Michele Rowein has a 19-year association with the Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club (ESSC) as both a skater and a coach. She has been involved in synchronized skating for 23 years, and competed internationally with the ESSC as part of the National team in 1996-97. Michele has been coaching since 1998 with teams successfully competing provincially and nationally. She currently coaches the Edmonton Icicles (Juvenile Festival), Edmonton Ice Excels (Novice Festival), Edmonton Ice Excite (Junior Festival), Edmonton Evolution (Open Festival), and Edmonton Ice Edition (Adult Festival). Michele’s enthusiasm and flair for originality have produced award-winning programs. Michele is a graduate from the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta and works as a Sport Physical Therapist.

Nicolette Langhout has been involved with the Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club (ESSC) for 4 years as a skater with the Edmonton Ice Edition and 1 year as a coach. She has over 18 years of synchronized skating experience at various levels, and with that comes 4 National Championship Titles (3 Competitive and 1 Festival). Nicolette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Kinesiology, specializing in Sport Psychology. Currently the Skating Administrator at the Royal Glenora Club, she has worked in the field of figure skating for many years as both an administrator and as a coach. This year, she will once again be coaching Ice Dream, our Pre-Juvenile team. Nicolette’s passion for the sport of synchronized skating, her wealth of knowledge and experience, and wonderful sense of humor are an asset to the ESSC.

Alexandra (Ali) Martin has been involved with the Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club (ESSC) for 8 years as a skater on the Novice and Senior teams, and 3 years as a Coaching Assistant. She competed internationally as part of the National team in 1996-97 and again in 1999-2000. Ali holds a Bachelor Degree in Physical Education and an After Degree in Secondary Education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Bio mechanics from the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Ali is currently coaching the Ice Entice (Adult Festival) and the Ice Elegance (Masters Festival) synchronized skating teams.

Georgina Ball is our newest addition to the ESSC coaching staff.  She started synchronized skating in 2001 and joined ESSC in 2005.  She has 12 years of singles’ coaching experience and has previously coached synchro teams at the Juvenile and Masters level.  She is NCCP II Certified in Singles, Synchro and Dance and CanPowerskate Certified.  She is a 2006 National Silver Medalist in Synchronized Skating.  Georgina graduated from MacEwan College in 2000 with a Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma and currently works with Canadian Paraplegic Association assisting individuals who have a spinal cord injury and their families. Georgina is the assistant coach for our Juvenile Festival team, the Edmonton Icicles.