What You'll Get
Skating on a pond is dangerous, especially if the ice is thin or littered with napping babies. Upgrade to indoor-arena, baby-free ice-skating with today's Groupon: for $40, you get six group skating classes and entry to public skating after class at Kendall Ice Arena on Hammocks Boulevard (an $82.50 value). Skate rental is not included and is an additional $3 per lesson (an $18 additional expense over six lessons).
Kendall Ice Arena's basic skills class features professional teachers and a variety of class times for all ages. Wobbly tots, twinkle-toed teens, and agile adults can learn the techniques of skating forward and backward, crossovers, transitional turns, speedy maneuvers, and stopping without the aid of walls or gravity. Each 30-minute lesson's small group setting ensures that skaters will stockpile skills at the fastest possible rate until they're capable of rocketing across the ice like an über-smooth bald man barreling down a well-oiled playground slide. Join classmates and scarf-wrapped strangers in the public skate sessions following your instruction time.
Reviews
Ten Yelpers give the Kendall Ice Arena an average of three stars and five GoCityKids reviewers give it a four-star average:
- You get a sense of accomplishment when you make it around the rink a few times without falling. – Michelle C., Yelp
- This is very reminiscent (to me) of the roller skating rinks in the Midwest where I grew up. In all, it was a nice time for our daughter, and we are surely coming back. – Carla L., Yelp
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Jan 17, 2012. Amount paid never expires. Limit 3 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Reservation required. New students only. Skates not included. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Kendall Ice Arena
During public sessions inside the massive Kendall Ice Arena, the rink fills up with families, first dates, and other glide-enthusiasts. There, skaters of all skill levels glide side-by-side—sometimes enhanced by music from live DJs—after which they can refuel by grabbing refreshments at the snack bar. And during camps, skaters from across the blade-running spectrum can hone their skills in programs for hockey players, figure skaters, and beginners just finding their ice legs.