Showcase

Showcase for Skaters is an annual competition held each year in Los Angeles. Showcase isn't your usual skating competition where the judges are rating who does the most jumps and spins. Showcase programs are judged solely for their entertainment value.

Showcase is a competition skaters really look forward to because it's so much fun to participate in. In addition to singles events, there are also pairs and group numbers. The normal costume rules don't apply, props are allowed and the ice surface lit just like a tour show. Attendence is always very high.

This year I'm one of the co-chair's for Showcase which will be held next Saturday and Sunday, June 10th and 11th. Most of the folks involved in organizing Showcase have been doing it for years so getting the event up and running isn't as big a job as other competitions but for some reason this year we're having trouble coming up with enough judges so this week I've got to find three more bodies who can donate their time to judge next weekend.

For Showcase in addition to the usual United States Figure Skating judges we invite various celebrities, teachers or folks in the entertainment industry to judge. I've already utilized all my own contacts so I'll likely start contacting local colleges and universities to see if anyone in their theater or music departments might be interested in judging for us.