National Sports Center | Blaine, Minnesota

The dance & fitness center is a 6,200 square foot dry land training facility that is part of the expanded Schwan Super Rink.

• 4,000 square foot training room
• Staff offices
• Figure skating apparel store
• Wood dance floor with mirrored wall, ballet bar, windows for spectator viewing, and a music and video system
• Direct access to the facility’s ice sheets for on-ice training

The figure skating center will be the home base for the Schwan Super Rink’s skating school and theNorthern Blades National Sports Center Figure Skating Club, the resident club at the Schwan Super Rink. With 1,500 participants, the skating school is one of the largest in Minnesota.

“This new facility will help us provide better skating instruction at all levels,” said NSC Skating School Director Jane Schaber. “Dryland training is critical to development and learning new skills for all figure skaters, and this will help us advance toward of goal of becoming a pre-eminent skating facility for skaters of all levels.”

The NSC Skating Center is available for rental by outside groups or programmers organizing non-skating activities. The space is ideal for the following kinds of activities: martial arts instruction, exercise and dance classes, and even indoor meetings. For rental information contact Jane Schaber, NSC Figure Skating Director, 763.717.3891.