Moves in the Field sessions. During the skating season, Moves and Freestyle ice sessions are offered Monday through Friday in the morning and after school, and on Wednesday evenings.

Synchronized Skating Teams

Synchronized skating is a team sport in which 8-20 skaters perform a program together. The Glenview Ice Center is pround to be the home of the Glenview Blades, two Basic Skills Synchronized Skating Teams.

Clinics and tryouts for these teams occur every April/May. See the Forms Box above for 2013-2014 information.

If you are interested or have any questions about Synchronized Skating, call Dorie Cascio at 847-724-2800 or dorie.cascio@glenviewparks.org.

The success of Glenview’s Synchronized Skating teams is due in large part to the efforts of the team families who make up the Glenview Blades Organization. Blades families volunteer at various events throughout the year. The bulk of their volunteer efforts are geared towards fundraising to help defray team costs of items such as costumes, tights, t-shirts, team dinners, competition entry fees and more.

Congratulations GIC Synchronized Skating Teams!

The Glenview Blades synchronized skating teams participated in the Skating Council of Illinois’ Second Annual Synchro Illinois Competition held at the Homewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena. The Blades synchronized skating teams wowed the crowd with their exciting performances. Skating to the theme of ‘astronaut’, the Blades Beginner 1 and Pre Juvenile teams performed a dynamic program with speed as well as extra round circles. The teams continued this year at the Skokie Skatium’s Winter Blizzard Competition. The Beginner 1 and the Pre Juvenile teams dazzled the crowd once again and earned 2nd place. The team’s competition schedule continues with the Freeze Competition at the Glenview Ice Center in February, March will be Highland Park and Hoffman Estates, and in April, Crystal Lake.