Other Activities
Many clubs sponsor synchronized skating and ice theatre teams. Some clubs offer regular social ice dancing sessions, or dance camps aimed primarily at adult skaters.
A few older figure skating clubs, including the Skating Club of Boston and the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club are organized along the same lines as a country club, effectively as much elite private social clubs as sports organizations. Other club activities can include dinners and teas or receptions. At these clubs, prospective members typically need to be sponsored by existing members and are expected to become acquainted with others in the club before the board votes on their membership application.
At the other extreme, some skating clubs accept any member who pays the dues, and sponsor no activities at all outside the rink.
Read more about this topic: Figure Skating Clubs
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