River Blades Skating School Winter 2025
Learn to Skate Fundamental & Specialty Classes
Location: Hastings Civic Arena Registration

Winter Registration

Please contact Amanda before registering a few of our classes are at capacity.

Saturdays Jan. 18-Mar. 29
10-11:30 am *skip date 3/22
Hastings Civic Arena
10 weeks Cost: $165
price increase to $170 after Dec. 22 if registering multiple skaters you will need to register each skater independently on our website

Class schedule will be posted & emailed one week prior to classes starting

Preparing for the First Day:

For important details about upcoming dates, attire, skates, class flow, and guidelines, please visit our *parents' corner group lesson page: check out the color coded class ice map on our website.  The ice map includes your class color, class time, and name of your instructors 

http://www.riverbladesskating.com/group-lessons-blog

Select & Register for Winter 2025 classes below

*Saturday Winter 2025 Learn to Skate Classes-age 3+
Your 30 minutes class with an instructor will take place between 10-11:30 am

• Learn to skate-Level 1

• Learn to skate - Level 2

• Learn to skate - Level 3

• Learn to skate - Level 4

*Saturday Winter 2025 Learn to Skate Classes Figure Skating Fundamentals-age 8+
Your 30 minutes class with an instructor will take place between 10-11:30 am

• Pre-alpha

• Alpha

• Beta

• Gamma

• Delta

*Saturday Winter 2025-Jump & Spin Figure Skaters Class
Your 30 minutes class with an instructor will take place between 10-11:30 am

• Jump & Spin Class

*Saturday Winter 2025-Hockey Mini-Mite Learn to Skate-age 4+
Your 30 minutes class with an instructor will take place between 10-11:30 am

• Note: Beginner Mini-Mite in order to enroll in this class your skater must be able to skate fall down, and get up unassisted. If your skater cannot skate unassisted we require you to attend Learn to Skate 1

• Mini Mites

*Saturday Winter 2025-Hockey Edge & Power Skating-age 5+
Your 30 minutes class with an instructor will take place between 11:00-11:30 am

• Hockey Power Skating-A class for skaters that have already learned the basic fundamentals of skating
  In order to enroll in this class your skater must have
  -played 1 year of organized hockey,
  -passed Advanced Mini-Mites or can perform the basic stride, forward and backward skating, stops.

• Explosive power skating & edge class - ages 5+

Private Lessons

• *Private Lessons-with a River Blades Instructor
  Contact Amanda before purchasing a private lesson package & to book private lessons.
  RiverBladesSkatingSchool@gmail.com
  *Once private lesson dates are booked no cancellations

• 30-minute private lesson

• 30-minute private lessons (4)

• 30-minute private lessons (8)

River Blades Director

Amanda Truax

has 20+ years perfecting the art of edges, jumps, spins & choreography.   Amanda performed & travelled the World with Disney on Ice, was the Disney on Ice Edge Class, Ballet Instructor, and cast Line Captain during her career with Disney on Ice.  She has also worked closely with World & Olympic Coaches, and recently worked on a project for US Figure Skating and Stars on Ice. She is also a choreographer and style instructor for many competitive figure skaters in the Twin Cities teaching Ballet, artistic movement, and developing skaters signature style on the ice.

Amanda is one of the Twin Cities leading power skating & edge class instructors for many of the areas hockey players. She breaks down the skills in order for your skater to learn the correct technique which will increase their speed & quickness. She has a passion for teaching hockey players efficient technique.

Amanda is the founder and director of the River Blades Skating School housed at the Hastings Civic Arena. Amanda and her staff of trained instructors have been offering unique youth skating skills classes that build self esteem and confidence for life since 2005.

Figure Skating Fundamentals- Class Descriptions

Hockey- Class Descriptions

Figure Skating Specialty Classes