That's Entertainment!

Written by Aimee Cremasco


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6.0: What should skaters wear during an audition?

Judy: Skating attire, both males and females, that allows movement, but not baggy or loose clothing. [We want to see] their body lines when their moving and artistically to see how they move. It is a job interview.

6.0: What "spots" are available?

Judy: Principal positions requiring strong dramatic skills along withrepparttar technical abilities for either solo work, or pair work, or ice dance. [Also] ensemble positions, understudy positions, step outs, acrobatic skills, precision skills.

6.0: Do most chorus skaters have to jump?

Judy: [Yes.] That's changed quite a bit. The wonderful thing is that for talented skaters that really want that opportunity to skate, it's there. Those requirements have elevated, each year they get more and more along with even more acting skills.

6.0: Do skaters need to obtain work permits?

Judy: No. Our company applies for, processes and takes care of all permits for all countries. [When providing information to legal representatives] it's a lengthy process, probably even lengthier inrepparttar 133298 past year.

6.0: What type of compensation is offered?

Judy: It's really based on so many factors. It includes benefits. We pay in U.S. dollars everywhere.

6.0: How do you decide what show to assign skaters to?

Judy: We would cast someone appropriately where their strengths would contribute torepparttar 133299 most. You look for someone who genuinely has a passion for performing.

6.0: Why might you turn someone down?

Judy: I don't know that we've ever done that. We encourage people to audition again. We respond to all auditions, first by letter acknowledgingrepparttar 133300 audition and giving them all our contact information and then if there is anything indicating on their audition form that we'd like to see worked on, then we'll give them specifics on that.

6.0: How long should skaters wait before auditioning again?

Judy: I would say if a show comes into your area again, and if we have not had an opening for you, if you're still interested, please come in. Number one, it reinforces their enthusiasm forrepparttar 133301 job and also it gives another performance director a chance to see them.

6.0: Are they minimum height requirements?

Judy: No. Now withrepparttar 133302 creative parts ofrepparttar 133303 show,repparttar 133304 height is not [important]. We have a girl who is 5' 10" and a girl who is 4' 9.5.

6.0: Isrepparttar 133305 six-pound weight range still in effect for skaters, and are Saturday morning weigh-ins still conducted?

Judy: Actually, we do an eight-pound. That probably has evolved really stressing healthy minds and healthy bodies. We have all looks. We no longer do weekly weigh-ins.

6.0: What do skaters pay in terms of "rent?"

Judy: Again, it's all part ofrepparttar 133306 benefit package.

6.0: Do you have anything to tell future Disney skaters?

Judy: The one thing that we offer is reallyrepparttar 133307 travel opportunity combined withrepparttar 133308 skating experience. We have people who have literally seenrepparttar 133309 world, so in that respect it's been an education in itself.

We'd like to thank Judy Thomas for speaking with us. For more information about Disney On Ice, please send your skating resume and a current photo to Judy Thomas, 1313 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL 34221, USA, or call 941 349 4848/941 721 1234.



A national-level figure skater until the age of 17, she began her professional skating career with Walt Disney's World on Ice, touring Europe for six months. Wanderlust semi-satisfied, she returned home to Canada to complete her formal education, concentrating on information technology and journalism. Word Associates was founded by Aimee Beck in 1999 based on the desire to share her experiences with other athletes and health professionals.


Little White Wonders

Written by Chris Cresswell


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The final ball isrepparttar balata ball. This ball has a rubber band wound core, surrounded by a balata cover. Balata is a rubber-like material, which was once collected from South America, but is now manufactured synthetically. These balls are very flimsy and often will not hold up torepparttar 133297 average players round. However, they do offer extraordinary feel and have great spin. They do lack in distance, though, compared to a two-piece or even multilayer ball. Professionals prefer these balls as they do offer more spin, and stop faster onrepparttar 133298 green. More spin however, emphasizes side-spin, resulting in more slices and hooks. This creates problems for most people so I wouldn’t recommend this torepparttar 133299 average Joe, though 24% of them play it. The balata ball should be used byrepparttar 133300 best ofrepparttar 133301 very best, and I think that it will be gradually replaced byrepparttar 133302 multi-layer ball inrepparttar 133303 near future. Golf balls are an essential part ofrepparttar 133304 golf game today. With today’s modern advances, it’s no wonder why we have so many different types of golf balls. However, we must sort through these golf balls to findrepparttar 133305 golf ball that is right for you. With four-layer golf balls that have liquid cores, it’s amazing to think that 150 years ago golf balls were made with feathers and leather.

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