Age: 8 Hometown: New York Home club: Skating Club of New York Levels: No tests yet
How often we skate: Three times a week
Coaches: Bonni Retzkin, Jonathon Hunt
Favorite skaters: Aunt Sarah Hughes and Aunt Emily Hughes
Favorite moves: Alexandra: Salchow, sit spin, spiral, shoot the duck, lunge; Natalie: loop, spiral, sit spin, toe loop, shoot the duck
How we got started: Everybody in our family knows how to skate, including our mom, so it seemed natural for us to skate, too.
Memorable moments: We skated together in a number called “Sisters” at a show in Bryant Park to raise money for breast cancer. Our aunts also skated. We love skating together. Another memorable moment was when we first saw our new Klingbeil skates on our birthday.
What else you should know about us: We are twins. Alex takes ballet and art classes and Natalie takes cooking and knitting classes. We both take acting classes. Our dog, Fozzie Bear, is named after “The Muppets” character. We have a little sister Charlotte, who is 2. We love stuffed animals.
Favorites
Food: Alexandra: Strawberries; Natalie: Hot chocolate, any kind of chocolate
Book: Alexandra: A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron; Natalie: Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary, A Room With a Zoo by Jules Feiffer. We both love the Harry Potter series.
Hobbies: Reading, arts and crafts, drawing, playing with our sister, dressing up
Movie: Alexandra: The Wizard of Oz; Natalie: Ramona and Beezus and The Sound of Music
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