About

NEW SITE – JANUARY 2011.

This is my new website. Thanks to Nick Garnett for WordPress introduction and helping set up the site.

So this is Nicky Slater’s new ‘Official Website.’ “Oh My God” – as one Facebook visitor said – “Is this THE Nicky Slater?” But that response depends on your perspective of Nicky Slater…

Anyway, I am making the web my home and enjoying linking up through Facebook and YouTube et al to friends and colleagues around the world. So please feel free to leave a message or comment. I plan to put up pictures, videos and music on this platform as time mmoves on – below is a bit of a biog about ‘Nicky Slater’s’ work… Love N

NICKY SLATER

Nicholas Mark (Nicky) Slater has entertained on and around ice since the age of five when he starred in the Altrincham Ice Rink Christmas Show performing as the Milky Bar Kid. A couple of years later in that same annual Christmas Pantomime created and produced by the late great Ken Bailey Nicky carried his first skating partner, Graham Linney, off the ice to the tune of Two Little Boys, the Rolf Harris hit of the time.

Nicky was trained by his parents and became an Ice Dancer competing for Great Britain. His parents John Slater and Joan Dewhirst were British and World Professional Ice Dance Champions and in time he too became a champion in this sport/art of ice dancing (details below). After retiring ‘prematurely’ from sport he has been: TV and radio presenter, commentator, ice dancer and a Showman as: creator, producer, impressario and promoter.

He has commentated on Figure skating since retiring in the mid eighties as well as presenting and being a guest on TV shows.  He has also been a judge on professional and celebrity TV events. For ABC he judged The World Professional Championships and between 2005 to 2010 Nicky Judged for the BBC and ITV on Ice Dancing Reality events in the UK.

Nicky’s ice skating background has played a significant part in many of Nicky’s roles. But, like some who are given the tremendous opportunity of learning a sport / art and being trained by their parents in a particular area he has faced issues associated with that gift. The main challenges he’s faced are (1)  he never chose ‘ice’ it as a career and (2) normal life didn’t exist for a young boy growing up focused on being a champion whose parents both worked on ice in the unsocial hours that requires. This has been, and to a degree,  still is a battle to come to terms with and Nicky has been on a search to discover what truly is his passion and to enjoy some ‘normal life.’

He has found his passion – it is as ‘entertainer’ and ‘showman’ where his heart truly lies, lighting up and reaching peoples hearts with a smile, an insight, a laugh or a word of encouragement – this is what truly makes him tick. Being artist though, whilst that is intrinsic in performing on ice, is a thing to learn. Music has become a focus and whilst he has been involved in editing and creating skating routines and shows using music all his life he had never truly embraced it. This is now a passion and currently he is developing his skills in this area as artist/producer, studying the art and craft of songwriting alongside music and film production, 2011 being ‘A Year of Learning’ in that space.

Below is a Rosta of shows and events in Nicky’s career so far.

SUMMARY

Nicky Slater was born April 6th 1958 Liverpool. England. Married to Christiane (nee Spivey) in 2007 his son Benjamin Edward Tiger Slater was born in 2008. From Ice Dance Champion, (Junior World Champion, British Champion, 5th ranked in World, 3rd in Europe) to Star TV guest on ITV, BBC, to Commentator and in vision presenter ITV, CHANNEL 4, STAR, HDTV, TWI, Eurosport  to Ice Show Producer ITV, BBC, ESPN, NBC, USA Networks, his own UK Ice Rink and Theatre Tours (Finding a Wife, Ice Times) to Ice Skating Judge: ABC, BBC, ITV. Along the way as ice rink developer / consultant, Communications Director, Performance Coach and Writer. A Member of Mensa with a Masters in Marketing from Bristol Business School and is a Member of Brighton Vineyard Church and St Luke’s, Ipswich.

Father John Edward Slater, mother Joan (nee Dewhirst). John and Joan were British Ice Dance Champions and World Professional Ice Dance Champions before becoming successful ice dance coaches training many champions themselves. Brother Christopher ‘Kim’ Slater.