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ISQ is excited to welcome Pascal Dennis to lead APSA’s May 16th-18th Dance Seminar, taking place at Iceworld™ Acacia Ridge & Iceworld™ Boondall. Pascal Denis is a World Class coach for Ice Dance, working at the Ice Academy of Montreal. Pascal has over 30 years of experience as a technical coach, choreographer and skating skills specialist. This Dance Session is open to skaters who have passed the Preliminary Recreational or Preliminary Solo Ice Dance Test, and APSA Accredited Coaches levels 1-7. Skaters wishing to participate in this seminar must be accompanied by their coach. If a skater holds APSA coaching accreditation, they must enroll as a coach. Friday May 16th @ Iceworld™ Boondall 2:00-4:00pm Off-ice informative session 4:30-6:30pm On-ice session Saturday May 17th @ Iceworld™ Acacia Ridge 2:00-4:00pm Off-ice informative session 4:15-6:15pm On-ice session Sunday May 18th @ Iceworld™ Boondall…

We’re excited to return in Term 2 with the ISQ Accelerate Program. The Program’s aim is to accelerate the progression of motivated, young skaters from Free Skate levels through to elementary divisions. We wish to increase the number of young skaters entering into Preliminary competitions and see a stronger retention of these skaters progressing to Basic Novice. ISQ Accelerate Program Brisbane will run from Thursday 1st May to Saturday 21st June. Off-ice sessions on Thursdays and Saturday on & off-ice sessions will bring all skaters from both Brisbane facilities together at Iceworld Acacia Ridge. ISQ Accelerate Program (Free Skate) is open to any skater aged 11yrs or younger, currently at Aussie Skate Test 7-8, 9-10, Free Skate level 1, 2, 3, or 4. Skaters at these levels wishing to participate in this program must be enrolled in Aussie Skate School and/or…

The Board of Ice Skating Australia Ltd has announced that Ice Skating Queensland has been successful in our bid to host the Australian Figure Skating Championships (AFSC) this year in Brisbane. The 2025 edition will be held from 28th November to 5th December at Iceworld™ Boondall, and will include the following disciplines and categories: Synchronized Skating – all categories Singles – Basic Novice to Senior Pair Skating – Basic Novice to Seinor Ice Dance – Basic Novice to Senior Solo Ice Dance – Basic Novice to Senior As per ISA Communication 170, the Australian Adult Figure Skating Championships will be a separate Championships with dates and locations to be determined.

ISQ is excited to welcome Svetlana Guerreiro to lead its April 12th Dance Seminar, taking place at Iceworld™ Boondall. Svetlana is an ISU Technical Specialist for Ice Dance, coached Australian ice dancers Portia and Francis Rigby, and herself won two medals at World Junior Championships in 1984 and 1985. This Dance Seminar is open to all coaches and skaters from preliminary/pewter levels interested in Dance in the 2025-26 season. Parents are also welcomed to attend at no charge. The focus of the session will be Pattern Dances, including the pattern dance basics, free dance elements (e.g. twizzles), solo vs. couple dance and touch on competition. Note, everyone registered in the March 6th Dance Seminar have automatically been transferred to attend this April 12th Session. There’s no need to register, however, if unable to attend on April 12th, please contact Jenny…

We are excited to announce the first Aussie Skate™ School Competition of 2025, scheduled for Saturday 28th June at Iceworld™ Boondall. This competition is an easygoing, introductory experience to competitive skating. Open to all skaters who are currently ISA registered, this Competition is supported by qualified Judges and is conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of Ice Skating Australia. Skaters in levels from Tiny Tots 2 through to Adult Free Skate, in addition to Dance (singles & pairs) and Synchronized teams are welcomed to compete. Competitors should be receiving private lessons in order to learn the required program. Key Dates Registrations open: Thursday, May 1st – OPEN NOW! Registrations close: Saturday, June 14th Competition Schedule released: Monday, June 24th Event Date: Saturday, June 28th Links Register for the June Competition at Boondall here. Register with ISA as an…

The 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held from 20-23 February in Seoul, Republic of Korea. It was the final major figure skating stop ahead of March’s World Championships in Boston. The event featured skaters from countries outside of Europe in all four disciplines: men’s and women’s singles, pairs skating and ice dance. Competing…

We’re excited to bring back a revamped Stars program which will now be known as the Accelerate Program. The Program’s aim is to accelerate the progression of motivated, young skaters from Free Skate levels through to elementary divisions. We wish to increase the number of young skaters entering into Preliminary competitions and see a stronger retention of these skaters progressing to Basic Novice. ISQ Accelerate Program Brisbane will run from Thursday 6th February to Saturday 29th March. Off-ice sessions on Thursdays will be offered at both Iceworld Boondall and Iceworld Acacia Ridge, and Saturday on & off-ice sessions will bring all skaters from both Brisbane facilities together at Iceworld Acacia Ridge. And the most exciting news is that this Program will be delivered not just in Brisbane, but will also be delivered at the Warrina Ice Rink in Townsville! The Townsville…