I'm looking at a job near Holland, MI. I know there is 1 ice rink there, & at least one other in Grand Rapids, but I know nothing about their programs or of other surrounding cities.

Anyone know anything about what's going on over there? I'm particularly wanting high level ice dance coaching.

I live in Grand Rapids, MI, so I know alot about the scene around here

There is one rink in Holland, called Edge Ice Arena, and their phone number is: (616)738-0733. As far as I know, they mostly focus on ISI and hockey there.

I skate at the Standard Federal Ice Center in Grand Rapids with the Greater Grand Rapids FSC. The club's website is: www.ggrfsc.org (I am the webmaster )

In Grand Rapids, there is also Griff's Ice House, which has freestyle and dance ice through the Lake Effect FSC, and their website is: www.lakeeffectfsc.com.

And in Bryon Center, there is the Southside Ice Arena, which has freestyle and dance ice through the Southside FSC, and their website is: http://southsidefsc.homestead.com.

If you have any other questions about the area, please feel free to ask me! I moved here permanently from Chicago in 2001 (after graduating from GVSU, which is in Allendale, MI), so I know what it's like to relocate to the area.

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hmmmm, the Southside FSC has folded, I see no mention of dance on the Lake Effect site, & I can't get any of the navigation buttons to take me off the home page of your site. Not very promising so far.....

Erg... The server's flaking out on me for the GGRFSC site

I can tell you for sure that GGRFSC offers dance... in fact, my coach is the dance coach. I can give you her email address if you'd like.

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I can attest to the quality of flying camel's coach, as she used to be my coach. She's quite snorty.

Southside HAS folded, I think most of the members have been absorbed by Holland or Lake Effect. There may be freestyles there, but I doubt it.

I know there is at least one skater at Lake Effect who studies ice dancing, Ellen Sui, but I don't remember who she was taking from, and it's not Mary Sue.

FC, what about the rink in northwestern GR, in the Walker area? It's a great facility, but there was no club there when I moved away.

I am trying to figure out a great weekend to come visit GR, and as always, I will pack my skates. I'll let you know FC so we can skate together if you want.

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Wang chung!

Thank you, FC & Mel! So far all I've done is send a resume, so if anything actually comes of it I'll let you know. I am just looking at options of where to live, etc. (my whole family lives in Zeeland, & so I would want to be close, but not TOO close....) !!

I forgot about Walker Ice and Fitness (which is funny, since it's the closest rink to me!).

There still isn't a club there, and I really don't know a whole lot about their FS programs other than that most of their freestyle ice is from 6am-8am M-F.

Here's a link to their website: www.walkericeandfitness.com

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