When: November 5th, 2023

Where: AZ Ice Peoria, 15829 N 83rd Ave, Peoria, AZ 85382

Autumn Antics is the theatrical competition of the year for the Skating Club of Phoenix, and Arizona's only all-Showcase competition! Skaters compete and perform for judges with experience in the arts & theater, dance, radio, film, and television. 

Autumn Antics Awards:

Earnhardt-Hughes Award: awarded to the most outstanding singles performance (at No Test and above) 

Dever Award: awarded to the most outstanding duet or group performance (at No Test and above)

Palos Award: awarded to the most outstanding singles performance (at Freeskate 6 and below)

Deese Award: awarded to the most outstanding duet or group (at Freeskate 6 and below)

Williams Award: awarded to the most outstanding singles performance (Adult skaters only, at any level)

The Skating Club of Phoenix is pleased to announce an inaugural annual competition: Arizona State Championships (AZSC)!  With the restructuring of the Qualifying Series a couple of years ago we recognized a gap for many Arizona-based higher level skaters who would previously have competed at Regional competitions, representing the culmination of their competition year.  As such, we have created a new competition for higher level skaters to compete at, in place of Regionals.  In addition, The Skating Club of Phoenix is taking over the LOC for Desert West (Basic Skills Compete USA event), previously hosted by AZ Ice Peoria.  

We plan to run both competitions together during the same weekend, the planned schedule for the weekend will likely be:

• Friday 10/13/23; afternoon only: AZ State Championships Short Programs

• Saturday 10/14/23: remaining AZ State Championships events, and some Desert West events in between

• Sunday 10/15/23: remaining Desert West events

Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23 

Ice Den Chandler Party Room

This is the perfect opportunity to clean out your closets, give your old dresses new life, earn a little extra money and shop for the upcoming competition season.  

• Sale Times: Friday, September 22nd from 4pm-7pm and Saturday, September 23rd from 10am-1pm. 

• We will sell competition/practice dresses, skirts, ZUCA bags, tights, gloves, costumes, boots and blades, protective gear, guards and soakers, warm ups, skating decor/gifts, stuffed animals, etc.

• DISCOA receives 25% commission on each sale.

• Tag Items: Items must be tagged with price and initials of seller, on hangers as appropriate and must be listed on the attached sales inventory form.

• Fill out an Inventory Form: A sales inventory form is attached to this email. Fill it out and bring it in with your items. This is how we keep track of the items you sell and get you your $$. 

• Item Drop Off: Tagged items and your completed inventory form may be brought to a club volunteer in the Ice Den Chandler lobby on Wednesday, September 20th from 4 - 5:30 pm, in the party room on Friday, September 22nd from 3 - 4:00 pm. Do not drop off items at the Admin Office.

• Item Pick Up: Items must be picked up by 1:30 pm on Saturday or they will be considered donations to the club.

AIT Phoenix Summer Seminar is on Saturday, August 26, 2pm-3:30pm, at Ice Den Scottsdale (9375 E. Bell Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260).

This seminar will be led by American Ice Theater Phoenix Director, Jacqueline Benson and  2002 Olympian and 3x National Champion Naomi Lang.  

This AIT Seminar is for skaters ages 8+ and levels Freeskate 1+. The registration fee is $60. As always, coaches may attend for free.

Registration is available here: https://americanicetheatre.org/phoenix/.

August 18-20, 2023

Jay Lively Ice Arena, 1650 N Turquoise Ave, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001

This competition takes place in Flagstaff, Arizona from August 18th through August 20th and WILL include a test session on Friday August 18th from 12 pm-2 pm. The registration deadline is July 18, 2023, at 9:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. 

The competition fills up quickly, and there may not be a late registration period. Once registration is closed, they will not take late entries- no exceptions. 

Register via EntryEeze here: http://comp.entryeeze.com/Home.aspx?cid=209 

July 13-16, 2023

Ice Den Scottsdale, 9375 E Bell Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 

Make sure to sign up via EMS prior to midnight, Wednesday, June 14th:

https://m.usfigureskating.org/account/login?url=%2Fcompetition%2F32248%3Fid%3D32248

This event is hosted by the Coyotes Skating Club of Arizona at Ice Den Scottsdale, Arizona.  The 2023 event is part of the National Solo Dance Series.  

Desert Ice Skating Club of Arizona's Junior Board Members met on June 16th to assemble 160 skaters' gifts for the upcoming Arizona Ice Classic Competition. 

Congratulations to our Platinum Volunteers: 

Maria Gonzalez

Jini Oh

Carol Zhang

Ayah Bouanani 

This past year, Junior Board members assisted with two Arizona Ice Classic (AIC) competitions, helping to prepare gifts for skaters, running their own sales table, and volunteering for general operations duties. The skaters revised their own bylaws, sold flowers for Ice Den Chandler’s Holiday show, and assembled dozens of baskets for DISCOA’s annual Coach Appreciation Week. Our skaters had fun at the Junior Board’s annual Halloween party, and held their EOY meeting at an off-site restaurant!

 INTERESTED IN JOINING THE JUNIOR BOARD?

 All DISCOA skaters ages 11 to 20, full and associate members, are welcome to join the Junior Board. The group exists to foster team building and support the skating community. Typical activities include volunteering for events, philanthropy, themed parties, group projects and activities, and the opportunity to make decisions for situations that affect them directly. Meetings are monthly, annual dues are $10.00, and members must be current on their annual DISCOA membership.

To begin or continue your skater’s membership in the Junior Board for the 2023/2024 membership year:

Complete the online application below (current members will need to fill out a new application annually)

Pay the $10.00 annual membership via the link below, or via the Zelle QR code given in the document.

Invite your DISCOA skating friends to join us in our many activities!

 Junior Board Application Link:

https://forms.gle/aDheKWvX3ibongb56

 Junior Board Annual Dues Payment Link:

https://checkout.square.site/buy/WV4WUJHSTYMVIGLJYZEXFS6V

The first meeting for this membership year will be held at the end of July. We look forward to welcoming our new officers and members!

Date: June 27, 2023

Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Where: Dave and Busters, Tempe

Join DISCOA to celebrate the 2022-2023 season!

We will be recognizing the achievements of our skaters over the past year.

The event will include a buffet dinner and a $20 Power Card.

Full DISCOA members will have all costs covered.

Associate members and non-members are welcome to attend with a cost of $27.99/person.

Payment information included on the RSVP form.

RSVP by June 19th here: 2022 DISCOA End of Year Celebration

June 23-25, 2023, Ice Den Chandler, 7225 W Harrison St, Chandler, AZ 85226 

The registration for AIC is now open!

Desert Ice Figure Skating Club of Arizona presents its annual Arizona Ice Classic Competition, which will be held June 23-25, 2023 at Ice Den Chandler.  Events offered include Excel, Compete USA, IJS, Adult Solo Pattern Dance, and Showcase (including duets and interpretive). This is a qualifying event for the 2024 National Showcase.  Please share with your club members, LTS skaters and friends.

NEW for 2023! Prices include a professional digital download copy of skater’s program for each event. The event will also be live streamed at no charge, compliments of Desert Ice SC of Arizona. 

Click here for the competition page, including the competition announcement and a link to EMS for registration.

Please contact heatheramandasapp@gmail.com with any questions.

Deadline May 15 at 11:59 pm; Late registration until May 23 at 11:59 pm with a $40 late fee.

Desert Ice Skating Club of Arizona

http://www.discoa.org

The DISCOA Junior Board will be assembling gift baskets for our Ice Den Chandler coaches on Sunday April 16th from 2-4pm in the party rooms at the rink.

We would like to invite our younger club members, ages 10 and under, and our members ages 11-20 who may be interested in joining the board, to participate in packing and decorating the gift bags. This will be an opportunity to interact with Junior Board members and learn a bit about what the group does, how we conduct our meetings, and the types of issues and events we are involved with. Our April monthly meeting will be held while we work on craft projects for our coaches gift bags.

An RSVP would be appreciated, but not required, to: Jrboard@discoa.org

The Junior Board is comprised of DISCOA skaters ages 11-20 and focuses on building teamwork and support among our youth skaters, volunteers to support our skating community, and the community in general, holds meetings, events and fundraisers and makes decisions on issues affecting them directly.

Ice Den Scottsdale

9375 E Bell Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 .

March 20th, 2023. 5 :45pm -6:30pm

Ice Den Chandler

7225 W Harrison St, Chandler, AZ 85226 

March 14th, 2023, 5:15pm - 6:15pm

February 17 and 18, 2023

Ice Den Chandler, 7225 W Harrison St, Chandler, AZ 85226 

Clean out your closets! We are having our semi-annual dress sale where you can find competition dresses, skates, and warm - up clothes. 

Come and watch 11 Ice Denettes Synchronized Teams perform their programs as they prepare for the Sweetheart Classic Competition and Sectionals later this month!

Tuesday, January 17th, 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm.

January is National Skating Month. In honor of this, the Ice Den Chandler is offering a FREE Learn to Figure Skate class for new skaters ages 4-adult. Skaters may enroll in one of the following classes of their choice:

January 8, 2023: 12:30pm - 1:00pm

January 8, 2023: 1:00pm - 1:30 pm

Registration is open and space is limited. Follow the link for more information and registration process:

www.icedenchandler.com/skating-clinics 

DISCOA Junior Board members helped raise funds by selling flowers during the Holiday Show at Ice Den Chandler on December 23rd, 2022.

Ice Denettes Synchronized Skating have partnered with Coyotes Theater on Ice, the Arizona Bobcats hockey, the Ice Den Solo Ice Dance Team, Cactus Jack's Ahwatukee Tavern, and Camelback Moving - Phoenix AZ Movers to bring a true holiday miracle to the Hopi Nation. We are collecting gently used and new toys, bikes, playsets, and clothing to bring to the families in need on the reservation. The Hopi Nation has an 80% unemployment rate, and most follow the traditional lifestyle of their ancestors. Many of the Hopi families lack running water, have no electric, and live below the poverty line. We would love to share our many blessings with them this holiday season!

December 4, 2022 

The International Skating Union (ISU) just announced the launch of the first World Ice Skating Day This is an annual festival that celebrates ice skating all over the world through various events taking place simultaneously on the first Sunday of December.  Its mission is to reunite ice skating professionals, amateurs and beginners to break social, economic and cultural boundaries and to encourage greater inclusion, youth involvement and future development of all ice skating disciplines. 

You can learn more about this festival by following the link below: 

https://www.worldiceskatingday.com/

The Ice Denettes Synchro Program is pleased to announce a tryout for competitive synchro teams at Ice Den Scottsdale! We are excited to welcome skaters to the team who are based in Scottsdale. We currently have over 100 skaters on our 8 teams. The skaters on these teams range in age from 5 years to over 60, and basic skills levels all the way through Olympians!

The new teams in Scottsdale will prepare to compete in Poway, California, the weekend of February 11th along with the rest of the Ice Denettes. We encourage any skaters who are interested in, or even just curious about, team skating to join us for the tryout.

The tryout will take place on Monday, November 21st:

*Aspire Skills Teams (Basic 4 - Freeskate 6) will be from 5:30pm - 6:00pm.

*High Level Tryouts (Pre-preliminary - Senior MITF) will be from 6:00pm - 6:30pm.

All interested skaters should complete one of the following forms:

Skills Team - https://forms.gle/hSov7GAGFQxuvUy88

High Level Team - https://forms.gle/f5joApzpqDcnXMfq6

Skaters should wear all black attire to the tryout, with long hair pulled out of the way in a bun or ponytail. After a guided warm-up, each skater will have an opportunity to demonstrate a few of their favorite or best skills or elements, or skate a 30-second or less "mini-program" without music that showcases their best skills.

Weekly practices will likely be Mondays from 5:30 - 6:30 pm and some Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Schedule, contract, and pricing will be available once we have our teams determined. Choreography boot camp for the new teams is scheduled for Sunday, November 27th, between 2:45 - 7:30 pm. 

We will be holding our annual Halloween Party on October 22nd, 2022! Please bring your own pumpkin, carving tools and patterns will be provided. You may also bring your own supplies. Dinner will be provided and parents are also welcome to attend. If you have any donations for the board please bring them to this meeting.

The Desert Ice Figure Skating Club of AZ is holding their annual Dress Sale at Ice Den Chandler on Friday, September 23rd from 4 pm -7 pm and Saturday, September 24th from  10am - 1pm.

 DISCOA Junior Board Officers for the 2022/2023 membership year

 President: Maria Gonzalez

Vice President: Jini Oh

Secretary: Carol Zhang

Treasurer: Ayah Bouanani

 DISCOA Junior Board Platinum Volunteers for 2021/2022

At our June meeting, two of our members were recognized for their high level of dedication to the Board and their many, many hours of volunteer time to help keep our activities running and make them successful. 

Maria Gonzalez

Jini Oh

Thank you, Maria and Jini, for all of your hard work and support!

2021/2022 Activities

Last year, Junior Board members created hand-made skater gifts for DISCOA’s Arizona Ice Classic (AIC) competition, helped with Thank You cards for the judges, and ran their own sales table at the competition. They also operated sales tables for Ice Den Chandler’s Holiday show and Team competition, and assembled dozens of baskets for DISCOA’s annual Coach Appreciation Week. Our skaters had fun at the Board’s annual Halloween party, sold chocolate bars to raise funds toward their Stars on Ice tickets, and held their EOY meeting at an off-site restaurant!

 AIT Phoenix Spring Seminar is on Sunday, April 10 from 10:30 am - 12:45 pm at Ice Den Scottsdale (9375 E. Bell Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260).

This seminar will be led by American Ice Theatre Co-CEO, Kate McSwain and AIT Phoenix Director, Jacqueline Benson. This seminar will explore the fundamentals of AIT curriculum, including Six Ways of the Spine, improvisation techniques, and moving our bodies in creative ways. A fun combo will be taught as well.

All registrations are due by FRIDAY, APRIL 8. This AIT Seminar is for skaters ages 8+ and levels Freeskate 1+. The registration fee is $65. As always, coaches may attend for free.

Registration is available here: https://americanicetheatre.org/phoenix/.

The Solo Dance Series is a nationwide competitive program for solo dancers that allows skaters to have the opportunity to qualify for a national final and increase the visibility of ice dancing. 

This program is open to individual skaters within the Eastern, Midwestern and Pacific Coast sections. Skaters need to register for the Solo Dance Competition Series by April 1st, 2022 to have an  opportunity to qualify for a national final based off their IJS scores at designated solo dance series competitions.  The top six skaters from each section will be invited to compete at the National Solo Dance Final in Santa Clarita, September 7-10, 2022. For more information, please visit: https://www.usfigureskating.org.

Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Sandbar Mexican Grill at 7200 W Ray Rd, Chandler, AZ 85226

12:00pm -1:30pm

We will be celebrating skating accomplishments of our club's members over the last year.

Clean out your closets to earn a little extra money, or come to shop, DISCOA receives 20% commission on each sale.  We will sell competition/practice dresses, skirts, bags, tights, gloves, boots, and blades, guards, and more.  

Interested in trying synchronized skating? The next introductory session runs February 18 to March 25, 2022, from 3:30pm -4:00pm on Fridays at Ice Den Chandler. It is open to everyone from Basic 4-Freeskate 6. You also get to perform at the Learn to Skate team Competition on Saturday, March 26!