Palisades Skating School
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Christina Makris Hennessy - 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. 20 Years of skating experience, 13 years of coaching experience, & was an assistant coach of a Junior level synchronized team at Easterns and Nationals. Coach of regional competitors. PSA & USFSA member, CER Category A. |
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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. 10 years coaching experience. International Gold Medalist, two-time Junior Olympic competitor, three-time National Competitor. Skated 20 Years. Coach to numerous Adult National and Sectional medalists. CER Category A certification. |
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Has accomplished Senior Moves in the Field and Intermediate Freestyle, & Intermediate Pairs.13 years skating experience and 10 years coaching experience. USFSA member, CER Category B |
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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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Sue has been a Palisades Skating School Instructor for over 5 years. Her primary area of focus includes interacting with beginner skaters, encouraging the love of skating and teaching on ice confidence. Her experience includes basic skills instruction up to the free style level for skaters of all ages (tot’s thru adults) including those with special needs. Sue is also available for private and semi-private lessons as well as providing instruction at skating parties and events held at the rink. |
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Has accomplished Senior Gold Freestyle, Senior Gold Moves in the field, and Pre-Silver dance. Competitive free style skater at Regionals and Garden State Games, Member of the N.J High School Team. Five years coaching experience, fifteen years skating experience. USFSA and Skating Club of NY member.CER Category B Coach. |
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Has accomplished Novice moves in the Field, and Intermediate Freestyle. North Atlantic Regional competitor at Intermediate Ladies. Has participated in many competitions and skating shows. Has been teaching 3 years & 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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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. 11 years coaching experience. |
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Has accomplished Pre-Preliminary moves in the field. Eight years 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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Has 11 years of skating experience. Has accomplished Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Freestyle. Is currently a competitive figure skater, Gold Medalist at Empire State Games, Silver Medalist at State Games of America and Regional finalist for the past 5 years. Is currently a member of the Israeli Figure Skating Team. |
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Has accomplished Pre-Juvenile moves, and has assisted & instructed group classes for 2yrs. Has been a competitive cheerleader for 9yrs. USFSA member. Has an outgoing personality & strives to motivate as well as bring out the fun of skating. |
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Member of USFSA/ISI. Has accomplished Intermediate Freestyle, Junior Moves in the Field, and Third Figure test. 15 years skating experience, 13 years dance experience, and 10 years coaching experience. Coaches beginner to advanced, hockey and adults. Has competed at several Mid-Atlantic, Garden State Games, and Jersey Council Competitions. |
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Has 5 years of coaching experience, Former coach with the New York Rangers Youth Development Team. Teaches all aspects of hockey to all levels in a safe, fun, & positive enviornment. |
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Has skated for over 20 years, Having played hockey for 8 years in his hometown of London England. Works great with both adults and children and available for private and semi private lessons. Teaches Basic skating up to Freestyle level, Power Skating and Hockey. Takes pride in his skating and in his students and looks forward to each and every teaching experience! USFSA Member. |
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12 Years of Skating and Hockey experience. Played for Tappan Zee HS Varsity team for 5 yrs and Captain for Senior year. Played club league for St. Thomas Aquinas College 06/07. Played for Avalanche Travel hockey team for 3yrs. Second assistant coach for TZHS team in 09. Can instruct basic skating, hockey and power skating, and the fundamentals and strategies of hockey, stick handling, and shooting. Great with beginners and children with a fun and motivational attitude towards teaching the essence of skating. |
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