Artic Edge Skating Club brings Broadway magic to Whitehorse ice

The Yukon’s Arctic Edge Skating Club brought a repertoire of classics from Broadway musicals and other numbers to the ice at the Canada Games Centre for their annual show on April 27. The event showcased the talents of more than 60 skaters running the whole range of ages and skill levels. The show included members of Arctic Edge’s Special Olympics, Rising Star and StarSkate programs.

Ice show coordinator Mikayla Kramer explained that the skating numbers are woven together with the story of the production’s lead character, Aurora, making her way back to the Yukon from New York City with some magical assistance.

The role of Aurora in this year’s production went to Myla Turner who has been skating for ten years and who will soon be leaving the Yukon for university in Calgary. Turner has been a part of group and trio numbers in Arctic Edge shows before but was excited for her show-closing solo in which she landed an Axel for excited family members and friends in the audience.

In the lead up to the show, Turner said she enjoyed working with Kramer, who has been a member of the Disney on Ice cast since 2021.

Along with the help from Kramer, she noted the hard work of coaches Anne Patrice Cross and Michelle Semaschuk in bringing the show to life.

In an email to the News, Kramer added that the skaters and coaches had been hard at work practicing and choreographing routines since late March. The result was a nearly two-hour-long program, with some numbers filling the ice with numerous skaters while others gave soloists and pairs the spotlight to shine.

Along with its benefits for skaters and spectators, the show assisted the Whitehorse Food Bank by asking for a non-perishable food item as the price of admission.

Kramer and the skating club extended their thanks to Lotteries Yukon, which helped make the show possible.

Contact Jim Elliot at jim.elliot@yukon-news.com