The Senior Synchronized Skating Team will perform during Saturday’s Blue Mound Figure Skating Club’s Ice Show at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. Team members are (front) Sabrina Kingery, (Row 2, from left) Stacy Burmeister, Katie Dooyema, Jamie Hamilton, Nicole Willers, (Row 3) Val Eitreim, Callen Bosshart, Krissy Eitreim, Marissa Biever, Morgan Bosshart, (Row 4) Jessica Willers, Lindsay Rust, Kim Rockman, Sarah Ailts, Sandy Gertz and Gina Wolf.
By John Rittenhouse
What has become a March ritual will resurface at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne Saturday.
The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club will present its 12th annual Ice Show at 1:30 and 7 p.m.
According to Jolene Henning, one of the club’s instructors, this year’s program is called "Skating Through TV-Land."
Henning estimates there will be nearly 125 different skaters participating in the show, which consists of 35 different numbers.
The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club begins its season in October, and some of the skaters perform at different competitions starting in November and ending in March.
Club members, who range in age from 5 to 18, begin their preparation for Skating Through TV-Land in February.
They hail from towns representing the surrounding tri-state region.
Minnesota members come from Luverne, Adrian, Hills, Beaver Creek, Ellsworth, Magnolia, Hardwick, Lismore, Worthington, Reading and Edgerton. South Dakota club members come from Garretson, Valley Springs, Brandon, Humboldt, Hartford and Sioux Falls. Skaters from Rock Rapids represent Iowa.
Club members skate in 16 different groups, which are based on the skill level of the individuals. Each group performs one number during the show. Local skaters will perform five solo numbers and four duets.
Other fan favorites in past years, a father-daughter number and a number featuring hockey players and BMFSC members, will be a part of the show. The Senior and Junior Synchronized Skating Teams also will perform.
As in past years, the Ice Show has attracted a Special Guest Skater.
Ashley Pralutsky, a junior at Fridley High School, will appear in Saturday’s shows.
Pralutsky, who has been skating since age 3, skates at the Freestyle 8 level. She will perform two numbers for each show.
Tickets for the show can be purchased at the door. Prices are $6 for adults and $3 for students between the ages of 3-18.
