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DRESS REHEARSAL & CARNIVAL INFO - PRECANSKATE & CANSKATE

General Information

The booth will be open during dress rehearsal & carnival. Please NO food or drink (other than water) in the dressing rooms or while wearing costumes.
Helmets - must be worn. We have helmet covers as part of each costume. Long hair should be tied back.
Make-up (optional) - skaters are welcome to wear their own and as part of their group's theme (ex. mouse nose/whiskers, freckles, etc).
Volunteer sign-up - we could use your help in Canskate dressing rooms, set-up and clean-up! Please sign up using this Sign Up link. Note that volunteers will see their skater's performance - you will escort the skaters to the ice and can watch from the boards.

PreCanSkate - Dinosaurs

This group skates in the 1st half of the show - they are the very first number!
Please arrive in base layers - black/navy long sleeve shirt & pants/tights preferred. Costume items (dinosaur body, helmet cover) will go over top of clothing. Mitts will be provided, or skaters can wear their own.
One parent will accompany their skater and stay with them in the dressing room, help with costume, tie skates. Parents will be able to watch the number.
Dress Rehearsal
- Saturday April 12 - please arrive at 9:30 am
- pictures (individual & group) will be taken after they skate
Carnival Day
- Sunday April 13: First show - please arrive at 12:30 pm; Second show - please arrive at 4 pm

CanSkate Painters and CanSkate Wild West

These groups skate in the 1st half of the show
Please arrive in base layers:
- Painters - light coloured shirt and dark/black pants (or tights)
- Wild West - jeans or jean skirts, any shirt. Skaters can also wear their own plaid shirt.
Mitts will be provided, or skaters can wear their own.
Dress Rehearsal
- Saturday April 12 - please arrive at 9:30 am
- pictures (individual & group) will be taken after they skate
Carnival Day
- Sunday April 13: First show - please arrive at 12:30 pm; Second show - please arrive at 4 pm

CanSkate Mickey & Minnie, CanSkate Barbie, and CanSkate 50s Elvis

These groups skate in the 2nd half of the show
Please arrive in base layers:
- Mickey & Minnie - dark/black long-sleeved shirt and dark/black pants (or tights)
- Barbie - brown (or white) tights; pink/white long-sleeved shirt.
- 50s Elvis - Elvis skaters to wear black shirt & any coloured pants/tights; Sock hop dancers to wear brown/white tights, a white shirt and sweater/cardigan
Mitts will be provided, or skaters can wear their own.
Dress Rehearsal
- Saturday April 12 - please arrive at 11 am
- pictures (individual & group) will be taken after they skate
Carnival Day
- Sunday April 13: First show - please arrive at 1:45 pm; Second show - please arrive at 5:15 pm