Dreaming on ice.

I have long held two burning ambitions (well four actually, but upon reaching maturity I have given up on climbing the Matterhorn and marrying Brad Pitt) one of which is finally coming to fruition thanks to Silver Blades in Cannock.It's funny how coincidences just happen but for many years I have wanted to skate in Central Park in New York but not just skate; waltz. Then, of course, Dancing on Ice (which meant I had to stay in every Saturday night) coinciding with the opening of Silver Blades Ice Rink in Cannock earlier this year and finally a LARGE birthday looming have all culminated in my husband making my dream come true. We are off to New York in November. So, I have been enjoying private lessons each week for half an hour. Unfortunately years of skating round in circles, while a teenager, ensured I had developed many bad habits but Tash (my tutor) quickly had me using my inside and outside edges both forwards and backwards. We have even begun to put skills together into a series of step patterns using three turns, moguls and even a drag. She said we'd be on to jumps and spins soon, however, I do think this a little ambitious.Her enthusiasm is infectious and the lesson flies by – so does the next hour that I stay on the ice to practice my new skills – usually having the whole rink to myself (in fact I don't think I want anyone reading this because I don't want to have to share). My children have also enjoyed a lesson and are now enrolled on the Skate UK programme - goodness knows what this might lead to. Mandy lives in Burntwood with her husband, Roger, and two children Emily, 6 and Thomas, 4.
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