Centre Ice Rink Begins Rehearsals for Summer Show

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Centre Ice Rink Begins Rehearsals for Summer Show

HARRINGTON, DE - The ice might be gone but the skating
goes on in The Studio Rink of the Centre Ice Rink at Delaware State Fair, where
rehearsals are underway for the rink¹s summer synthetic ice show, "The Cowabunga Skating Show. "
Based on this year¹s Delaware State Fair theme, "Barnyard Beach Party,"
the show features 15 of the rink¹s skaters performing to a very animated and countrified
soundtrack with lively tunes by various artists.

You may have heard the old, "When the cat is away, the mice will play..." Well, we've taken that concept alittle further, and "spun" it into a great little storyline transplanted onto our synthetic ice surface.  Our show opens with one very overworked  farmer in need of a vacation.  As our farmer heads off to Las Vegas, the left in charge little f arm er ha s some ideas of his own for the farm hands and animals.  Spectators will see that, what happens in 'Vegas is alot like what happens on the farm!  From a barn dance to surfin' at the waterhole, farmlife will never be the same again! There is skating farm animals and a cast of constantly characters throughout this fun free show.  The cast of skaters performing in this show all skate at The Centre Ice Rink on the fairgrounds during the ice season, September-April.  The cast and I are so pleased to be able to showcase the skating  facet of the fair; something many fair-goers do not get a chance to see during the ice skating season, Vokes stated.   Costumes for "The Cowabunga Skating Show" will fit the theme, from cows and chickens to a very hip turkey, there's even a skating slot machine and a dice that truly gets tossed, added Vokes.
Show dates are: Thursday, July 19- Saturday, July 28, 2007.    Shows will be held twice daily , Monday- Friday, while there will be three  performances daily on Saturdays, Sunday and on Kid's Day (Tuesday,July 24^th).    Show times are scheduled for 4:00pm and 8pm weekdays, with a 12:30pm show added on weekends and Kid's Day.

The cast is :   Michael Murphy 18, of Frederica,  Tyler Vokes 7, and Miranda Dill 10, of Felton,  Brittany Platzke 17, Shelby Risinger 14, Elizabeth Clark 11, Victoria Richardson 10, Vanessa  Richardson 8,  Kelly Rearic 7, and Emily Joseph 7, all of Harrington,  Darien Manges 9, of Wyoming, Londin Boots 9, of Greenwood, Katelynn Dunlap 14, of Lincoln, Alexandra Davis 14, of Rehoboth, and Ms.Terry Kahline, of Milford.

This will be the second  summer ice show held on the rink¹s 30'X30' synthetic ice, following last year¹s popular "Cool Country Crossroads". The surface is made of special synthetic polymers in interlocking puzzle-like pieces which are lightly sprayed with a water-silicone solution tha t al lo ws skaters to glide.  The surface affords skaters the opportunity to perform their favorate familiar moves on their regular ice blades,- but adds a bit of resistance which differs from real ice. "Our cast last year found that months of skating on the synthetic ice really helped to stregthen their leg muscles.  The skaters have to push a little harder than on real ice to achieve the same result.  This surface is a fantastic cross training tool for our skaters, who are unable to get on real ice over The Centre's off season.  We don't have to simulate anything for the skaters to benefit from this cross training.  The natural skating stroke (pushing  of the blade against the ice to create movement)  and motions performed while skating on the synthetic are exactly the same as skating on real ice, yet skaters benefit from the resistance.  

The cast of "The Cowabunga Skating Show" won¹t be the only ones benefiting from time on the synthetic ice in the rink¹s off season.  The rink is also offering summer skating classes twice a week through Thursday, July 5.

For more information, call Centre Ice Rink Skating Director at 302-398-5967 or visit
http://www.skateatthefair.com/centre/press_room/press_releases.htm