Jennifer Schmitz
Producer
Jennifer started her career as a professional skater in 1989 .She has won national and international titles for Germany. Jennifer is a former German Junior Champion.
She has worked along side the most influential producers, performers, and choreographers in the ice show industry.
Jennifer spent 7 years with Holiday On Ice as a lead soloist and was the lead skater "Pearl" in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Starlight Express”.Playing the role of “Sandy” in Feld Entertainment’s Production of “Grease” was another leead role for Jennifer.Jennifer has performed live with singer / songwriter Leo Sayer in Brighton,England.
In her career of 20 years she has performed and choreographed for companies such as Stageworks Worldwide Productions, Rennaissance Entertainment, Ice Cocktail Productions, Endemol Entertainment, Glacier Ice Consortium , Advanced Entertainment Group, and Europa Park. Recently a casting director and Choreographer for Poet Productions, Marquez Productions in conjunction with "Cirque On Ice".
Jennifer has been featured in many television specials for Holiday on Ice, ZDF Germany” Katharina Witt” Special, RTL Germany, TF1 France, Fox Kids The Netherlands.Her extensive background in skating, dance, and choreography gives a unique style to her work. Jennifer opened "Christmas On Ice" Novemeber 2010 to rave reviews for choreography.
Richard Swenning has been engaged in professional figure skating since 1988. Richards’ career began as a principal soloist for the Ice Capades production of “The Best of Times”. He then spent 8 years with the Ice Capades as a lead soloist in productions such as “OnTop Of The World” , “Salute to Hollywood”, and Dorothy Hamill’s “Cinderella Frozen in Time” .
Richards skating ability ,dedication, and reputation as one of the worlds finest male skaters carried him through an extensive 20 year principal skating career.He has performed and choreographed for companies such as Willie Bietak, Dick Foster, Wilma Leary, Richard Porter, Rand , Stageworks WWP, Endemol, Holiday On Ice, Renaissance ,Glacier Ice ,and Charles Shulz production companies.
In addition to these prestigious roles Richard was a principal cast member in Feld Entertainments “Grease On Ice”, Torvill and Deans “Ice Adventure’s”, and a company member of The Next Ice Age whom have performed the only ice shows at The Kennedy Center ,and The American Dance Festival. He has also been featured in many televison specials for Holiday on Ice, “E!” Entertainment’s channel’s “Behind The Scenes with Ice Capades”, The Ice Capades TV Special with Kirk Cameron , RTL Germany, and Fox Kids The Netherlands.
In recent years Richard has choreographed an original 4 segment- 2 hour production of “Katenka Und Der Eiswolf “ written for Volkswagen Corporation and Spotlight Productions. Richard is a choreographer for Advanced Entertainment Group, and in 2008- 2009 assisted in the on ice production of “Country On The Rocks” for Hard Rock Theme Park and Freestyle Music Park which has won The International Big E IAAPA Award 2008 for Best Show in its category! Richard has self produced and choreographed “Skating Moods” in Myrtle Beach, SC and was the team choreographer for Team Fusion which took an overall first place at the Major League Figure Skating Championships in 2004 where Richard himself won the artistic program segment of the competition.
Richard has co-choreographed ,with his wife Jennifer, open air ice shows with the cities of Locarno and Chiasso, Switzerland. 2009 has brought Richard The Gold Medal Award in Choreography for the first ever VIRTUAL SKATE OFF COMPETITION with " Team All In One "
Currently Richard Is the associate choreographer for "Cirque On Ice " Opening in Singapore Nov 27th 2009 and Choreographer for Sea World Orlando 2009 ,"Winterwonderland on Ice ."
Ice Maxx Productions is currently casting and will be co-Directing "Christmas on Ice " performances at The Palace Theater in Myrtle Beach, SC 2010.
