Professional Performer

He'll entertain you like no one else can!

Dan was four years old when he saw Scott Hamilton dressed in a chicken outfit on Champions on Ice, laughing till he had tears in his eyes. Since then comedy has been the main focus in his skating career. He was a full cast member of COI from 2000 until it closed in 2007, and continues to perform making audiences laugh world wide.

For availability to have Dan perform in your skating show please contact: Dan@DanHollander.com

Dan's famous routines:

Featured

May 6, 2014

Popeye Vs Brutus for the love of Olive Oyl!

May 6, 2014

I have wanted to create a Popeye routine for quite some time now. Two years ago, I put together a solo version of Popeye for Mike Weiss’ show, but it just didn’t feel right.

May 6, 2014

Jul 9, 2011

The Best of Sun Valley

Jul 9, 2011

I had an idea a few years ago to do the “Best of COI” as directed by Tom Collins. His voice would challenge me to be as good as the other skaters. When he named a skater, I would imitate them to the best of my ability.

Jul 9, 2011

Dec 20, 2010

Santa is Trained by Dan Hollander

Dec 20, 2010

I have been "training" Santa at the Gallery Mall in Texas since 2000! I decided to put together a fun video showing Santa getting back into shape to perform. For some reason little kids love watching this video!

Dec 20, 2010

Sep 15, 2010

Dan's Gold 2: The IJS

Sep 15, 2010

Sep 3, 2010

USO

Sep 3, 2010

I have always liked the “stepping” that the college teams do, which I attempted to add to my Super Hero routine with the “Holler Back Girl.”

Sep 3, 2010

May 20, 2010

Super Stars on Ice, May 18th show…skating with Scott Hamilton

May 20, 2010

Where do I even begin? What an amazing day. I’ll just give a brief explanation of what happened and let the videos speak for themselves.

May 20, 2010

May 2, 2009

So You Think You Can Dance

May 2, 2009

So in wracking my brain to come up with a second routine for Sun Valley this year, Marcia told me I had to do a Beyonce routine based on the SNL skit with Justin Timberlake.

May 2, 2009

Mar 2, 2009

Shot Gun Wedding

Mar 2, 2009

This year Sun Valley decided on a western theme. I have always loved the song “Dearly Beloved” by Faith Hill. It is all about this shot gun wedding in which everyone is flirting with everyone else, with the main part being, “They’ll be together forever till they find somebody new.” It just cracks me up.

Mar 2, 2009

Mar 2, 2008

I'm Yours & Dancing

Mar 2, 2008

I heard this GREAT song “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. I couldn’t stop listen to it, knowing that I would eventually skate to it (just like Heaven is a Half Pipe for “Angel”).

Mar 2, 2008

Jan 1, 2007

Super Hero

Jan 1, 2007

I have been working on this routine for close to five years! I knew that I wanted to figure out a way to have muscles that can pump up, like using a bicycle pump or something.

Jan 1, 2007

Jan 26, 2006

Dan's Gold

Jan 26, 2006

I feel this is my most creative story line routine to date. I was at the NJS (now simply called IJS) seminar and decided to do a routine that would spoof our sport.

Jan 26, 2006

Feb 26, 2005

Richard Simmons

Feb 26, 2005

So the previous year was a bit of a cop out for a fresh routine by copying Doubtfire. This year I really wanted to come up with something good. Years back I heard Craig Heath, a very talented skated, talking about doing a Richard Simmons number. Well, it was years later, and I knew my version would be completely different.

Feb 26, 2005

Jan 1, 2004

The Nun

Jan 1, 2004

The Nun routine was created for one reason only…to not have to do Doubtfire again that year on COI. I knew Tom Collins loved that routine, so I figured if I copied it

Jan 1, 2004

Mar 1, 2003

Angel

Mar 1, 2003

Ahh…one of my favorite numbers that Tom Collins can’t stand. This a great routine Tommy!!! I was returning an item to Circuit City and in the middle of the transaction I heard, “…if I die before I wake, at least in Heaven I can skate…”

Mar 1, 2003

Feb 1, 2003

The Old Man

Feb 1, 2003

I totally ripped this off, and I am happy to admit it. Not wanting to be forced to do Doubtfire again on COI (I felt the audience still deserved something new), I started to think,

Feb 1, 2003

Jan 26, 2002

Bugs/Elmer

Jan 26, 2002

I always liked the Barber of Seville and used it for short program. I was mad that I had all these great ideas for 2 people and no pair or dance team seemed willing to try any of my ideas.

Jan 26, 2002

Mar 26, 1999

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mar 26, 1999

This is by far my most popular routine. I knew as soon as Doubtfire hit the theaters, watching the cleaning scene, that I wanted to put that on the ice.

Mar 26, 1999

Jan 1, 1998

Tappin' With Bob

Jan 1, 1998

went to a Tap Dogs show ready to find a way to put this cool show on the ice. There was this one part when one guy would tap out a rhythm and the other guy would follow it.

Jan 1, 1998

Jan 1, 1996

The Janitor

Jan 1, 1996

Finally I hit my big break placing 3rd in the U.S. Tom Collins invited me to skate on his tour, the same tour that I saw Scott Hamilton when I was 5.

Jan 1, 1996

Popeye Vs Brutus for the love of Olive Oyl!

Created 2014

Choreographer: Dan Hollander

Even Scott Hamilton eats his spinach!

I have wanted to create a Popeye routine for quite some time now. Two years ago, I put together a solo version of Popeye for Mike Weiss’ show, but it just didn’t feel right. My original idea was to do this in conjunction with a pair team in order to have two numbers blended together. That gig didn’t work out, so it was put on the back burner. Well, this year’s Skate for Hope created an opportunity for me. I have been training with Emily Chase for the last few months. She is very strong in her edging/skating skills (she can out-skate me any day of the week!), and I thought she would make a perfect Olive Oyl. She is tall, skinny, and cute. I knew my student, William Lindsay, would be on board for the role of Bluto (Brutus). He was perfect for the height requirements, but needed a few more Silky workouts for those muscles!

One day on the ice, I was discussing this routine with William and explaining that I was stuck. I had the layout and the story line, but needed a slow tune that I could emote my “unhappiness” to, while that fickle Olive Oyl flirted with Bluto. William immediately played for me “Say Something.” At first I wasn’t sold on the song, but as soon as the lyrics “…feeling so small” played, the whole thing came together instantly in my head.

I am extremely happy with the debut of this program. The audience completely got the “selfie” gag, which made my day. Another unexpected hilarity for me was hearing the audience react with laughter and even a few “boos” at the entrance of the evil villain Bluto (William). Hope you enjoy!

Dan HollanderMay 6, 2014