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Holiday On Ice
Holiday on Ice is a musical ice show currently produced by Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment Group with its head quarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Although Holiday on Ice originated in the United States in 1943, after several changes of ownership, today it primarily tours simultanously with three to four different productions in Europe and Latin America.

Holiday on Ice was established as a family-oriented show by its founders but has retained little of the traditional ice revue format. The actual shows focus more on a theatrical/musical aspect rather than on the glamourous revue style with clouds of feathers and millions of sequins and rhinestones to attract a new, a younger audience.

The once large Corps de Ballet of skaters has been reduced (from 24 girls 12 boys to 20 girls 10 boys) and elaborate costuming has been replaced in favour of small modern stylings. Also the music choice from mainly musical scores has been changed and adapted to the contemporary taste of actual pop music and even rock. Novelty acts such as acrobats have been added regularly to the main production numbers in recent years.

Since 1988 each show has been given an official name to expose its unique identity resulting from its main production theme that weaves the various numbers into a unitary presentation. Beginning in 2005, Holiday on Ice has added several family-oriented touring shows to their schedule, including Peter Pan, Bugs Bunny on Ice and Ali Baba in 1001 Nights on Ice in their new branch Kids Ice shows (KISS).

In contrast to the North American skating tours Stars on Ice and Champions on Ice which feature primarily World and Olympic champion figure skaters, most of the skaters who tour with Holiday on Ice are not particularly famous, and the focus is on the overall production quality rather than the skaters' competitive credentials.

Robin Cousins, MBE has choreographed several of Holiday on Ice's recent shows. Former choreographers have included: Stephanie Andros, Willi Bietak, Marie Carr, Kevin J. Cottam, Francis Demarteau, Sarah Kawahara, Karen Kresge, Jerome Savary, Ted Shuffle, Anthony van Laast, MBE, and Frank Wentink.

Holiday on Ice is the undisputed worldwide market leader in ice entertainment and the world's largest touring live-entertainment production: visiting more than 80 cities in 20 countries each year. Over the past few years, Holiday on Ice, as part of Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment company, has created a new generation of ice shows. These shows contain elements of the theatre, dance, opera, musicals and acrobatics, which are combined in innovative new ways. From its head office in the Netherlands and supported by an international network of promoters, creative producers, the Holiday on Ice office in Hamburg and The Stage Entertainment offices in London, Madrid, Moscow, Milan. Holiday on Ice maintains a close watch on market developments.

At present, around 400 people are employed by Holiday on Ice. Each show tours for four or five years, mainly in Europe and South America, but also in new markets like Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe, bringing millions of fans a unique combination of fantasy and entertainment.

Holiday on Ice works hard to produce timeless shows that are accessible to people of all ages. These shows always include the elements of highly skilled skating, artistic and progressive choreography, passionate music, stunning costumes and spectacular special effects.

Becoming part of a Holiday on Ice production is a much-loved part of many skaters' careers. The inclusion of world-class skaters and Olympic medallists is a regular feature of Holiday on Ice productions. Over the years, these have included such well-known names as Sjoukje Dijkstra, Katarina Witt, Surya Bonaly, Nobert Schramm, Robin Cousins and Philippe Candeloro.

In 1999, Holiday on Ice became part of Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment Group, Europe's leading live-entertainment production company. Based in the Netherlands, Stage Entertainment attracts combined annual audiences of around ten million people to its ice shows, theatre productions, musicals and special events. Along with ticket sales, its activities are spread around more than 35 countries, in South America, all over Europe and also in the United States. Stage Entertainment has (co-) produced theatre musicals like Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Aida, The Lion King, Saturday Night Fever, Chicago, Elisabeth, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia, Cats, The Beauty and the Beast, Jesus Christ Superstar, 3 Musketeers, Cabaret, Novomundo, Hans Klok and more.