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11TuesdayMarch192013SportsRecreationSkatingByRENEFRANCOEURJazztapIrishjiggingdiscotheChaCha-younameittheFortSmitharenahaditthispastweekendasskatingclubmemberscutuparugontheiceatthean-nualskatingcarnival.ThisyearsthemewasJustDanceandfeaturedanadorableMexicanHatDancebythejuniorskat-ersaswellasanup-beathead-boppingdancetotheinternationalhitKoreansongGangnamStylebytheintermediategroup.AmongotherperformersAdamBrunner-McLarengroovedrobot-styletosomeclassicMichaelJacksonandMeganWalshputaspellontheaudiencewithhergrace-fuldancetoPureImagina-tionfromWillyWonkaandtheChocolateFactory.Anadultgroupofskat-ersevenbrokeitdownforthecheeringcrowdswithathumpingFootlooseperformance.Thetwo-daycarnivalwasasuccesswiththestandsnearlypackedbothSaturdayFortSmithkicksupbladesJustDanceskatingcarnivalahitnightandSundayafternoon.GuestskaterBryceChudukmadetwobreath-takingappearancesdur-ingthecarnival.ChudukwhotrainsinEdmontonattheRoyalGlenoraClubisonly17andcompetesatthejuniorlevel.WithonlysixdaysnoticehecompetedintheSkateCanadaNationalChampionshipsinTorontothisJanuaryastheoriginalalternate.Henished16thatNationals.Hehopestomaketheseniorranksandbegin-ningcoachinginthefuture.PhotosPamWalshReneMercrediReneFrancoeurIsabellaBourquefeelsthemusicinherbellydancingnumber.TheFortSmithSkatingClubtakesawelldeservedbreatherafterdancingoniceallweekendatthe2013carnival.Skaterswiggletheirhipsduringacatchyhigh-energyperformancetothesongGagnamStyle.Minidiscodancerstakeabowaftertheirgroovyroutine.GuestskaterBryceChudukdoesntmissabeatcomingupfromhisfast-pacedspin.JoeCoxworkshissombreroduringtheMexicanHatDance.Intermediateskaterskicktheirlegshighinasynchronizedmarching-styleperformance.