Well, guys it was a mob scene! But it was also a lot of fun. There were skaters of all different levels, from people that had to use rental skates to some pretty good skaters with some doubles. They sorted us all into some groups that seemed to include a)can barely skate, b)can skate and do some turns and c)can do some jumps. My daughter was in the first group (even though she can jump a little) and she had such a good time. She was thrilled at the little "official" plastic badge with lanyard and equally thrilled that Sarah took a minute to help her with her waltz jump. Since there were literally 50 or 60 people on the ice at the same time, Sarah's attention was at a premium.
Between my daughter's sessions, and our session we had autographs. No personalization (poor Sarah must have had writer's cramp after this thing; she signed for at least 45 minutes straight). No personalization, but if you said "thank you, Sarah" to her, she'd look up and smile at you. A very gracious young lady indeed.
My session was with the jumpers. Oddly enough, we didn't do any jumps; they divided our 60 person group into spins, spirals and footwork. Sarah did the spirals part of the session (surprise!) and they had lots of coaches out there helping all the other skaters. Some individual attention was paid to each person on the ice at one time or another and it was a great deal of fun.
We left the skating rink tired, but very happy. One of the other skaters I knew complained that "it was a waste of time" but I don't know what she expected; personal lessons with Sarah?????? Hmmmmm.....Maybe I knew better what to expect. It was so much fun and no matter who Marshall's picks to do it next year, I'd do it again.
But I reiterate, Sarah was very sweet and most kind to all the skaters. A great way to spend the day even though I missed seeing my beloved Bears kick Detroit's butt because of it.
