Phillip Mills

As the world continues to move through the current pandemic, creative ideas have surfaced in many aspects of our lives and throughout the...

While journeying home from a recent trip to choreograph and train the skaters at the new International Ice Academy of Colorado, I...

Last month, Dalilah Sappenfield introduced her new Ice Academy of Colorado in Monument, CO. This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to...

On July 2, 2020, Phillip taught his Balanced Edge Method seminar, which encompassed skating skills and ballet on ice. This new...

Phillip was selected to be a panelist on the Vision Exchange Making Coaches Connections session. Coaches will learn how to best navigate...

Art, nature, love, friendship, families, colors, music, forms, and shapes can bring us great beauty, inspiring moments and great joy. In...

My motivation in creating this national championship program came from the athletic drawings of Michelangelo taken from the book in this...

In our home, we are graced with a number of beautiful black and white images captured by the renowned photographer, Ansel Adams. His...

On March 30, Phillip was part of a team of three other nationally renowned coaches each sharing information in a Professional Skaters...

Being resilient and tough is part of being a figure skater. And right now, the most important thing we can all do is to stay in shape so...

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with elements of chromium and nickel. And many boots are comprised of leather, wood, and glue with...

Now in its tenth year, Audrey Weisiger's Young Artist Showcase (YAS) continues to develop and inspire young skater/choreographers to...

When the Student Becomes the Teacher It was a chilly day in 2009. While choreographing and training skaters at Ice Castle International...

Thank you to Cindy Caprel, Lyndon Johnston, and Matt Smith for a wonderfully creative week at Ellenton Ice Plex in Florida. What a great...

As I reflect back on my many years of creating choreography for U.S. and international figure skaters, I feel fortunate and honored by...

The 2019 – 2020 season provided opportunities to work with many talented skaters who competed at various competitions in the fall...

The past several years have brought seemingly constant and evolving changes to our sport of figure skating.  We have experienced ongoing...

For the past few seasons, we have witnessed the evolution of figure skating as it continues its emphasis on jumping. Those triple axels...

Our fall 2019 season culminated with many skaters having worked extremely hard throughout the summer and fall. So many athletes competed...