Photo by Samantha Davis Delanie Harnack performs her routine of “When Will My Life Begin” from Disney’s movie “Tangled “at the Southwest Figure Skating Club’s exhibition at the Red Baron Arena on Sunday.

MARSHALL — The Southwest Figure Skating Club brought a range of musical pieces to life at the Red Baron Arena for its annual exhibition Sunday afternoon.

From first graders up to high school seniors, the club supports amateur figure skating around the Marshall and surrounding area.

“Every year, we do this exhibition because it’s a good way to get the nerves out of the way (before starting competition),” skating director Jodi Schreurs said. “Local friends and family then can come and watch, that don’t travel to the competition.”

The club brings the opportunity to skaters to compete under United States Figure Skating (USFSA) in competitions with tests aligned with the U.S. figure skating curriculum.

The team is currently built of 18 skaters, and has welcomed over 200 since it first began in 1996, and they each performed a solo routine.

The arena filled with renditions of “Popular” from the “Wicked” musical, Disney classics, Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” and more.

Hadli Nelson, Madison Gehrke and Delanie Harnack got the show started with the day’s only group performance, which was only for the exhibition and will not be a competition piece. Dressed in pink sparkly jumpsuits, the trio got the crowd cheering with “Pink” from the “Barbie” movie.

The current youngest member is Evelyn Dubbeldee, a first grader at Holy Redeemer, and Lily Wiese is the team’s lone senior this year and attends Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School.

“We have a variety of levels and ages. The awesome thing about our group is they’re not all Marshall based,” Schreurs said. “Lily is from RTR, Alayna (Gruhot) is from Marshall, but then you got some that are from Slayton. It’s all over the place.”

Wiese has been with the club for 13 years, and first started skating at 5 years old.

“I love spirals, spins and footwork. Those are my favorite three,” Wiese said regarding what she enjoys in her routines.

The team will start competition this weekend, and will go to the 21st annual Bend of the River Competition in Mankato, and the Lake Area Classic in Willmar.

“They all can do a variety of events and competitions. The main thing they do is they have one where they skate to their program, like what you see at the Olympics, they skate to their music,” Schreurs said. “But, they have all these other things they can also do … Like she (Wiese) does one performance that is just spins, there’s no music.”

When reflecting on her career, Wiese said “helping the younger kids” is one of her favorite aspects of being a part of the club.

“Any of our skaters that are 15 and over, they help coach … They are great mentors to the others,” Schreurs said. “We also do lessons for the city. So, there’s lots of community kids that come in on Saturday mornings.”

Wiese’s little sister, Anna, is also a part of the team and is currently a seventh grader at RTR.

Some of the routines include props as well. Evea Powers used a crown and wand in her “Popular” routine, and Harnack used a hairbrush in her piece of “When Will My Life Begin” from Disney’s movie “Tangled.”

The exhibition also serves as a good trial run to test all of the costumes, and make any adjustments or fixes necessary before competition.

The season typically runs from October to late March. The team will return back to Marshall on March 8 to perform a bigger ice show under a country theme.

Schreurs has been leading the club since 2005, also serving as a coach, and looks forward to the competition season approaching to see the skater’s development improve.

“I love to see the progress, because I don’t always get to just sit and watch, so it’s fun,” Schreurs said. “We have other coaches that have other kids that I don’t coach all the time, so it’s fun to see them, because they change so much.”