Screen Shot 2022-01-01 at 8.26.26 PM.png
 

Meet the Dream Team

  • A smiling woman with dark hair in a braid, wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with a skating rink logo, gold hoop earrings, and black gloves, waving at the camera.

    Candice Tamakloe

    CO-FOUNDER & COACH

    Candice began skating at 9 years old and has competed through Junior Freestyle, tested through Senior Freestyle and Moves in the Field levels of skating before skating professionally in Ebony on Ice..

  • Smiling woman in black skating attire with a logo for Dream Detroit Skating Academy, standing on an ice rink.

    Crystal Stewart

    COACH

    Coach Crystal began ice skating at age 6, through the Berkley Recreation Department, alongside DDSA Co-Founders, Angela Blocker-Loyd and Candice Tamakhloe.

  • Woman smiling at an ice skating rink, wearing a black shirt, hoop earrings, and black gloves with bracelets.

    Angela Blocker-Loyd

    CO-FOUNDER & COACH

    Both a dancer and figure skater, Angela began skating at 9 years old. Whether on ice or the stage, her performing arts acumen has taken her across the country winning various competitions, running a Detroit-based dance studio and even choreographing performance in both fields.

 

Inspire a New Dream

Exposure facilitates many of our youth’s interests. Interests are the seeds that inspire dreams, and dreams fuel our drive for success. Unfortunately, figure skating is an opportunity to which few Detroit youth are exposed, but Dream Detroit is working to change that. Inspire a new dream in your child with DDSA today!