STARSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and interpretive skating. Unique in Canada, this program teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and sequential manner and includes specifically designed awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Tests through a nationally standardized testing system. Skaters who have mastered figure skating skills in StarSkate may also choose to pursue synchronized skating or pairs skating.
Learn more about the STARSkate Program by visiting the Skate Canada web site by clicking on this link:
STARSkate level qualifications for the Chatham Skating Club:
Level A – Completion of 2 out of 3 Star 6 FreeSkate or Star 7 Skills or Dances
Level B - Completion of 2 out of 3 Star 3 level tests
Level C – Completion of CanSkate Level 6 or recommendation of a coach
Additional Star Skate Information
Skaters may purchase additional ice time outside of those sessions already registered for, or skaters from outside of the Chatham Skating Club may purchase ice time on club ice. This additional ice time is dependent on availability. Skaters must register and pay through the Uplifter registration system prior to skating. The previous system of dropping in for a session and paying using "Guest Fee" envelopes found on the music cart is no longer in place. Skaters who do not register ahead of time for extra ice will not be allowed on the ice for any reason.
Test Days
Test Days will be announced through coaches, newsletters, communication board, and on the web site.
Skate Canada Test Levels
Dance STAR 1 – Dance Step Elements |
Freeskate STAR 1 Elements STAR 2 Elements/ Program STAR 3 Elements / Program STAR 4 Elements/ Program STAR 5 Elements / Program STAR 6 Elements / Program STAR 7 Elements / Program STAR 8 Elements / Program STAR 9 Elements / Program STAR 10 Elements / Program Gold Program |
STAR 2 Dutch Waltz Canasta Tango |
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STAR 3a - Baby Blues STAR 3b – Dance Step Elements |
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STAR 4 Swing Dance Fiesta Tango |
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STAR 5a - Willow Waltz STAR 5B – Dance Step Elements |
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STAR 6 Ten-Fox European Waltz Fourteenstep |
Skills STAR 1 - 10 Gold |
STAR 7 Foxtrot Tango American Waltz |
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STAR 8 Killian Rocker Foxtrot Starlight Waltz |
Artistic STAR 5 STAR 7 STAR 9 Gold |
STAR 9 Paso Doble Blues Silver Samba |
Competitive Singles, Pairs, Dance Juvenile Pre-Novice Novice Junior Senior |
STAR 10 Cha Cha Congelado Westminster Waltz Quickstep |
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Gold Viennese Waltz Argentine Tango Gold Rhythm Dance |
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Diamond Dance Ravensburger Waltz Tango Romantica Yankee Polka Rhumba Golden Waltz Austrian Waltz |
Synchronized Skating Pre-Juvenile Juvenile Pre-Novice Novice Junior Adult |