Figure Skating Coaching Staff

Jenny Brooks

Coaching Experience: 25 years coaching experience basic skills, moves in the field, freestyle, ice dance and figures.

Skating Experience: Senior Freestyle, 8^th Test Figures, Gold Ice Dance, Junior Moves in the Field. Trained at an Olympic Facility with Olympic coach. Have taught all levels/ages in group classes and private lessons.

Skating accreditations: USFS certified

Disciplines: Basic Skills, Moves in the Field, Freestyle, Ice Dance, On ice conditioning

 Emily Cole

Coaching Experience: 9 years coaching experience basic skills and freestyle. Off ice conditioning, assistance in skating program management, ice show choreography.

Skating Experience: 15 years skating experience, competitive skater

Disciplines: Freestyle, moves in the field, power stroking

Jackie Colpean

Coaching Experience: 23 years coaching experience in basic skills, moves in the field, freestyle, synchronized team skating. Beginner through Junior Tests. Competitive Skaters, various levels. Ice show direction and choreography. On Ice Skating Director.

Skating Experience: Skated competitively for over12 years. Member of national champion Fraserettes synchronized skating team, Member of Team Elan (Detroit Figure Skating Club) National Silver Medal synchronized team Cast member Southfield Ice Company, Pre-Silver Dance, 4^th Figure, Juvenile Freestyle.

Skating Accreditations: PSA rated, USFS certified

Disciplines: Basic Skills, Moves in the Field, Freestyle, Synchronized Skating, On Ice conditioning

Kathy Hillman

Coaching Experience: 9 years coaching experience in basic skills and freestyle. Competitive skaters of various levels.

Skating Experience: Trained 14 years at the Detroit Figure Skating Club. Strong background in choreography and creative movement. Organization and choreography of on ice shows.

Disciplines: Basic skills, Freestyle, Basic skating/conditioning for hockey, creative movement choreography

Karen Lemieux

Coaching Experience: Learn-to-Skate instruction experience includes over 4+ years teaching Snow Plow Sam and Basic Skills levels through both Fraser and Lapeer Skating Programs.

 Skating Experience: Over 9 years of figure skating experience (ISIA and USFSA) training with the Fraser Skating Club.

 Disciplines: Trained in figures, freestyle, dance and synchronized skating. Test completion include 4th Figure Test (USFSA), Freestyle 6 (ISIA), Pre-Juvenile Dance (USFSA), Intermediate Freestyle (USFSA) and Senior Synchro levels.

 Coaching Goal: My goal as a private instructor is to compliment the LTS group lesson and/or the serious recreational skater with the necessary ingredients to strive for their personal best. My hope is to be more than just a teacher, but a good role model and mentor.

 Currently Acting As: Co-Director (Creative Marketing Program) and Instructor for Learn-to-Skate program(s) at the Polar Palace.

Erica Miller

Coaching Experience: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Moves in the Field. Basic Skills competitive skaters.

Skating Experience: Senior Moves in the Field, Junior Freeskate, Pre-Gold Dances. Regional competitor, various local competitive events, variety of local ice shows guest skater spots.

Skating Accreditations: USFS certified

Disciplines: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Ice Dance

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