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PHIL JACOBS MANAGING EDITOR

outhfield's Jaimi Tarnow
once dreamed of skating
with the Ice Capades Now
she's on her second tour

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

H

ow many young girls
in ice skates glide
around the South-
field Ice Arena, arms
outstretched in perfect
form? Imaginary classi-
cal music "fills" their
ears. In their imagina-
tion, sequined red, green
and blue costumes re-
flect the bright arena
spotlights overhead. The
ice is white and smooth.
In a perfect T-stop, the
ice ballerinas send a
spray of ice to the front
row of the appreciative
crowd.
Then how many figure
skaters come quickly
back to life as they avoid
a rink rat in hockey
skates who has decided

to show off by interfering
with everyone else's
skating lanes, not to
mention their imagina-
tions?
Jaimi Tarnow never
thought that her ice
dreams would include
skating around in a
"Scooby Doo" outfit, or
an ice cream cone suit,
or the back end of a two-
person elephant cos-
tume.
But in between the
character costumes, the
19-year-old Southfield
resident can open her
eyes on any given winter
night and feel the grace
of her ability and its
mastery of the cool ice.
For Ms. Tarnow, the

smooth ice, the beautiful
costumes and the appre-
ciative crowds of thou-
sands are real. The
young girl who laced up
her skates and her
dreams for many years
at the Southfield Arena
is in her second year as a
chorus line member of
the Ice Capades.
Ms. Tarnow is a mem-
ber of Ice Capades East,
one of three touring
national companies that
include West Coast and
continental troupes. This
is a time in her life when •
most of her friends are
already finishing a sec-
ond year of college. She
has already been accept-
ed to the University of
Michigan where she'll
matriculate in the fall
toward a career in medi-
cine.
But for now, it is time
to experience life on the
road, life in hotels and
life out of a suitcase. Her
dream from childhood
was to dance as part of