Ice Dance International
New Works Premier Choreographers
Garrett Smith
Garrett Smith
Garrett Smith
Mr. Smith has created and staged his choreography for some of the most elite dance companies in the world including Teatro Allo Scala, The Marinsky Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet and national de l’Opera de Bordeaux. He is currently resident choreographer for Vitacca Ballet.
Mr. Smith has created and staged his choreography for some of the most elite dance companies in the world including Teatro Allo Scala, The Marinsky Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet and national de l’Opera de Bordeaux. He is currently resident choreographer for Vitacca Ballet. His recent creation for the company, Hypnotic Forces, was selected by Pointe Magazine as one of the 12 standout performances of 2023.
Rohene Ward
Garrett Smith
Garrett Smith
Mr. Ward is the 4 time Professional Skaters Association’s Choreographer of the year, and current choreographer for US Champion Jason Brown and World Champion Kaori Sakamoto. He has performed in ice shows across the globe.
New Works Cast
Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Collin is originally from the Chicago area and first started skating at the age of 6. He is a former team USA athlete and competed internationally and nationally. Notable highlights in his career include the silver medal at the US Championships and being selected to the Junior World team. After his competitive
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Collin is originally from the Chicago area and first started skating at the age of 6. He is a former team USA athlete and competed internationally and nationally. Notable highlights in his career include the silver medal at the US Championships and being selected to the Junior World team. After his competitive career, he completed his degree in communications and finance, but later returned back to the ice to perform and coach. Collin has been an IDI company member since 2020.
Alissa Czisny
Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
IDI Cast Member since 2017
From Detroit, Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). As a professional skater, Alissa is a long time and current
IDI Cast Member since 2017
From Detroit, Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). As a professional skater, Alissa is a long time and current cast member of Stars on Ice, she has worked on the choreography team of the new Cirque De Soleil skating shows, and has performed in productions all over the world.
Robin Johnstone
Collin Brubaker
Robin Johnstone
IDI Cast Member since 2024
Robin Johnstone (Canada) grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and competed nationally and internationally, winning a bronze medal at Skate Canada International Artistic event.
Robin started her ice show career performing with The Ice Theatre of Toronto, and The Willy Bietak Productions,” Le Ice Show,”in Montreal,
IDI Cast Member since 2024
Robin Johnstone (Canada) grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and competed nationally and internationally, winning a bronze medal at Skate Canada International Artistic event.
Robin started her ice show career performing with The Ice Theatre of Toronto, and The Willy Bietak Productions,” Le Ice Show,”in Montreal, Paramount Canada’s Wonderland, Paramount King’s Island, and Broadway On Ice. Over the next 16 years, Robin toured the world with Disney On Ice where she was a Principle performer portraying numerous roles such as, Mulan, Jane, Belle, and Jasmine, for tens of thousands of audience members, around the world. For the past 17 years Robin has been lucky enough to skate with her husband Andy, skating in amazing shows such as, “A Celebration of B.U.”, along side the Boston Pops Symphony, “The Professionals On Ice” tour in the U.K., Intimissimi On Ice in Italy, with Andrea Bocelli, Evgeni Plushenko, Stephané Lambiel, Carolina Kostner, and for 5 seasons was a Pro partner on ITV’s Dancing On Ice” televisions show. As well as” Torvill and Dean’s Final Dancing On Ice Tour in 2014, which toured around the U.K. In 2017, Robin with her husband Andy joined Cirque du Soleil's first ice show Crystal where Robin was the first ever skating Artist Coach. And in 2019 moved over to Cirque’s second ice show Axel till 2020. In 2022 Robin with her husband Andy reopened Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal for its European tour. Most recently Robin has been helping cast shows for Holiday On Ice and The Joy awards, as well as coaching numerous pair, and dance teams specializing in adagio lifts and choreography. This summer she is the pair coach for the new Disney On Ice production
Tim Koleto
Jean-Simon Légaré
Robin Johnstone
IDI Company member since 2024
Tim Koleto is a Silver Medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics, NHK Trophy Champion, and Five-Time Japanese Champion Ice Dancer. He has competed internationally at the Senior level for 10 consecutive years.
Currently residing in Montreal, he is coaching and choreographing, and an aspiring author. He is excited to be joining IDI for the first time.
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
IDI Company Member since 2022
Originally from Quebec City, Canada, Jean-Simon is a former Canadian National Team member and competed nationally and internationally. Following his competitive career, he went on to perform in ice shows around the world for various companies including Royal Caribbean International, Holiday on Ice, Hot Ice and
IDI Company Member since 2022
Originally from Quebec City, Canada, Jean-Simon is a former Canadian National Team member and competed nationally and internationally. Following his competitive career, he went on to perform in ice shows around the world for various companies including Royal Caribbean International, Holiday on Ice, Hot Ice and Disney on Ice. In 2017, he started coaching in Vancouver, BC before relocating in Miami, FL where he currently lives.
Karina Manta
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
IDI Cast Member since 2021
Karina Manta has been skating alongside her partner Joe Johnson since 2014. Together they are the first LGBTQ team to compete on Team USA for four years, becoming international medalists and Grand Prix competitors. Since retiring from competitive skating, she has toured with the Cirque du Soleil show AXEL and pe
IDI Cast Member since 2021
Karina Manta has been skating alongside her partner Joe Johnson since 2014. Together they are the first LGBTQ team to compete on Team USA for four years, becoming international medalists and Grand Prix competitors. Since retiring from competitive skating, she has toured with the Cirque du Soleil show AXEL and performed as a professional for the UK television series, Dancing on Ice, which she and her celebrity partner won in the 2021-22 season. Karina is the author of the young adult memoir, On Top of Glass (Knopf 2021) about growing up Queer in figure skating.
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Kseniya was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She started skating at the age of five and trained with the Figure Skating Team of Ukraine from the age of eleven. She is a Ukrainian Novice Champion, ISU Junior Grand Prix and international competitor for Ukraine, five time US National competitor and US Sectional medalis
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Kseniya was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She started skating at the age of five and trained with the Figure Skating Team of Ukraine from the age of eleven. She is a Ukrainian Novice Champion, ISU Junior Grand Prix and international competitor for Ukraine, five time US National competitor and US Sectional medalist. She has been an Ice Dance International cast member since 2020. She, with Collin Brubaker, is the 2022 US Open Professional Skating Championships Grand Champion, and the 2021 Skater’s Skater award winner. Kseniya holds a PSA Senior Rating in Choreography and a Bachelor’s degree in Olympic Sports and Management from the Pedagogical University in Kiev. She based at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.
Rohene Ward
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
IDI Company Member since 2017
Mr. Ward is the 4 time Professional Skaters Association’s Choreographer of the year, and current choreographer for US Champion Jason Brown and World Champion Kaori Sakamoto. He has performed in ice shows across the globe.
Douglas Webster
IDI Executive and Artistic Director
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Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Collin is originally from the Chicago area and first started skating at the age of 6. He is a former team USA athlete and competed internationally and nationally. Notable highlights in his career include the silver medal at the US Championships and being selected to the Junior World team. After his competitive
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Collin is originally from the Chicago area and first started skating at the age of 6. He is a former team USA athlete and competed internationally and nationally. Notable highlights in his career include the silver medal at the US Championships and being selected to the Junior World team. After his competitive career, he completed his degree in communications and finance, but later returned back to the ice to perform and coach. Collin has been an IDI company member since 2020.
Alissa Czisny
Collin Brubaker
Collin Brubaker
IDI Cast Member since 2017.
From Detroit, Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). As a professional skater, Alissa is a long time and current
IDI Cast Member since 2017.
From Detroit, Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). As a professional skater, Alissa is a long time and current cast member of Stars on Ice, she has worked on the choreography team of the new Cirque De Soleil skating shows, and has performed in productions all over the world.
Carly Donowick
Collin Brubaker
Carly Donowick
IDI Cast Member since 2016
Originally from Buffalo, NY, Carly Donowick has skated professionally in over 45 countries. After a short competitive career in ice dance representing the U.S. in several international competitions, Carly turned professional at 18 years old. She has since skated with companies such as Holiday on Ice, Disney on Ic
IDI Cast Member since 2016
Originally from Buffalo, NY, Carly Donowick has skated professionally in over 45 countries. After a short competitive career in ice dance representing the U.S. in several international competitions, Carly turned professional at 18 years old. She has since skated with companies such as Holiday on Ice, Disney on Ice, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Russian Ice Stars, Magic on Ice, Hot Ice, and was runner up in the French TV show “ICE SHOW.” She has skated with Ice Dance International since 2015 and is thrilled to be returning to the frozen stage with a company that means so much to her.
Joseph Johnson
Jean-Simon Légaré
Carly Donowick
IDI Cast Member since 2021
Joseph Johnson has been skating with his partner Karina since 2014. Together they are the first LGBTQ team to compete on Team USA for four years, becoming international medalists and Grand Prix competitors. He retired from competition in 2019 to join in the creation of Cirque du Soleil's show, Axel, and has also been a part of the UK television show Dancing On Ice.
Adam Kaplan
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
IDI Cast Member since 2017
Adam has been an IDI cast member since 2017 and can be seen on In Flight: The Art of IDI. He has performed all over the world and starred in Holiday on Ice in Europe.
From Providence, Kaplan currently runs his own production company and skating school called ShowStoppers.
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
Jean-Simon Légaré
Originally from Quebec City, Canada, Jean-Simon is a former Canadian National Team member and competed nationally and internationally. Following his competitive career, he went on to perform in ice shows around the world for various companies including Royal Caribbean International, Holiday on Ice, Hot Ice and Disney on Ice. In 2017, he s
Originally from Quebec City, Canada, Jean-Simon is a former Canadian National Team member and competed nationally and internationally. Following his competitive career, he went on to perform in ice shows around the world for various companies including Royal Caribbean International, Holiday on Ice, Hot Ice and Disney on Ice. In 2017, he started coaching in Vancouver, BC before relocating in Miami, FL where he currently lives. Jean-Simon is excited to join the cast of Ice Dance International’s GRACE for the Fall 2022 tour.
Karina Manta
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
IDI Cast Member since 2021
Karina Manta has been skating alongside her partner Joe Johnson since 2014. Together they are the first LGBTQ team to compete on Team USA for four years, becoming international medalists and Grand Prix competitors. Since retiring from competitive skating, she has toured with the Cirque du Soleil show AXEL and pe
IDI Cast Member since 2021
Karina Manta has been skating alongside her partner Joe Johnson since 2014. Together they are the first LGBTQ team to compete on Team USA for four years, becoming international medalists and Grand Prix competitors. Since retiring from competitive skating, she has toured with the Cirque du Soleil show AXEL and performed as a professional for the UK television series, Dancing on Ice, which she and her celebrity partner won in the 2021-22 season. Karina is the author of the young adult memoir, On Top of Glass (Knopf 2021) about growing up Queer in figure skating.
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Kseniya Ponomaryova
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Kseniya was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She started skating at the age of five and trained with the Figure Skating Team of Ukraine from the age of eleven. She is a Ukrainian Novice Champion, ISU Junior Grand Prix and international competitor for Ukraine, five time US National competitor and US Sectional medalis
IDI Cast Member since 2020
Kseniya was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She started skating at the age of five and trained with the Figure Skating Team of Ukraine from the age of eleven. She is a Ukrainian Novice Champion, ISU Junior Grand Prix and international competitor for Ukraine, five time US National competitor and US Sectional medalist. She has been an Ice Dance International cast member since 2020. She, with Collin Brubaker, is the 2022 US Open Professional Skating Championships Grand Champion, and the 2021 Skater’s Skater award winner. Kseniya holds a PSA Senior Rating in Choreography and a Bachelor’s degree in Olympic Sports and Management from the Pedagogical University in Kiev. She based at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.
Lara Shelton
Kseniya Ponomaryova
Neill Shelton
IDI Cast Member since 2017
From Wayland MA, Lara grew up watching her mom dance on stage. When at 5, twirling in her tutu transitioned into a love for ice skating, she balanced a rigorous on ice schedule with training at New England Ballet, and performing in various ballets as a member with the Dance Prism company. Following a national com
IDI Cast Member since 2017
From Wayland MA, Lara grew up watching her mom dance on stage. When at 5, twirling in her tutu transitioned into a love for ice skating, she balanced a rigorous on ice schedule with training at New England Ballet, and performing in various ballets as a member with the Dance Prism company. Following a national competitive career in the pairs discipline with her brother Neill, Lara joined her first show, and has been skating professionally for the past ten years. Since joining the professional skating world, Lara has been able to combine her passion with her love of travel, skating around the world as both a soloist and principal pair skater with companies such as Rand Productions, Holiday on Ice, Willy Bietak Productions with Royal Caribbean, Stageworks Worldwide Entertainment’s Hot Ice, Dynamic Ice, Illusion on Ice, IDI and Woodstock Productions. Lara and Neill performed in the Radio City Christmas Show through the 2022 Holiday Season.
Neill Shelton
Neill Shelton
Neill Shelton
IDI Cast Member since 2017
Neill is from Wayland, Massachusetts and has been skating professionally in shows for 11 years. Throughout his amateur career, Neill competed as a pairs team with his sister, Lara, becoming nationally ranked before beginning their professional careers together. Neill has skated starring roles for world-renowned p
IDI Cast Member since 2017
Neill is from Wayland, Massachusetts and has been skating professionally in shows for 11 years. Throughout his amateur career, Neill competed as a pairs team with his sister, Lara, becoming nationally ranked before beginning their professional careers together. Neill has skated starring roles for world-renowned production companies including Holiday on Ice, Robin Cousins' ICE, Wheeler Productions, Dynamic Ice Shows, Royal Caribbean [in association with Willy Bietak Productions], Woodstock Ice Productions, and most recently in the Radio City Rockette's Christmas Spectacular in New York City with his sister Lara. He is thrilled to be working with Ice Dance International again in his fifth year as a company member.
Bethann Weick
Neill Shelton
Bethann Weick
First year IDI Cast Member and Understudy
Bethann Weick hails from a rural homestead in Dorchester, NH. She grew up training in the mid-Atlantic region, and is a former Senior ladies competitor who currently works as a coach and choreographer. Bethann began performing professionally in 2021, and is thrilled to now be with IDI. Bethann is
First year IDI Cast Member and Understudy
Bethann Weick hails from a rural homestead in Dorchester, NH. She grew up training in the mid-Atlantic region, and is a former Senior ladies competitor who currently works as a coach and choreographer. Bethann began performing professionally in 2021, and is thrilled to now be with IDI. Bethann is also part of IDI's Vintage Skaters at Strawbery Banke Museum during the Holiday Season
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IDI Winter Company
In Residence at Strawbery Banke January 23-February 23, 2022
(L-R): Lara Shelton, Neill Shelton, Kate Nadeau, Douglas Webster, Keenan Prochnow, Alissa Czisny, and Adam Kaplan
During the winter of 2022, IDI will continue its’ reach to local communities throughout New England and take the company back to NYC’s Bryant Park on February 11th.
Check our upcoming events page for all IDI activities and sign up for free programs with our Winter Across Maine experiences with L.LBean.
Check Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond’s Facebook page for classes and pop ups at Strawbery Banke Museum and make sure to follow IDI’s social media for updates on weather and added experiences.
Join IDI on February 7 for our community party at SBM from 7-9pm and celebrate the winter company with our show, Winter Dances, on February 17 at SBM from 6-6:30pm.
IDI Winter 2022
Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny
IDI company member since 2017
Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). As a professional skater, Alissa is a long time and current cast member of Stars on Ice, she has worked on the choreography team of the new Cirque De Soleil skating shows, and has performed in productions all over the world.
Adam Kaplan
Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny
IDI company member since 2017
Adam can be seen on In Flight: The Art of IDI. He has performed all over the world and starred in Holiday on Ice in Europe.
He currently runs his own production company and skating school called ShowStoppers.
Kate Nadeau
Alissa Czisny
Keenan Prochnow
Kate is a 4-time USFS Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field, Free Skating, Solo Pattern Dance, and Solo Free Dance. She received her early training in Davenport, IA, where she also launched her coaching career in 2010. She is now based in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, where she works with both figure skaters and hockey players at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. Kate is thrilled to have this professional opportunity with Ice Dance International!
Keenan Prochnow
Keenan Prochnow
Keenan Prochnow
Keenan is a first year resident of IDI based out of the Chicagoland area. He is a former member of Team USA, US Junior Pairs National Champion, and Junior World Championship competitor. He stepped away from competitive skating in early 2021 to pursue show skating and coaching. These opportunities have allowed him to stay close to the sport of skating and bring the beauty and fun of the sport to other people..
Lara Shelton
Keenan Prochnow
Neill Shelton
IDI company member since 2017
From Wayland MA, Lara grew up watching her mom dance on stage. When at 5, twirling in her tutu transitioned into a love for ice skating, she balanced a rigorous on ice schedule with training at New England Ballet, and performing in various ballets as a member with the Dance Prism company.
Following a national competitive career in the pairs discipline with her brother Neill, Lara joined her first show, and has been skating professionally for the past ten years.
Since joining the professional skating world, Lara has been able to combine her passion with her love of travel, skating around the world as both a soloist and principal pair skater with companies such as Rand Productions, Holiday on Ice, Willy Bietak Productions with Royal Caribbean, Stageworks Worldwide Entertainment’s Hot Ice, Dynamic Ice, Illusion on Ice, IDI and, Woodstock Productions.
Neill Shelton
Keenan Prochnow
Neill Shelton
IDI company member since 2017
Neill is from Wayland, Massachusetts and has been skating professionally in shows for 11 years. Throughout his amateur career, Neill competed as a Pairs team with his sister, Lara, becoming nationally ranked before beginning their professional careers together. Neill has skated starring roles for world-renowned production companies including Holiday on Ice, Robin Cousins' ICE, Wheeler Productions, Dynamic Ice Shows, Royal Caribbean [in association with Willy Bietak Productions], Woodstock Ice Productions, and most recently in the Radio City Rockette's Christmas Spectacular in New York City. He is thrilled to be working with Ice Dance International again in his fourth year as a company member.
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IDI Winter RESIDENCY 2021
Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, NH
Angela Wang, Adam Kaplan, Alissa Czisny, Wesley Campbell, Douglas Webster, Lara Shelton, Neill Shelton after the wrap of filming Solstice at the New England Outdoor Center, February 3-5, 2021. IDI lived in a winter bubble and performed pop-ups and live streamed performances.
To learn more about the IDI company during the winter of the pandemic, watch this special feature from NH Chronicle that aired February 4th, 2021.
IDI was presented by Portland Ovations, February 6, 2021 at Thompson's Point in Portland, ME. Watch this WMTW-TV Profile: A 'MAGICAL' pop-up performance at Thompsons Point today! Ice Dance International showcased their piece,'Solstice', in-between public skate as part of Portland Ovations' 'Pop-Up in the Park' art display series.
IDI COMPany winter 2020 residence at sbm
Top Row L to R:
Ian Lorello, Neill Shelton, Lara Shelton, Douglas Webster, Rohene Ward, Collin Brubaker
Front Row L To R:
Laura Seal, Klabera Komini, Alissa Czisny, Kseniya Ponomaryova.
Not shown; Adam Kaplan
The IDI company spent two months at SBM providing community engagement and educational programs, and also the 2nd Seacoast Skating with the Stars event. The company was touring across the Mid-Atlantic and New England region getting rave reviews. After spending a week in Stowe, VT creating Cindy Stuart’s Experience during IDI’s 1st Spruce Peak Performing Arts Residency, March 11-16, 2020, the pandemic shut the world down. The premier of Cindy’s piece was cancelled, the remaining tour dates in Boise, Aspen, Park City and Sun Valley were shut down and the company returned home. If all goes well, March 2022 will be the return of touring for the IDI company.