American Ice Theatre (AIT) is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization working to advance contemporary and artistic skating through live performances, in-person and online education, as well as community outreach.
2026 Deep Dive: Choreo Tools for Solo Ice Dance
DATES:
Tuesday, March 17
Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday, April 7
Monday, April 13
We’re excited to announce an upcoming four-part virtual intensive focused specifically on choreography tools for Solo Ice Dance — designed for Technical Specialists, choreographers, and skating professionals who want to deepen their observational clarity and compositional vocabulary.
Led by Technical Specialists Katie Tetzloff & Brooklee Han along with choreographers Garrett Kling & Kate McSwain, this series will take a focused, practical look at how we analyze and build choreography using structured tools — including Time, Space, Energy, speed variation, skating skills, and compositional complexity.
This series will explore how complexity is constructed and observed through Time, Space, and Energy, as well as through speed variation, skating skills, and intentional compositional choices within Solo Ice Dance programs. Together, we’ll examine real examples, refine language around choreographic elements, and bridge the gap between technical evaluation and artistic intention.
Each session is 90 minutes and will build on the previous conversation, creating space for nuanced discussion and applied analysis. If you’re looking to sharpen your tools, clarify your vocabulary, and deepen your understanding of choreography in Solo Ice Dance, we’d love to have you join us.
For more specific details on each week’s topic, please review our Virtual Education Series webpage.
CORE Camp: Summer Artistic & Contemporary Figure Skating Training Camp
July 16-19, 2026 | Pleasant Prairie, WI (Greater Chicagoland)
Early bird registration is now open through March 15!
Core Body. Core Self. Core Choreo.
This summer artistic figure skating training camp from American Ice Theatre will help skaters develop the “Mind-Body-Movement Connection” in keeping with AIT’s values, with off-ice classes and instruction from a faculty of nationally- and internationally-recognized coaches and choreographers. All skaters at CORE Camp will have the opportunity to work with every faculty instructor over the course of the 3 days.
CORE Camp is an intensive summer artistic training camp for figure skaters in all disciplines, ages 7 and up and levels Freeskate 1+. This summer ice skating training camp will help your skater further develop the mind-body-movement connection.
At CORE Camp Chicago, we are continuing the final Sunday, half-day add-on for young skaters who are particularly interested in choreography and contemporary skating development is our “CORE Camp Cool Down” from 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM for skaters ages 13+ and Intermediate (Pre-Silver) Moves in the Field+ (Skating Skills) only. This will be a special day of additional mentorship for the older CORE Campers!
You can find more information about all things CORE Camp including coaches info & registration, schedule at a glance, our CORE Camp Cool Down, Private lessons, our faculty, CORE Camp fees, travel & accommodations, and more here: CORE CAMP