About AIT | American Ice Theatre

What We Do

American Ice Theatre (AIT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to advance contemporary and artistic skating through performance, education, and outreach.

We do this through our online education courses, including “Ballet for Figure Skaters” and “Master Choreography Techniques”, which certifies figure skating coaches and choreographers in dance techniques for ensembles and single skating, national seminars, annual and seasonal performances, and scholarships with the Ricky Harris Scholarship Award.

We also organize the American Contemporary Skating Festival, the Adult Weekend Skateway retreat and CORE Camp, an artistic figure skating summer camp.

AIT is becoming recognized as a global leader in artistic and contemporary skating as we spread our philosophy of inclusion, acceptance, innovation, and authenticity.

“Everyone has something to share, everyone has something to learn”

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History & Locations

American Ice Theatre (AIT) was founded in 2003 in the San Francisco Bay Area by Jodi Porter, whose vision was to grow the artistic side of figure skating through performance, education, and mentoring.

In 2019, Kate McSwain & Garrett Kling established the current 501(c)(3) organization in Boston, Massachusetts and launched AIT’s new mission, identity, and rebrand into contemporary skating—the innovative, inclusive, movement-driven focus that defines AIT today.

Since then, AIT has expanded significantly, with satellite companies across the United States creating a national network of artists committed to advancing contemporary skating.

Each AIT Satellite functions as a local “dance on ice” company, bringing together ice-based movement artists in an ensemble that performs and trains within their community. AIT’s national and satellite locations collaborate to create original works, performance opportunities, and educational programming that continue to shape the future of contemporary figure skating, both in the U.S. and globally.