The Skating Academy Offers Dedham Residents Special Discount

The Skating Academy, The Skating Club of Boston’s Learn to Skate USA program, opened their fall registration this week and as an extra perk, they are offering Dedham, MA, residents a one-time 20% discount on learn-to-skate classes at their world-class training facility on University Ave. in Norwood.

“After many years of holding our Dedham Campus at the Boch Ice Center, we are excited to invite former Dedham Campus students and every town resident of Dedham to The Skating Academy’s Norwood Campus on University Ave. With an award-winning program, better ice, warmer temperatures, no hockey glass, top-quality coaches, world-class amenities and the best value of any Learn to Skate USA program in the region, The Skating Academy is ready to welcome you to one of the best skating facilities in the world,” said Theresa DeGiacomo, Academy Director for The Skating Academy.

A five-time consecutive winner of the Boston Parents Family Favorite Awards for Best Ice Skating Lessons, The Skating Academy offers the best-in-the-region, top-quality instruction and small group ice skating lessons for children and adults using the Learn to Skate USA curriculum endorsed by U.S. Figure Skating and USA Hockey.

In addition to classes at the Norwood training facility, The Skating Academy offers classes across eight campuses including Boston’s iconic Boston Common Frog Pond and The Rink at 401 Park in the Fenway area. Other locations also include Boston/Newton area, Boston’s North End, Brookline, Somerville and West Roxbury.

The Skating Academy teaches both figure and hockey-style skating focusing on the correct techniques and benefits of physical fitness. Participants skate for recreational purposes and to advance in the competitive worlds of figure skating and hockey. In addition, The Skating Academy features professional coaches some of whom are former Olympic athletes.

“As a former Team USA member, Olympian and a current coaching professional, one of my greatest joys is teaching the next generation of skaters the proper fundamentals. There is no better place to learn how to skate than The Skating Academy,” said Simon Shnapir, a coach at The Skating Academy and 2014 Olympian.

For more information on The Skating Academy and to register for a class, check out https://skatingacademy.org/registertoday/. If you are a Dedham resident and you would like to get your 20% discount on class registration, please contact The Skating Academy Director, Theresa DeGiacomo, at (617) 787-5283.