It is with great joy and excitement that we are able to announce that the time has finally come and the Black Panther Figure Skating Club is ready to welcome you back onto the ice! This will be your guide for returning to club, and should you have any further questions please head to the FAQs page on our website or contact us via Facebook, Instagram or Email. Without further ado let’s get into how the return to club will work.
After countless meetings and discussions, the club will open on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 7:30 for 8:00. For the time being the club will operate on a Saturday from 8:00 – 10:00, still offering its skaters 30 minute group classes. The new timetable is as follows and is still subject to change:
| Time slot | Group |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Synchro Team |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Intermediate 3, Intermediate 4 Adult Class |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Grade 1, Grade 2 Grade 3 + Grade 4 Adult Class |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Pre-beginners + Beginners |
Our fee structure is as follows:
Monthly membership fees will be R150 per member and we will also accommodate families with family packages – for more information on this please inquire at our information desk during operating times. If the skater is under the age of 18, a parent/guardian must also join as a non-skating member of the club, and an annual fee of R150 is required. We accept skaters from the age of 4, and we also offer adult classes.
Rink Entry and Skate hire from the rink on a weekly basis will be as follows:
| Skaters without their own skates | R35 (includes skate hire) |
| Skaters with their own skates | R35 |
All members, new and old, will be required to fill in a registration form as the club will be updating its database when club reopens. Registration forms can be found and submitted on our website (click here) and can also be completed on Saturdays at the club during our operating times. Registration opens on Thursday 17 March 2022 at 17:00 and will remain open from this point onward.
Please be advised that strict Covid-19 protocols will be followed at all times, and will be monitored by Covid Officer of The Ice Station, Grand West.
Our committee will be hard at work answering your questions on social media (Instagram and Facebook) and via email (info@bpfigureskating.co.za), and we will try to respond as promptly as possible.
We look forward to welcoming you back into the ice rink on Saturday morning, and we ask that you help us to make this reopening a successful one by sharing the good news with the rest of our Black Panther family and being early for registration!