- Joined
- Jan 20, 2017
So I might have to move in the future (due to family issues), and the area it has to be in is northern Indiana and Michigan.
I’ve looked at Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Chicago. Indy seems about the same, but maybe a little better, than where I currently live in terms of freestyle ice options. Chicago and Detroit are likely vastly superior, but there’s so many rinks and clubs there, I’m not sure what’s the best choice. Grand Rapids seems tiny and far worse than what I have at the moment, in terms of freestyle ice times.
I prefer 5am-7:30am ice times since most fulltime office jobs want you working by 8am. I prefer the 4pm-6pm time slot left open since that’s usually when ballet studios do classes. In my current location, I skate every day in the morning at 5am and do ballet after work at 4pm.
I do not like the lunchtime practice sessions I see at so many rinks because I’ve never had a job that lets you leave for two full hours in the middle of the day like that. It’s one hour or less you get to leave work in the middle of the day.
How can so many rinks only offer lunch hour sessions like that? Who can go besides retirees? Kids can’t leave school. Adults can’t leave work.
I’m leaning towards Detroit over Chicago since I know the former adult national champion (double axel) is from there. And their website specifically mentions they have a massive adult skating community. I don’t really care about having lots of adults, it’s just a nice bonus feature. Mainly, I just want good and reasonable freestyle ice times.
What’s the best clubs and ice rinks for Chicago or Detroit or Indy? (If working a full time office job 8am-4pm/5pm and wanting to keep the late afternoons 4pm-6pm open for ballet classes.) Note: I’m taking ballet for itself. I want to go en pointe one day. I’m not just taking it as supplemental off-ice training.
I’ve looked at Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Chicago. Indy seems about the same, but maybe a little better, than where I currently live in terms of freestyle ice options. Chicago and Detroit are likely vastly superior, but there’s so many rinks and clubs there, I’m not sure what’s the best choice. Grand Rapids seems tiny and far worse than what I have at the moment, in terms of freestyle ice times.
I prefer 5am-7:30am ice times since most fulltime office jobs want you working by 8am. I prefer the 4pm-6pm time slot left open since that’s usually when ballet studios do classes. In my current location, I skate every day in the morning at 5am and do ballet after work at 4pm.
I do not like the lunchtime practice sessions I see at so many rinks because I’ve never had a job that lets you leave for two full hours in the middle of the day like that. It’s one hour or less you get to leave work in the middle of the day.
How can so many rinks only offer lunch hour sessions like that? Who can go besides retirees? Kids can’t leave school. Adults can’t leave work.
I’m leaning towards Detroit over Chicago since I know the former adult national champion (double axel) is from there. And their website specifically mentions they have a massive adult skating community. I don’t really care about having lots of adults, it’s just a nice bonus feature. Mainly, I just want good and reasonable freestyle ice times.
What’s the best clubs and ice rinks for Chicago or Detroit or Indy? (If working a full time office job 8am-4pm/5pm and wanting to keep the late afternoons 4pm-6pm open for ballet classes.) Note: I’m taking ballet for itself. I want to go en pointe one day. I’m not just taking it as supplemental off-ice training.
