Meet Chantal Fry, Founder of Glisse on Ice
Chantal Fry is a Toronto-born professional figure skater and performance artist. From her first glide on the ice as a little girl, she fell in love with the cool wind and freedom of movement. While competing and training in Canada with Debbie Wilkes and in Lake Placid with Tommy Litz, Chantal excelled with the performance aspect of figure skating.
Her journeys brought her to Prague and other North American competition locations. Her creative side and eight years of classical ballet and jazz training, as well as the dramatic arts background gave her an artistic edge.
After completing four golds with Skate Canada and her coaching certifications. Chantal set off to the performance world with “Innovations on Ice.” She toured with the “Cirque du Miroir" in Montreal, “Holiday on Ice” in Europe and the “Lido de Paris,”. She then created “Glisse on Ice” in Marseille and lived there for 8 years.
The skating troop toured France and later relocated to Canada and enjoyed success on a plastic ice surface performing with the Cirque du Soleil and other venues including the Four Seasons™, the Design Exchange and the Fairmont™ in La Malbaie, Quebec.
In 2006, while performing in The Spiegel Show at Toronto’s Luminato festival, Chantal created the Burlesque character of Chantal de Bisous, performing a dynamic and sensual number on an 8x8 foot of ice. Chantal de Bisous also performed for Gay Pride, Les Coquettes and was chosen as a feature performer in the 2018 Montreal Burlesque Festival.
She is fully fluent in English, French, and Spanish, and holds a bilingual Bachelor of arts degree in International Relations and Political Science, as well as a Masters in Journalism.
Chantal loves the concept of bringing the art of skating to places you least expect and prides herself on diversity through performance, travel, and experience. Her greatest joy is her twin daughters and a loving family atmosphere with that certain French flair.
Client List
Design Exchange
Cirque du Soleil
The City of Marseille
The City of St. Tropez
Magicland, Marseille
Fairmount Hotels
Royal York
Sparkling Hill Hotel
Microsoft
Le Lido de Paris
Sole Power
Four Seasons, Ottawa
Fairmount, La Malbaie
Graydon Hall Manor
By Peter and Pauls
Bellagio
Atlantis
NadegeAllstream
Holiday on IceWindsor Train Station, Montreal
Liberty Grand
Luminato
Nuit Blanche
The Spiegel Show
Montreal Burlesque Festival
Pride Toronto
Canada AM
The W Network
CTV
Paramount