Gerri Barnes-Hampton

Hi, I'm Gerri. I'm a beginner adult ice dancer and the creator of our Club's web site.

Left: Senior Dance, Aussie Roller Nationals, a long time ago

Right: Now a raw beginner on ice and loving it every minute of it. 

A very long time ago, I was a roller skater at Miami Roller Skating Club on the Gold Coast. I competed for four years at the Roller Nationals in dance and compulsory figures, then never skated again until 1999.

In August 2004, I decided to take up ice skating because it was closer to home. Although many techniques are similar to roller skating, ice is a lot, lot harder for me.

As a teenager, I started too late to be a freeskater (roller) but now I am learning to spin and jump for the first time at (ice) Skate School and I love it!

I don't see myself competing again, but I am intending to do some dance tests - so I have something to strive for.

My favourite ice dancers are Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat of France,  2002 Olympic Dance Champions.

My favourite freeskaters are Irina Slutskaya and Robin Cousins, My favourite figure skating performance is that of an 8 year old ballet dancer, Katherine Healy.

Biography

Birthday: 11th April
Profession/ Studies: IT Technical Writer & Instructional Designer
Hobbies/Interests: Roller skating (dance), freeskating (ice), gardening, attending ballet, opera, theatre, creating vocal dance skating music for ice and roller dancers, maintaining my Besotted with Dance Skating website, and chatting to other skaters around the world on the IceDancers list.
Started (ice) Skating: August 2004
Practice Time: Ice - 6 hours per week
Roller - 2-4 hours per week (when work permits)
Coaches: Helen Ma, Katya Borodatova, & Alexandre (Sasha) Pavlov
Roller Coaches: Roller – Ron Irving, Greg Peck & Murray Burnie
 Personal Achievements:

Ice:
ISA Elementary Dance 1 Test (ice) Sept 2005
ISA Preliminary Figure Test (ice) Sept 2005

Roller:
Silver Level Dance Judge (roller)
Bronze Level Compulsory Figures Judge (roller)
3rd Australian Senior Dance (roller) 
1st Australian Novice Dance (roller) 
1st Australian Beginners Dance  (roller)
1st Australian Novice Compulsory Figures (roller)

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