The Penn State Ice Pavilion was bustling with activity and excitement earlier this week as everything from beach towels and tutus to superheroes and teddy bears were on ice.

What's the commotion, you ask?

It's all in preparation for Penn State's Ice Show. And although it seems spring has finally sprung in State College, this years show, Pure Imagination on Ice 2005, will bring back the days of a winter wonderland at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday. This year's show will feature 2003 national champions Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn, the 2005 intermediate men's national champion Kevin Sun, with the Twin Ponds Reflections synchronized skating team joining them on Saturday. In addition, many local talents, young and old, including solo Penn State performers, students in ESACT classes and the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers.

"This show will really be augmenting our own talent with some really fantastic skaters," show director Gloria Leous said. "It should be really good and exciting and as professional as possible."

Leous, a skater herself since the age of 14, said her only regret this year is not being able to perform in the show because of a hip injury.

"This will be my first year as director, but I've been a part of the Ice Show since 1985 and I've played many different roles," she said. "There's just so much creative talent involved in this show."

Skylaur Morris (senior-kinesiology) said he became a teacher's assistant for Kinesiology 42 (Ice Skating--Beginning) last year.

"It's really different because I had only coached competitive skaters before," he said. "It's such a different pace because you're not dealing with little kids. These are adults just learning how to skate and you don't want to be hard on them. But, they are fast learners and it's fun."

Morris choreographed several of the acts in the show and will also be performing in a snazzy number with his group.

Bob Meller (senior-crime, law and justice) is in Morris's class and said he's taken a few hits to complete his gym credits.

"The first thing you learn how to do is fall," Meller said. "I actually cracked my head open while trying to stop earlier this semester and had to get stitches above my eye."

But still, class members seem to be enjoying their first taste of ice-skating.

"I'm so excited for the show," Elizabeth Hammel (senior-advertising) said. "It's a good time and it'll make a fun hobby in the future."

Leous said she is anticipating the show, and is thankful to all the volunteers who have put so much time into it.

"We have a very creative staff and it's largely college students," she said. "There's a lot of energy and creativity, and those involved put tremendous investment into the show."

Morris shared in the excitement and said he's excited that his students are involved.

"This show is very versatile; there's a lot of different creative numbers," he said. "And I'm happy that the kines class is part of the show again. It makes the show more diverse and gets the students more involved."