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Local Skater Is Flying High

 

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Joseph Jacobsen-on silks with Kendra Moyle
Joseph Jacobsen and his skating partner, Kendra Moyle, do acrobatics on silks representing Rapunzel’s hair in “Dare to Dream.”
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By Mary-Justine Lanyon, Editor | 0 comments
November 22, 2012
Lake Arrowhead, California--When he began skating at the Ice Castle at the age of 7, little did Joseph Jacobsen expect he would one day be skating on a world stage.
But that is exactly what has happened to the young man, now 25, who competed internationally as a pairs figure skater and is now part of the Disney on Ice cast.

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Joseph Jacobsen-Flynn with Rapunzel and Frying Pan
Rapunzel (Kendra Moyle) looks menacing as she threatens Flynn Rider (Joseph Jacobsen) with a frying pan.
“Lake Arrowhead was probably one of the best places to grow up as a competitive figure skater,” Jacobsen said. “I trained alongside some of the greats: Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Jenni Meno and Todd Sand.”
He had praise for the high level of coaching at the Ice Castle, too. But when Meno and Sand stopped competing and began coaching, he followed them.
Jacobsen attended Rim High School until his sophomore year but it became increasingly difficult for him to attend a traditional high school as he was spending so much time on the road, competing. He transferred to an independent high school in Rialto, from which he graduated in 2005.
He competed until 2010 when he made the difficult decision to turn professional. “It was difficult for me to move on from competition,” he said.
The current Disney on Ice show, “Dare to Dream,” is Jacobsen’s second Disney production. The first was “Let’s Celebrate,” billed as “one big colossal party on ice.” Jacobsen called it a Disney variety show.
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