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Ice theatre (or theatre on ice) is a branch of figure skating which merges the technical jumps and spins with unique choreography, ice dancing, pairs moves, synchronized skating, and theater in order to tell a story or act out an emotion or idea. It is a relatively new branch of figure skating, but it is also growing quickly. Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) is a dance company committed to developing figure skating as a performing art. Founded in 1984 by Artistic Director, Moira North, ITNY is a non-competitive, artistic outlet for some of the top international figure skaters, with choreography commissions by innovative contemporary dance makers such as Jacqulyn Buglisi, Ann Carlson, David Dorfman, David Parsons, Joanna Mendl Shaw and more.

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New York is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting cities of the world for high-quality, artisan chocolates. What better way to experience them then to take a unique tour of some of Manhattan’s finest chocolate shops and bars. Your gracious guide will talk about chocolate and its history and will shortly introduce you the various boutiques you will visit, after which you will step inside Charbonnel et Walker at Sax Fifth Avenue. There you will taste various fine chocolates that will change your palate’s sensibility forever. Do you like it white? Dark? Sweet? Semi-sweet? Bittersweet? Unsweetened? Milky? With caramel and tons of nuts? Melted on a velvety scoop of ice cream? Home made? Through a straw? No matter what your preference is for the devilish delight, the Chocolate Tour of New York is sure to leave you speechless…for good reason.

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Ice skating at Rockefeller Center is a quintessential New York City winter experience. The Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center first opened on Christmas Day in 1936. The Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center can accommodate approximately 150 skaters at a time and the rink is 122 feet long and 59 feet wide. Tree A state of Prometheus, the Greek god of fire, left, overlooks the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink under a 79-foot tall Christmas tree in New York. The Rockefeller Center, at 50th Street and 5th Avenue, is a spectacular mountain of branches covered with around 5 miles of lights. The Tree is picked out every year by helicopter search, then cut down and brought to its new home at Rockefeller Center in early November. It opens each October for the winter skating season, handling up to 150 skaters at a time, more than 250,000 of them each year.
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The building probably featured on more postcards than any other contemporary building. Even the whole area, the Flatiron district, was named after the building. Originally the Flatiron building featured an observatory on the top floor, but taller buildings have taken over this function. It is still however a popular tourist attraction, and one of the most photographed landmarks in New York.The Flatiron Building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Avenue, at the time one of the most prominent sites. It is located near Madison Square at the end of the Ladies Mile, one of Manhattan’s most important shopping districts at the turn of the 19th century.
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New York, New York what a wonderful place and the Empire State is no exception. Visit in the late afternoon and stay until after sunset to enjoy the magic of the Big Apple.The elevator ride leaves your stomach somewhere on the 33rd floor of this 89 storey building. When you get to the top and step out, you realize how high you are because it’s really cold and windy. There’s absolutely no way you could fall off because they’ve got wire fences everywhere, which is annoying for taking photos. Looking over is seriously scary even though you’re safe.
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Broadway, as its name implies is a big, wide avenue that runs the entire length of Manhattan in New York City. It passes through the middle of the Theater district concentrated around Times Square and has lent its name to those spectacular musical productions known as the Broadway play. No visit to New York City would be complete without seeing at least one Broadway musical production.
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Located in New York, at 46 meters tall , the Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom throughout the world. Construction of the Statue began in France in the year 1875, by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. The final completion date of the individual sections was in June of 1884. The Statue of Liberty National Monument officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. An inspiring symbol of America, given as a gift from France in honor of the first centennial of the United States.

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