West Carleton Skating Club readies to bring Grease to life

Posted Feb 16, 2012 By Theresa Fritz

EMC Sports - Members of the West Carleton Skating Club have been hard at work rehearsing for their upcoming ice show.

The club will be bringing the hit musical 'Grease' to life on ice at the W. Erskine Johnston Arena in Carp Sunday, Feb. 26. The show will feature characters made famous in the 1950s-set musical about high school love. They will include Danny Zuko, Sandy Olsen, Betty Rizzo, Kenickie, the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies, to name a few.

"We are so excited for the show this year, we are presenting Grease," said skating club president Robin Gyimesi. "We have 324 members at our club this year and will be expecting about 180 to participate in the show."

The ice show is being coordinated by Debra Barrett and she said all the hard work by skaters will pay off during the show.

PERFORMANCES

"The/audience/will enjoy performances from solos to group/numbers demonstrating all levels of skaters at our Club./ Our skaters range in age from/three to 17, beginning with our little Tiny Tots and Canskaters/to our Starskate program with Special Juniors up to/our more experienced senior skaters," Barrett noted./"This is a show not to miss."

The West Carleton Skating Club is committed to the development of skaters of all ages./ The club offers learn-to-skate programs for children, teens, and even adults, and programs for more advanced skaters up to Gold Level testing, as well as a power skating program.

The club is a fully sanctioned Skate Canada Club and operates as a not-for-profit, volunteer-based, community organization.

The West Carleton Skating Club's performance of Grease runs from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 26. Admission is $7 per person, $20 per family, seniors and youth are $5 and children under give get in for free.