The Frozen Flashes Learn to Skate Program is specially designed for KSU student skaters, offering a structured progression through five skill levels. Modeled after the Learn to Skate USA curriculum, each level introduces 10–11 foundational skills that build upon one another.

Achieving proficiency at each level is essential for ensuring skater safety, success, and confidence on the ice. This program provides a supportive environment where skaters can refine their abilities while developing strong fundamentals for long-term improvement.

Level 1

Designed for beginners with little to no skating experience, this level focuses on building balance, forward movement, and stopping skills to help skaters gain confidence on the ice.

Level 2

Skaters enrolling in this level are comfortable skating forward and are beginning to explore backward skating. Instruction includes a variety of forward and backward skating techniques to develop control and stability.

Level 3

Skaters entering this level should be able to stop, glide forward and backward, and perform controlled one-foot glides. This level strengthens backward skating, edges, crossovers, and introduces basic spinning skills.

Level 4

Proficiency in forward edges, crossovers, and one-foot glides is expected at this stage. Skaters will refine their technique with backward edges, backward crossovers, forward three-turns, and beginner artistic elements.

Level 5

Skaters entering this level should have a strong foundation in skills from Levels 1-4. This class focuses on integrating learned techniques into complex sequences and patterns, while introducing jumps, spins, and artistic movements for advanced skill development.