Ice Show Information Center

Many contract skater costumes will be available by picture day, but not all. This depends on supplier availability for certain styles and sizes. The costume committee will be in touch regarding distribution.

Information for Contract Skaters

• Skaters are responsible for purchasing tights if required. The costume committee will let you know what to buy. Tights are not included with the costumes.
• Most contract skaters have an amount left to pay after the costume deposits have been applied. Generally speaking, the deposits have already covered a large portion of the costume total. Upon final billing, You will receive an itemized statement that includes:
• The total cost of each costume
• The Grand Finale fee of $5
• Less your deposit paid.
• The remaining amount due will be charged to your account by the office.
• Soloists: Please wear your solo costume for Picture Day (Saturday, March 1). If it hasn't arrived, please wear a competition dress. Solo dresses are also required for Soloist Lighting (Saturday, April 19 at 8:30 am).

Questions concerning costumes should be directed to Amanda Mikhail
Email Amanda Mikhail.

When & Where

Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 11:30 am–4:30 pm

Schedule a time at Signup Genius.
Sign up by Saturday, February 22 .

All Skaters Participate!

All cast members in Road Trip participate in Picture Day. Individual pictures of skaters will be featured near the front of the program. The show order pages will list the full cast for each number (read on for details).

What to expect at Picture Day on March 1

The layout for photos in the Road Trip show program will be similar to last year.

Program Pictures

• Soloists and featured seniors will have full body pictures and are asked to wear their costume, tights and their skates. Please have your skates cleaned and clear of any scuffs if possible.
• All other skaters will have individual headshots.

Personal Pictures

• In addition to the program picture, everyone is welcome to have a full body picture taken that they can purchase online if they wish.
• Be sure to wear your skates for these pictures. This is also a good time to spiff them up. They will look better for the pictures and for the show.

Be prepared

• Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled picture time. You should have received an email with the Picture Day schedule and specific day-of instructions.
• All Skaters must have plastic skate guards to protect the Rec Center floor . . . and your skates.

Please Note: Due to the number of skaters and photos involved in picture day, we cannot use outside photos in the program for any reason.

Help Us Plan the Day

Please select a time slot for your pictures at Signup Genius. Select a time-slot for each skater. This time-slot will include your headshot for the program and full body shot to purchase. Please sign up by Saturday, February 22 .

For the convenience of families with skaters in both groups, this page contains information for both contract and Learn2Skate skaters.

All Skaters

To maintain continuity for the show and to be fair to all skaters we enforce the following policies for rehearsal attendance:

• Attendance is taken at all rehearsals.
• Skaters may not miss more than one rehearsal per number during the show session. This includes rehearsals scheduled on Monday and Tuesday of show week. All skaters must be present for Wednesday and Thursday show week rehearsals.
• While any off-ice sessions scheduled are required for all skaters in those numbers, it does not count toward the one allowed miss.
• Arriving to rehearsal 10 minutes late or leaving rehearsal 10 minutes early counts as half a miss.
• Attendance is required for both father and daughter at the mandatory rehearsal and all show week rehearsals.

Future Stars, Learn2Skate & Explorers

• All L2S rehearsals are 30 minutes in length, with the exception of Explorers rehearsals which are 45 minutes. Check the Cast List and Rehearsal Schedule for your group and time.

Contract Skaters

• Please check the Rehearsal Schedule carefully for your rehearsal times. Note the off-ice rehearsals where indicated.
• If your rehearsal time is not your regularly scheduled contracted ice, you may want to reschedule your freestyle ice. You will be charged for the rehearsal ice if it is in addition to what you have already contracted.
• Skaters will not be billed for show week ice.
• Skaters are charged for solo and feature rehearsal lessons through their coaches.
• Grad feature and freestyle group rehearsal lessons are covered by the show.

Performances

Each father/daughter couple will skate in one ice show performance (Friday, Saturday or Sunday).

If there is more than one daughter in a family, to help keep choreography simple, fathers may skate with only one daughter in a given show. You will be contacted soon about your show preference(s).

Rehearsal

Our Father/Daughter Number will have one mandatory rehearsal before show week.

This rehearsal is where the choreography for the show will be learned. It is required for both fathers and daughters.

Mandatory Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Note  The three father/daughter groups will rehearse separately.

Show Week: In addition to the mandatory show session rehearsal above there are three rehearsals during show week. All three Father/Daughter groups will practice at each show week rehearsal. Both fathers and daughters are required to attend these rehearsals.

For times, see the show week schedule which will be published in March

There is a $5 Father/Daughter participation fee to cover the April 16 rehearsal session. The fee will be applied to your skater’s April bill which you receive in May. This does does not include the costume fee if there is one. There is no additional charge for show week rehearsals.

Costume

Every year there is a costuming requirement for the Father/Daughter number. For this year’s show:

• Fathers: Medium color bluejeans and Minnesota themed sweatshirts. The sweatshirts will come from costumes ($40) and fathers are asked to furnish their own bluejeans. We will be sending out an email soon to get sizes.
• Daughters: Cutoff jean shorts, Minnesota t-shirts and buffalo plaid shirts. All pieces will be furnished by costumes ($65–75).

Pieces furnished by costumes will be available through costume distribution. There will be a separate cost for these pieces (see above). Both will be added to the daughter's costume bill.

If you have any questions please contact our costume chairperson:

To wish your skater good luck or send a nice message, be sure to purchase a personal ad in the Road Trip Ice Show Program

How to order

All orders should be submitted with payment in full by their respective due dates. Place orders and payment for Personal Ads and Custom Senior Ads in the folder marked Personal and Senior Ads in the RFSC office.

Senior ads are due Friday, February 28
Personal ads are due Friday, March 7 ($5 discount if returned by Friday, February 28)

For more information or to deliver electronic artwork, contact

Please Read Carefully as some information has changed since last year

Ticket Prices

Ticket Sales: Discounted pre-show sales

• Tickets may be purchased at the ticket tables from 5pm to 8pm during the Wednesday or Thursday (April 23 and 24) Show Week Rehearsals, during office hours at the RFSC office, at Hunt Drug (Silver Lake) and from our RFSC Online Store. Please note . . .
  • There will NOT be any ticket sales during the Monday or Tuesday Show Week rehearsals.
  • RFSC Online Store ticket sales ends Sunday, April 20, 2025. Tickets purchased online will be available for pickup at the ticket tables during the Wednesday and Thursday Show Week rehearsals. If you want tickets to distribute before then, please use one of the other options.
• Each family may purchase up to TWO Ice Show three-Day Passes at a discounted cost of $30 each. This will entitle the owner entry into the show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This pass cannot be used to admit more than one person per show. These will be available online and at the ticket table during our dress rehearsals on April 23 and 24 only.

Ticket Sales: “At the door” full price tickets

• Once RFSC Store ticket sales close (April 20) and ticket sales show-week rehearsals end (April 24), tickets will only be available for their “At the door” price.
• Beginning April 21, tickets will be available at Eventbrite for the full show-day price.

Ticketing Policies

• A Skater’s Pass is included in the packet you receive on Picture Day. This is to be used as admission to the dressing room area, the skaters’ seating area, or general seating. Please note: Show skaters will not need to purchase a ticket to watch this year’s show. Parents who are bringing their skater and do not want to watch the show will be allowed downstairs without a ticket where they may watch on the TV provided in the skate change area. To watch any part of the show from the bleachers, a ticket must be purchased.
  Note: If you do not get your packet at picture day, please pick it up from the RFSC office.
• Volunteers working in the arena for each show (specifically lighting help, ushers, prop workers and the booth crew) will have passes to enter the seating area for that show. Other volunteers who wish to watch the show from the seating area will need to purchase tickets (including committee chairs, dressing room monitors and other volunteers).

Online store coming soon

Road Trip Ice Show programs may be ordered in advance for $12 each.

Orders must be placed on or before Monday, April 21, 2025. Pre-sale orders will not be accepted after the due date. Ordered programs will be available for pick-up by the Thursday show week rehearsal.

To order programs . . .

• Pay by credit card by ordering in our Online Store

Programs may also be purchased during show rehearsals (starting either Wednesday or Thursday) for $15

All pre-sale orders MUST include full payment. Orders received without payment will not be processed!

Online store coming soon

Once again, we will offer Meals for Skaters during our Wednesday and Thursday show week technical rehearsals.

On Wednesday, April 23 and Thursday, April 24, we will have light meals available for skaters. They include two slices of cheese or pepperoni pizza from Pasquale’s Pizza, salad, desert and a bottle of water. The cost is $8 per meal.

Order meals in our Online Store by credit card. Payment must be included with all orders. Deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 20.

The Fine Print

In order to be able to do this every year, there are some simple, common sense rules:

1. You must order and pay in advance so we can have enough food for everyone.
2. You are responsible for your own mess. If you spill, please wipe it up. Do not leave food or wrappers laying in the stands or locker rooms.
3. Costumes must be covered.
4. Your first responsibility is to be lined up on time for your number. We can’t promise that the line for food will move quickly, so please plan ahead.
5. PLEASE use your manners and be polite to our volunteers. We are offering this as a service to you and your parents, and we hope that it makes things easier for you.

If these rules are not followed, we will not be able to offer food for skaters in the future. We are excited to offer this to you and hope we can continue the tradition for future shows.

If you have any questions, please contact our show hospitality chair below.

Valarie Presa (Show hospitality chair) | Email Valarie Presa

Online store coming soon