Palisades Skating School
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Christina Makris - Skating School Director/Coach Has Accomplished Senior Moves in the Field, Intermediate Freestyle, Intermediate Pairs, & Bronze Dance. 4x Senior National competitor, and Eastern Sectional Competitor in synchronized skating. 17 Years of skating experience, 9 years of coaching experience, & was an assistant coach of a Junior level synchronized team at Easterns and Nationals. |
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Professional Skating Assoc. Rated Coach. Has accomplished Senior Freestyle, 8th Figure, Senior Dance, Junior Pairs, Canadian Gold Figures and Freestyle. 33 years coaching experience. Coach of Regional and Sectional competitors. Competed at Regional and Sectionals in Figures, Freestyle, Pairs and Dance. |
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Has accomplished Senior Freestyle, Senior Moves in the Field, Senior Pairs, and also instructs Hockey and Power Skating. 9 years coaching experience. International Gold Medalist, two-time Junior Olympic competitor, three-time National Competitor. Skated 18 Years. Coach to numerous Adult National and Sectional medalists. |
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Has accomplished Pre-Juvenile Freestyle, Novice Moves in the Field and Intermediate Pairs. 3 years coaching experience. |
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Has accomplished Gold level Ice Dance, Intermediate Freestyle, Novice Pairs, Senior Moves in the Field. Has competed in all disciplines with 10 trips to US Nationals in Ice Dance. 10 years coaching experience. |
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Has accomplished Senior Freestyle, Senior Moves in the Field, and Pre-Silver Dance. Medalist at Regional, Collegiate Nationals, Synchronized Nationals. She has coached student through Senior Moves, Novice Freestyle and bronze dances. More than 20 years skating experience; 10 years coaching experience. Also available for power skating, choreography and synchro. Can also teach in American Sign Language (ASL) |
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Basic skills coach at Palisades for 3 years. Several years experience interacting with new skaters teaching on ice confidence and encouraging the love of Skating. Great with beginners of all ages, some experience with children with special needs. |
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Certified Coach with USA Hockey; off-ice training available. 8 yrs. as a player ( Teams, Camps and Pros learned from to mention a few) TEAMS: Little Rangers, Oyster Bay Gulls, Dynamos (AAA), N.R.H.S. CAMPS: Smushkins, CanAm, Sports Ridley, Stars, Dave & Don Maloney PROS: Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Scott Stevens, Dave & Don Maloney, Lowell McDowell and others. I have also received various awards from bronze medals to M.V.P. @ these camps. Currently I am acquiring Sports Psychology degree and have 4 yrs. coaching exp. with groups and privates. I teach ice hockey skill development, from skating to shooting (all levels), in a fun and positive atmosphere. Currently assisting Adam Graves and Rick Nadeau with the New York Rangers youth development. |
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Has accomplished Senior Gold Freestyle, Senior Gold Moves in the field, and Bronze dance. Competitive free style skater at Regionals and Garden State Games, Member of the N.J High School Team. Two years coaching experience, eleven years skating experience. |
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Has accomplished Intermediate moves in the Field, & Intermediate Freestyle. North Atlantic Regional competitor at Intermediate Ladies. Has participated in many competitions and shows. Has assisted and taught many group classes for the skating school, Loves to teach. |
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Masters degree in health and physical education. Skating 19 years and coaching 11 years. PSA/USFSA member. National competitor and medalist in collegiate synchronized skating. Skated for the University of Delaware as part of precisioaires synchronized skating team. Off ice personal trainer. Yoga/Pilates instructor. 17 Years dance experience in modern and hip-hop |
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Has accomplished senior moves in the field and senior freestyle. Bachelor's degree in elementary education. Master's degree in special education. Experience with children with disabilities. Sixteen years skating experience. Three years coaching experience. Skated competitively at all levels at Regional, Mid-Atlantic, and other local competitions. |
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tested on school figures(figure 8s). passed preliminary test. basic skills coach at palisades center rink for 6 years. great with all age groups. worked with physically challenged individuals and got them to enjoy their skating experience. work well with beginners, allowing them to become confident enough to skate on their own within minutes of the first lesson. available for private lessons |
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Has accomplished Pre-Preliminary moves in the field. Eight yeard of skating experience. Has participated in many ice shows. Great with beginners who want to learn how to skate. |
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20+ years skating experience - Competitive skating for 12+ years, Professional skating instructor for 10+ years. Senior moves in the field, Junior figure and Junior freestyle tests passed. Competed and medaled in two Empire State Games along with competing and medaling in numerous skating competitions. Performed in numerous skating shows and did choreography for many of the numbers. Available also for choreography and power skating. Ready to help build confidence, discipline and a love for skating all done in a positive atmosphere both on and off the ice. |
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Bruce brings years of experience in both basic and advance skating and hockey skills. Over 50 years of skating he has advanced through various power skating schools and high level hockey training camps. In Canada, Bruce played hockey with an elit college team [ Humber College] and was a member of the Etobicoke Speed Skating Club. Member of the Professional Skating Association Bruce offers both private and group classes. |
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