. . .
Kids who started skating in the first year of this decade were much
better than anyone could ever recall. . .and after a few years more
. . .they were truly heavenly, or magical, depending on the viewer.
Each year their parts in the Winter Carnivals and Festivals grew to
become more eagerly anticipated. . .and became larger portions of a
new and already growing series of such events.
Those skaters who were particularly proficient were invited to some
other such events nearby, and the truly great might spend nearly an
entire week travelling from one such even to the next as popularity
and fame grew. . .along with the prizes, accommodations and general
treatment of such wondrous beings.
Want a "Poster Child" for skating?
Just go back and pick one of these. . . .
Dimbovitsa and the other skaters were very much the center of event
after event. . .and after a year or two were, for over half of each
year, the center of attention for the entire region.
Skaters from other regions nearby heard of this marvelous weather--
and soon a migration was on--but the natives had had a head start--
and were more at home, more comfortable, and thus were skating more
and better than everyone else.
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