Here we

develop a love of skating
and inspire our athletes

About Us

Together, we hope to share our lifelong passion for ice skating with everyone! With combined expertise in freestyle, ice dance, and off-ice training we will make a skating regime that matches your needs. We can’t wait to see you on the ice!

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  • Private Lessons

    Private Lessons

    Private lessons are a great opportunity for individual learning curated to a specific skater's needs.

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  • Group Lessons

    Group Lessons

    Small group lessons let you skate with your friends while still gaining personalized advice and guidance.

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  • Off Ice Conditioning

    Off Ice Conditioning

    Compliment your on ice practice with sport-specific off-ice conditioning to strengthen your body and reduce injury.

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  • Coaching Resources

    Coaching Resources

    We even have resources for our fellow coaches including practice sheets, pattern print outs, and more.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to develop a love of ice skating and inspire our athletes of all ages to reach their personal goals by striving for excellence every day.

We provide a comprehensive program for beginners to elite that emphasizes fun and rewarding experiences. Quality instruction, safety and skater welfare are our highest priorities.

So, no matter what your goals are, we are here to help you reach your unique goals and have FUN!

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“Traci and Ariana raised me on the ice. Thanks to them, I passed my senior MITF and I call the rink my home away from home!”

Grace, student since 2011

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Keep up with us on Instagram

So proud of our skaters that competed this weekend in the San Diego Sweetheart Classic at Poway Ice! What a great way to start at our first competition of 2023! Special Congratulations goes to Arisa for landing her first double flip in competition an
❤️❤️❤️ When you find out your adult children get together on a random Sunday to go ice skating! This melts my heart a little… to know that skating is still in their soul. To see them share a little of their childhood with their significant ot
Congratulations Shining Blades! Teamwork makes the Dream work! We are so proud of our students, Jessica and Summer! We moved our skating family to our new home and they jumped right in and joined the SDIA family. Thanks Shining Blades for the warm we
Figure Skating friends, fans and families. Welcome to our updated Instagram page! Id like to reintroduce my self and my daughter. We are Traci Milner and Ariana Veltre. Together we have created a coaching team with the goal of teaching skaters the ph