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AFSC Instructors

Private Lessons: Instructors listed below may teach at AZ Ice Arcadia or at other rinks in the greater Phoenix area.  To inquire about private lessons contact AZ Ice Arcadia Skating Director Tim Totter at TimT@AZice.com.

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Tim Totter, Director of Figure Skating, AZ Ice Arcadia.  30+ years coaching experience. Former National Ice Dance Competitor. Specializing in skating fundamentals, moves-in-the-field and ice dance.

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Whitney Wickham, USFS Member, PSA Member and LTS Instructor. Passed the German equivalent of Intermediate Moves-in-the-Field and Intermediate Freeskate. Obtained German C-License as a Figure Skating Coach.  Ran LTS Programs in Hamburg, Germany. Theater on Ice show producer and choreographer. Has a Masters in Theater from Regent University. Taught private lessons and choreographed programs for 20+ years.

​Fluent in French, German and English and can coach in all three languages. Specializing in Artistic Expression, Choreography, and Music Cutting. Teaching all levels of skaters who are testing or competing.

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Kelsey White, USFS & PSA Member and LTS Instructor. Kelsey began her figure skating training as a child in the St. Louis, MO area. She has passed Novice Moves-in-the Field. With her training in Moves-in-the-Field, Ice Dance and Freestyle she found her passion in competitive Synchronized Skating. She competed at USFS Synchro Nationals at the Intermediate, Novice, and Junior levels, and coached a national-qualifying Juvenile team.  

In her competitive career, Kelsey has earned 3 medals in Synchro at USFS Sectionals, and the Intermediate Bronze Medal in Synchro at USFS Nationals in 2012.  In addition to her competitive career, Kelsey skated in and choreographed for Saint Louis’ Nutcracker on Ice.

​Fluent in English and Spanish, she instructs in both languages. Specializing in Foundational and Synchro Skills, Moves-in-the-Field, and Ice Dance, teaching skaters of all levels.

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Jeny Hague, USFS Member and LTS Instructor. Learn-to-Skate Coach since 2020. Former Adult Nationals Competitor at the Adult Silver Level. Currently competes in Adult Freeskate and Showcase events at the Adult Silver Level. Has passed Adult Gold Moves-in-the-Field and Adult Silver Freeskate.

​Fluent in Japanese and English and can coach in both languages. Specializing in teaching Moves-in-the Field and beginning freestyle for both kids and adults. 

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Vitali Vakunov & Lesia Vakunova, PSA Certified Instructors, USFS Members.  Former National Ice Dance Champions from Belarus, competitors in European and World Championships and International Show Skaters with Disney on Ice.

Teaching all levels of students and all ages.  Specializing in skating fundamentals, figures, edges, moves in the field, jumps, spins, ice dancing and off-ice training.  Bilingual:  Russian & English.  Trained in the Russian System of Figure Skating they work with home-schooled children who wish to become high-level figure skaters.

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Claudine Pallandt, USFS Member and rated PSA Instructor. Completed her PSA coaching apprenticeship at the Ice Den, Scottsdale, AZ in 2012. 

Former French National Championship competitor, holds two USFS Gold medals in Free Style and Moves-in-the-Field and 7th Figures test. 10+ years experience coaching skaters of all ages and levels and most recently in Luxembourg.

​Specializing in freestyle, moves-in-the-field, figures and off-ice training. Speaks English, French and Spanish.

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Angela Lepore, USFS Member and Instructor. She was a former US Senior Ladies competitor, with a majority of her training completed at Arcadia Ice, then known as Tower Plaza. She is a USFS Gold Medalist in Figures, Silver Medalist in Freestyle and Novice Pairs.

After her competitive career, Angela coached
while in getting her BA in Psychology at Arizona State University and continued coaching after graduation in Foster City, CA. Her focus is helping skaters develop the love of the sport that she has enjoyed her entire skating career.

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Focusing on all levels of figure skating from beginner to advanced, specializing in freestyle and figures with knowledge of moves in the field. 

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Paige Vasquez, PSA Certified Instructor, USFS Member and LTS Instructor.

International show skater, toured with Disney on Ice, Holiday on Ice, Rand Productions and Rosstyn Ice Shows for over four years. Currently the Skating Director at Mountain America Community Iceplex.

Specializing in artistry, theater on ice, choreography and freestyle elements. 


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