While most of our professional skaters are no longer members of our club, they began with us and skated with us for many years, and we are very proud to see them living their dreams.
William Arbaugh
Will is our most recent skater to turn pro. He skated in the holiday show at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville during the 2022 holiday season and spent six months during 2023 and 2024 touring with Holiday on Ice where he performed in the Netherlands, Austria and France as well as South America.
Peige Dearnell
Peige is currently performing her third show with Royal Caribbean Internation. She started her professional career in 2022 with Disney on Ice. When that tour ended, she started performing on cruise ships with Royal Caribbean International. Her first show was on the Adventure of the Sea in 2022, and her second was on the Mariner of the Sea in 2023. She also performed in a holiday show in Nashville between her second and third cruises.
David Hall
David began touring with Disney on Ice in November of 2021, and has traveled not only across the U.S. but also across south-eastern Asia and South America. He’s currently on his fourth tour with Disney on Ice.
Ciara Pinckney
Ciara has been touring with Disney on Ice since April of 2017 and has appeared in many shows. She grew up skating at South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena and was a member of WV Synchro.
Alexis and JD Rappold
Alexis and JD Rappold teamed up in 2010 after successful solo careers in figure skating and hockey, respectively. They competed at the 2012 and 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships as a novice pairs team. Not only did they meet and fall in love on the ice, they even got married on it! They have been skating in a wide variety of venues since 2016 including
- Several different ships with Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Rockettes Christmas Spectacular in 2023 and 2024
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
- Ice Creative Entertainment in Nashville
- International Snow Fliers in Canada
- Willy Bietak Productions
- Holiday on Ice in Germany