Birmingham Skaters to Represent Team USA in Spain
The Harmony Theater Company will be sending two teams to compete in Spain at the Nation's Cup this April.
A local Michigan team has been selected to represent Team USA at the Nations Cup for theatrical skating. Harmony Theater Company, based out of Hartland, will travel to Spain in 2013, where two of the four teams will compete to bring home the gold for their country. With 48 young skaters representing towns across Michigan, the skaters will perform a long program and short program in a combination of theater and skating. “Theater on Ice is a combination of technical skating and theatrical skating, it’s like musical theater on ice,” coach Michelle Hunt said. “It’s done in six minutes and we can have up to 30 on our team and we tell a story from beginning to end.” Although details of their upcoming performance our kept secret, The Harmony …
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