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More ice skating venues in the KC metro area The Ice at Park Place Located at 117th and Ash streets Leawood, KS (913) 663-2070 Fees: $8 per person, all ages; $3 skate rental (or bring your own) Regular Schedule: Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 – Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 Monday-Saturday: 11am-10pm Sunday: 12-8pm Open same operating hours during all holidays. Winter Schedule: Wednesday, Jan. 4 – Monday, Feb. 19 Monday-Thursday: Closed Friday-Saturday: 11am-10pm Sunday: 12-8pm Kansas City Ice Center and Pavilion 19900 Johnson Dr. Shawnee Mission, KS (913) 441-3033 Fees: $8 per person, all ages Public ice skating available year round See www.kcicecenter.com for hours of operation Ice skating and hockey lessons available for youths and adults The Rink and the Sands at Burlington Creek 6109 NW 63rd Terrace Kansas City, MO (816) 249-2600 Fees: $8 per person; children under 3 are free Open November-March Sunday: 11 am-8:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Tuesday: 2:30 pm-5:50 pm Friday: 2:30 pm-9:50 pm Saturday: 11 am-9:50 pm Line Creek Community Center & Ice Arena 5940 N.W. Waukomis Dr. Kansas City, MO (816) 513-0760 Fees: $4 before 6 pm, weekdays; $5 after 6 pm; $5 weekends
they’re golden. We will start them out with just a march outside,” she explains, adding that even tying one’s skates must be done with the utmost care. “A lot of times, it depends on how well you lace the skates up. If you can get the skate to feel like it’s a glove around your foot, you’re going to have a fine time. You want to keep it snug, but not too tight.” While the beginning class will teach “basic marching,” how to stop on skates, and how to get back up when you fall onto the ice, the second session will present more advanced techniques; the advanced course also is where Cole-Gerber finds coaches for the following season. Each session costs $90, which includes a skate rental fee. Cole-Gerber says that one of the most important things stu- dents can learn in their skating sessions isn’t the mechanics of skating – it’s self-confidence. “They’ll think, ‘Hey, I can glide across the ice!’ or, ‘Hey, I can do it on one foot!’ They learn that they are able to learn some- thing,” she says. “It’s all about coordination and it’s a lot about confidence. They’ll go out there and show their friends and then teach their friends. It’s contagious.” Cole-Gerber cited two recent students as a prime example of how one can spark a love for skating and pass it on to friends and loved ones. “I had a parent who came, and her sons loved it,” she recalls. “They came down, and then they came back and brought their friends. The moms would all sit and talk, and their kids would go out and take lessons. It’s great.” Weeks of prep work go into making the ice terrace ready for the onslaught of visitors, most of whom visit between the end of Thanksgiving and the beginning of the new year (the only day the ice terrace is closed during its regular season is on Christ-
See calendar for public skating times, http://kcparks.org/places/line-creek
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