The Essex Skating Club, a non-profit organization for the promotion and development of figure skating, has a long and distinguished history and currently counts close to 300 members. The club had a modest beginning over 50 years ago at the Shady Brook outdoor rink in Livingston, NJ and received USFSA sanction in January 1955. Three years later, the club moved to our current home ice at the South Mountain Arena.
Over the years, the Essex Skating Club has sponsored many skating events featuring famous skaters such as Carol Heiss, Donald Jackson, Sjoukjie Dykstra, Janet Lynn, Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton, Nancy Kerrigan and Elaine Zayak. It has also staged elaborate shows and ice carnivals showcasing large numbers of club members and inspired and directed by our coaches.
As a result of a complete renovation of South Mountain Arena in 2004, our club again has a wonderful home where it can offer its skating members on and off ice training with its staff of coaches, many of whom are former National and World competitors, for all skating disciplines including moves, freestyle, dance and synchro.
We currently have seven highly acclaimed synchro teams, including an adult team. Synchronized skating, of course, is not new to the club and many of the current adult lady members fondly remember when they teamed in what was then known as Precision skating, bringing home numerous laurels from their performances. In the Fall of 2007, Esssex Skating Club also introduced a Theatre on Ice team to its members.
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