If you know a young girl with dreams the figure skating in the Olympics get their skates on and get down to The Rink at Campus Martius.

On Saturday, January 27 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing With the Stars winner, Meryl Davis, will host a community workshop for young girls to learn to skate. The program is sponsored by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and Figure Skating in Detroit (FSD).

Fifty members of FSD will take the ice with an additional 50 girls who are interested in the program. During the hour and half workshop with Davis, the girls will learn basic figure skating techniques, skills.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of this opportunity for Detroit girls. Figure Skating has been such a beautiful part of my life and I’m excited for these young ladies to embark on their own adventures on the ice,” says Davis.

This once-in-a-lifetime workshop aims to further promote the development of FSD, which provides girls of color, age six to 15, an opportunity to strengthen their confidence, academic ability and leadership skills through skating.

DDP is providing rink access to FSD free of charge. Participants without their own skates will be provided a rental pair at no cost.

Those wishing to participate are asked to register online by clicking here. Parents are required to stay for the entire workshop. Friends and other family members of the skaters, as well as the general public, are invited to watch the girls and Davis in action.

Directly following the workshop, The Rink at Campus Martius Park will open to the public for the second day of Meridian Winter Blast activity.

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