Ice Show: 3rd Information Bundle (Contract Skaters)

Show Setup and Tear Down: It is club tradition that Grad Feature Parents help to set up and tear down the set as well as help store props at the end of the show.

Parents will be/have been contacted by a member of our Ice Show Management Team with details. An online signup is available so you can RSVP for setup:

Grad Feature Parents: Ice Show Tear-Down RSVP
Help set up and tear down the set as well as help store props after the Sunday performance.
RSVP page

If you have questions, please contact:

It takes a tremendous amount of volunteer time and effort to produce our Annual Ice Show. The professional staff directs the artistic portion, while parent volunteers coordinate the business and non-artistic portions of the show. All parents are asked to volunteer in some way to make the show possible.

Parents of skaters contracting for ice time completed the Volunteer Interest Form with their School Year Contract. Committee chairs will use that to reach out to parents based on interest indicated on these surveys.

On the other hand, you do not need to wait to be contacted to sign up. There are many ways to get involved. Current volunteer opportunites are listed below. This section will be updated as more opportunities become available. Check back often for our latest offerings.

Father/Daughter Number Show Assignments

Show assignments are similar to last year. Each father/daughter pair is assigned to skate in one of the three shows. If there is more than one daughter from the same family participating, the dad will skate with each daughter on different nights. All dads and daughters will practice together regardless of which show they are assigned to. See Father/Daughter Rehearsal and Costume Information for more information. If there are any questions about show assignments, please contact

Shannon Gowen
Email Shannon Gowen

or

Kari Sackett
Email Kari Sackett | (507) 951-8361

Show Assignments

The week of the show, Monday, April 13 – Thursday, April 16, will be our Show Week Dress and Tech Rehearsals. Attendance is required at these rehearsals.

See the Show Week Rehearsal Schedule for the approximate times that your number(s) will rehearse. Show performances are April 17–19: Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon.

Monday & Tuesday Rehearsals

All show numbers will rehearse on either Monday or Tuesday. Skaters will wear their costumes for these rehearsals. See the Show Week Rehearsal Schedule for days and times. Please be in costume and skates, prepared to step on the ice, 15 minutes before your scheduled rehearsal time.

Wednesday & Thursday Rehearsals

Wednesday and Thursday night rehearsals are our technical rehearsals. They are our only opportunity to set lights and deal with the technical aspects of the performance. We may need to stop occasionally to work out issues so please be patient. Please be at the rink, in costume, at least 30 minutes before your scheduled time. And, you guessed it, see the Show Week Rehearsal Schedule for approximate reahearsal times.

We will use the hockey locker rooms as dressing rooms beginning on Wednesday during dress rehearsal.

Gym: Learn2Skate groups are assigned to the Rec Center gym. See the Learn2Skate Show Week Information page for details.

Contract skater numbers are assigned to dressing rooms on the east side of the rink. They will enter through door 7 of the Rec Center (north entrance) and proceed directly down the stairs to the rink and dressing room areas. To avoid traffic congestion please do not drop skaters off at the east entrance (sliding doors/door 1). See Rec Center Site Map for locations.

Volunteer workers should enter through the east doors. Check in with the chair person for your committee to receive a security badge.

Club Locker Rooms: The Girls Locker Room will be used for seniors during the show-week rehearsals and performances. Skaters who normally use this locker room during the regular season, but are not assigned to it for the show, should remove their skates and guards before the Wednesday dress rehearsal and use their assigned dressing room the remainder of the week. The Boy’s Locker Room will be used as the, well, Boy’s Locker Room during show-week rehearsals and performances. Please note: Only skaters and show personel are allowed in the locker rooms and the adjoining hallway without permission from the locker room staff.

Important: For safety reasons, parents and skaters will not be allowed to pass through the area between the two ice rinks. If they need access to the other side, they will need to use the catwalk upstairs.

Skater Meals: Meals will be available for skaters who must be at the Rec Center early because their parents are volunteering or for other reasons. The cost is $8 per meal (in advance) and will be available in the consession area on the east side of the building from about 4:30 to 5:15. If you need to be lined up early for opening, please make sure you have your meal early so you are ready. Please see the Skater Meals page for important information and to sign up. Deadline for ordering is Sunday, April 12

Show Information

• Entrances to the arena will open one hour before show time.
• Skater’s badges were distributed on Picture Day. Wear this badge on all show days to get in and to gain access to certain areas of the rink. If you have not received your packet, it is important that you pick it up in the RFSC office right away.
• All skaters in the FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW must report to their dressing room 30 minutes before curtain time. (Learn2Skate skaters: See Learn2Skate Show Week Information page for specific times.) The dressing room assignments are on the doors of each room and will be the same as at the dress rehearsals.
• All skaters in the SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW must report to their dressing rooms at intermission.
• Volunteer workers should enter through the east doors. Check in with the chair person for your committee to receive a security badge.
• Costumes and Make-up: Skaters provide and apply their own makeup unless told otherwise. When fixing hair do not use bobby pins. If one falls on the ice, it can be very dangerous if a skater skates over it.
• Skates should be polished, laces clean and tucked in for safety and appearance. Costumes and accessories should be securely fastened. Please wear your skate guards when traveling to and from the ice, but remember to take them off when getting on the ice. There will be a table near the ice to leave guards and jackets, etc. NO CHEWING GUM AT ANY TIME!!!
• Warm-up Ice on North Rink: Only soloists and freestyle features (duets, high features) may use the north rink to warm up. This does not include grad features.
• After a skater performs: Skaters who do not wish to stay after they have performed may leave. PARENTS: Please be sure your child is picked up from the skate change area or the gymnasium immediately following the performance of their number.
• SKATERS: if you think you will have to make a quick costume change between numbers please check with Shannon Gowen .

Locker Rooms

• Gym: Learn2Skate groups are assigned to the Rec Center gym. See Learn2Skate Show Week Information page for details.
• Contract skater numbers are assigned to dressing rooms on the east side of the rink. They will enter through door 7 of the Rec Center (north entrance) and proceed directly down the stairs to the rink and dressing room areas. To avoid traffic congestion please do not drop skaters off at the east entrance (sliding doors/door 1). See Rec Center Site Map for location.
• Club Locker Rooms: The Girl’s Locker Room will be used for seniors during the show-week rehearsals and performances. Skaters who normally use this locker room during the regular season, but are not assigned to it for the show, should remove their skates and guards before the Wednesday dress rehearsal and use their assigned dressing room the remainder of the week. The Boy’s Locker Room will be used as the Boy’s Locker Room during show-week rehearsals and performances. Please note: Only skaters and show personel are allowed in the locker rooms and the adjoing hallway without permission from the locker room staff.
• Important: For safety reasons, parents and skaters will not be allowed to pass through the area between the two ice rinks. If they need access to the other side, they will need to use the catwalk upstairs.

Skaters Seating

• The skaters’ section will be in the southeast corner of the arena (see Rec Center Site Map for location). If skaters choose not to sit with their families, they may sit together in the skaters’ seating area.
• Skaters will use the stair in the southeast corner of the Rec Center to access the dressing rooms downstairs. Do not use the main stairs by the east or north doors.

Skater Etiquette:

• Whenever entering the audience, please remember that those around you have paid for a ticket. Always enter or leave between show numbers (not during a number).
• Skaters are asked to please refrain from excessive cheering or screaming while numbers are being introduced. Those around you who have paid for their tickets want to be able to hear the emcee.
• While seated in the audience, skaters should have their costume covered. Spot lights can pick up sparkle on your costume and be distracting to the audience.
• PLEASE DO NOT RESERVE SEATS by leaving blankets, coats, etc., over empty blocks of seats. If found they will be removed and placed in lost and found. If you want to sit in a specific area, you must stay in those places until show time. No exceptions.

A limited number of pre-assigned seating (blue chairs with backs on the west side of the arena) will be available for audience members with special needs. Since there are only a few of these seats, we request that they be reseved only by those who can’t sit elsewhere.

A signup sheet will be posted in the rink area on Monday, April 6 for you to choose the seats you’d like to reserve.

Sunday’s show usually fills the reserved seating area, so please sign up early. We ask that each skater’s family try to limit the number of reserved seats for Sunday to no more than four if possible. Keep in mind that these reserved seats are not meant to be used for all senior citizens, but should be used at your discretion for those with special needs who find it impossible to sit in a regular seat or have mobility issues using stairs.

Let’ celebrate and remember this year’s Ice Show . . .

Show Video

Due to the recent changes in licensing policy from U.S. Figure Skating, we cannot offer a show video this year.

Cast Party

The Cast Party will be after the show on Friday, April 17 at Bowlocity Entertainment Center from 9:30 to 11:30 pm.

All skaters and their families are invited!! Bowling, pizza, pop and cookies are provided for the skaters. There will also be a discounted price for lazer tag of $5 (payable to Bowlocity).

There is a small charge for skaters to help cover the cost of the cast party. You may pre-pay online by credit card in the RFSC Online Store for $10 per skater. Online payment is due Friday, April 17. You may also pay in cash at the door for $10 per skater.

Bowlocity Entertainment Center 2810 N Broadway Ave Rochester, MN 55906

See you there!

Cast Photo

All show participants are invited to join us in a cast photo to be taken immediately following the Sunday afternoon performance on the South Rink. Grand Finale skaters please remain on the ice. Everyone else will join them after the show. For everyone's safety, please listen carefully for instructions once the Sunday show is over.

Watch this space after the show for information on obtaining a copy of the photo when it is ready.