Fall 2025 Edge Class at Sky Rink
We are excited to announce ITNY's Off-Ice Classes!
Classes will take place in the Ballet Room at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers Wednesdays 12 - 1:15 PM
*Dates: 9/17, 10/1 (2 Sessions)
The initial sessions will be taught by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt, information about her class below.
Liz Yoshiko Schmidt is known for her dynamic, fluid, and gutsy movement on the ice. As an instructor with the Balanced Skaters Platform, an off-ice educational and training program, she brings a fresh and innovative approach to movement off the ice. This class features a warm-up series inspired by ballet, Horton, and Limón dance styles, combined with BSP exercises for mobility, balance, and plyometrics. Attendees will develop a well-rounded practice that enhances coordination, artistry, and body awareness—knowledge they can share to help build a stronger skating body.
*More dates will be added in the future
About Ice Theatre of New York
Founded by Moira North, ITNY's mission is to celebrate and advance dance on ice as a performance art. Through its performances in both traditional and site-specific venues, ITNY presents ice dance that helps to open one’s eyes to seeing skating in new and unexpected ways. ITNY was the very first ice dance company to receive dance program funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. www.icetheatre.org
ITNY is supported, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature. ITNY is also supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and NYC Council Members Abreu, Bottcher, Marte and Powers. ITNY's Manhattan programming is funded in part by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation.
Additionally, ITNY receives funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Daniel & Corrine Cichy Memorial Foundation, The Lisa McGraw Figure Skating Foundation, the Will Sears Foundation, and its generous private patrons.
