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OPEN ENSEMBLE NATIONAL TEAM

Our Open Ensemble National Team features skaters from Pre-Preliminary through Senior, creating a dynamic environment in which each skater plays an essential role in bringing our programs to life.

 

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MEET THE TEAM

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Esmae Burns
Encore
St. Clairsville, OH

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Pyper Brandon
Encore
Moundsville, WV

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Lila Fulton
Encore
St. Clairsville, OH

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Bridget Dennick
Encore 
Canonsburg, PA

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Isabella Martinez
Lead 
Morgantown, WV

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Matthew Essigmann
Lead
Moundsville, WV

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Elliot McDonald
Encore Lead
Wheeling, WV

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Kyrsten Lewey
Encore 
Morgantown, WV

COACHING STAFF

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Madison Paxton
Head Coach & Choreographer
5x USFS Gold Medalist

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Isabella Martinez
Assistant Coach
2x USFS Gold Medalist

REQUIREMENTS

  LEAD SKATERS
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  • Gold Skating Skills

  • Gold Singles / Gold Free Dance

  • Double Jumps

  • Flying Spins

  • Partnering Experience

  ENCORE LEAD SKATERS
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  • Bronze Skating Skills

  • All Single Jumps

  • Single Axel

  • ​Difficult Spin Variations

  • Basic Lifts

  ENCORE SKATERS
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  • Preliminary Skating Skills​

  • Difficult Spiral Positions

  • Basic Spin Positions

  • Jumps through Single Loop

  • Ability to Emote

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Join us on August 22nd and August 29th at the Mylan Park Ice Pavilion in Morgantown, West Virginia to audition for the Open Ensemble Team. We encourage all interested skaters to reach out to our coaching staff.

 

FAQs

What is the Open Ensemble Team?

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Our Open Ensemble National Team is a competitive Theatre on Ice team that brings together a maximum of fourteen skaters of varying levels to create cohesive, high-level performances. 

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Is Theatre on Ice experience required to join the team?
 

No. While experience is useful, our program trains skaters to be strong Theatre performers in accordance with United States Figure Skating's TOI guidelines. 

Is traveling involved?​

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Yes. You can expect to travel to at least one non-qualifying competition and Nationals. Travel varies based on competition locations. Once the season schedules are finalized, the coaching staff will notify the team.

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How do you work with different skill levels on the same team?
 

Our choreography is designed to play to individual skaters' strengths while building overall unity and performance value. Every skater is integral.

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