Waterfront Leisure Centre skaters wow audiences with series of shows

Members of the Waterfront Ice Skating Club wowed audiences with six performances of Dare to Dream, which told the story of lost princess Rapunzel and her magical hair.

The sell-out shows were the icing on the cake for the group after months of hard work and preparation.

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Kayleigh Munro, who runs the skate school, told the Tele the event had been a smash-hit, drawing packed crowds.

She said: “The shows were fantastic and the reaction from audience members was overwhelmingly positive. The phenomenal acting and the quality of the performances from the skaters stood out to people.

“The standards are getting higher and higher every year and you can see the girls are constantly improving.

“We’ve got 119 skaters that take part in the show and that’s just from the club, skating is absolutely booming here at the moment. We had more than 1,000 audience members in, so there was a lot of interest.

“People like coming along to the skate show, it’s something a bit different and there isn’t really anything like it around here unless you go to something like Disney on Ice.”

Those who attended not only got to enjoy a spectacular show, but were also offered the chance to try skating themselves and meet the cast.

Kayleigh added:  “There were a lot of audience members who felt inspired and took to the ice after our shows. I just want to say a big thank-you to all our parent helpers and all the mums and dads who helped us in the lead-up to the show. My coaching team have also been incredible, I couldn’t have a better group of coaches to help me out.”