"Blades and Beats" features 140 skaters performing individually and in groups, as well as the club’s nine synchronized skating teams, including the nationally-acclaimed Capital Ice Chips and Connection.

The show will also include guest skaters Leah Neset and Artem Markelove, 3-time Junior Ice Dance National Champions; 2-time Junior Grand Prix Final Champions, and 2024 World Champions.  Leah grew up in Minot, ND.  These Team USA stars will skate alongside our own local talent.  

At the 2025 National Synchro Championships, the Chips earned a Silver medal, making it their 10th consecutive podium placement. The Connection placed 7th.

The only show of its kind in the Bismarck area and one of the largest on-ice productions in the state, “Beats & Blades” is an original story, written, choreographed, costumed and produced by a team of Bismarck Figure Skating Club coaches and parents including director Becky Gallion.

The show features seniors, Gabbi Deeter, Sasha Gallion, Addison McIntee, Addison Rakness, and Morgan Schatz, along with numerous soloists, duets, trios, groups and Learn to Skate numbers.

The show is the club’s premiere annual event, involving more than 500 hours of coaching and practice time. It will also feature the season’s final performances of the club’s synchronized skating teams.