Solo Interviews

Solo Q & A: Khloe Felton

Photos by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Khloe Felton, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in Junior Solo Combined. At the 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Championships,…

Arizona skaters learn from a champion

by Anne Calder Lucas Appel is the 2023 (gold) and 2024 (silver) Solo Dance U.S. National Champion. He attends Florida Gulf University as a full-time student majoring in psychology and…

Solo Q&A: James Koszuta

On-ice Photo by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about James Koszuta, a former Team USA ice dancer and 2023 European Championships competitor for Norway. He recently finished…

Emmy Bronsard, Ice Dancer

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney Emmy Bronsard is a Canadian figure skater who grew up in Montreal with her mom and dogs, The 19 year-old is a…

Meet ice dancer Shin Lei Case

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Robin Ritoss “My first name is Shin Lei. The skating community knows me by Lei Lei.” – Shin Lei Case Shin…

Solo Dancing in the Desert (Part II)

by Anne Calder In our final installment of the Dancing in the Desert series, we meet Abigail Dalsin, Shakshi Wagh and Maria Gonzales.  ABIGAIL DALSINAbigail Dalsin is seventeen and will…

Meet ice dancer Amanda Urban

In this Q&A, we introduce you to Amanda Urban, an ice dancer who competes in the junior solo combined dance events. She trains with ,at Ashburn Ice House and is…

Meet ice dancer Mina Esfandiari

In this Q&A, we introduce you to Mina Esfandiari, an ice dancer who competes in the junior solo combined dance events. She finished eighth at the 2022 U.S. National Solo…

Meet ice dancer Shauna Vorhees

by Anne Calder Shauna Vorhees is fifteen and lives only five minutes away from the Chandler Arizona Ice Den. Unlike many of the other dancers, she was a bit older…

Meet ice dancer Josephine Javing

by Anne Calder Josephine Javing actually lives in Bozeman, Montana, but her family also owns a home in Chandler, Arizona so she can participate in the Chandler Ice Den’s Solo…

Meet ice dancer Emma Busby

by Anne Calder  Emma Busby is fifteen years old and attends Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona. She has an 11 year old brother who competes internationally in gymnastics. IDC:…

Meet ice dancer Brooke Tufts

In this Q&A, we introduce you to Brooke Tufts, an ice dancer who competes in the senior solo combined dance events. She won the 2021 U.S. National Solo Dance Finals…

Solo Dancing in the Arizona Desert

by Anne Calder | Photo by MeLanie Heaney Naomi Lang is the Directer of Solo Dance at the Ice Den in Chandler, Arizona. Between 1998-2003,  Lang and partner, Peter Tchernyshev…