Skating here on Tuesdays is fun & a good time to practice: it is an over 18 night, with very few attendees. Plus, the rink is quite warm, so you can skate in a tee-shirt if you want; and the ice is good most of the time. Beware, however: you are _forced_ to listen to dull organ music (same exact songs every Tuesday), as ipods are not permitted! Moreover, they usually call 4 triples and 4 doubles a night, meaning a single skater loses about 30 minutes of ice time so 2 couples or 1 'triple' can skate. It is extremely annoying, esp as they charge almost double what other rinks do. \r
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I wouldn't skate any other time, however. Saturdays is a rip off : $7 to be on the ice with a bunch of kids & people being coached. For an hour and a half! Please. \r
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Also, the lessons are no good. Take them at Sheryl Frank's or Bay State Skating School instead: a place where the teachers are over 15, and actually try to teach. The Skating School charges a high rate for worthless instruction. Also, they have way too many groups on the ice and the practice area is a joke: 2 feet shared with a bunch of kids.
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