Meet the 2008-2009 Team Carolinas Synchronized Skating Team!

Pictured is CFSC’s very own synchronized skating team…Team Carolinas!

Our team of 10 girls ranges in age from 9-14 years old and skating levels range from pre-preliminary to juvenile MIF. This is their 2nd year competing at the pre-juvenile level. This season, their competition schedule has included competing at the Carolina Synchronized Skating Classic on November 2nd , 2008 in Hillsborough, NC where the team placed 2nd and competing in the Mountain State Synchro Competition in Charleston, WV on November 22nd, 2008. The team also skated an exhibition in the Skate A Gift Ice Show at XIC on December 13th, 2008 and at the Charlotte Checkers Game on Jan. 10th, 2009 at Bobcats Arena.

They competed in the USFS Eastern Synchro Sectional Championships in Morristown, NJ, on January 29-31, 2009, and came in 5th in the first round and 10th overall (25 teams total). It was a glorious skate and a team best according to their coach, Diana Dandro.

You can check out the results and watch the video on the 2009 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Sectional Championships page at icenetwork.com. You will need to scroll down to the Eastern Synchro Sectionals - Pre-Juvenile (QR) - Group B and the Eastern Synchro Sectionals - Pre-Juvenile (CR) sections.

Team Carolinas also competed on February 15, 2009 at the Reflections Synchro Competition in Harrisburg, PA.

Diana Dandro is the Head Coach for Team Carolinas. She is originally from Lake Placid, NY and grew up skating for the Rainbow Connection and Northern Stars figure skating clubs, both in New York. In college, Diana attended Miami University and skated on the Miami University Collegiate Synchronized Skating Team. She has spent 15 years skating on competitive teams. After moving to Charlotte in 2006, she took over the synchronized skating program at Extreme Ice Center and has coached teams at the beginner, pre-juvenile and Masters adult level. In 2007, she coached the Adult Masters team to nationals.