
2008 Eastern Sectional Championships – Novice Free Dance Report
by Michelle Wojdyla For the novice dancers, earning a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota for the U.S. Championships in January came down to less than a point. The top…

by Michelle Wojdyla For the novice dancers, earning a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota for the U.S. Championships in January came down to less than a point. The top…

by Michelle Wojdyla The dance competition at the Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships opened this afternoon at the Factory Ice House in Wake Forest, N.C. with the novice compulsory…

by Michelle Wojdyla It was a foregone conclusion that a hometown skater would capture gold in the intermediate dance competition. Both teams, Jennifer Stuart & David Lenz and Rose…

by Michelle Wojdyla It is hard to know what to write for an intermediate compulsory dance competition that only had two teams, both of whom will be moving on…

by Michelle Wojdyla Three juvenile dance teams. Three medals. Two gold. Huh? When Zoe Sakas & Christopher Larosa finished their free dance and saw their overall score (48.50) posted,…

by Michelle Wojdyla Lesson learned this morning: do not stop to chat on the way to juvenile compulsory dance competition, because with only three teams and a packed schedule…

Raleigh, NC – November 17-21, 2007 Juvenile Compulsory Dance Report Juvenile Free Dance Report Intermediate Compulsory Dance Report Intermediate Free Dance Report Novice Compulsory Dance Report Novice Free Dance Report…

ROCHESTER REFLECTIONS – DAY 1 – NOVEMBER 14, 2007by Katie Weigel Greetings from Rochester, Michigan! Today marks a few firsts for me. Not only is this my first time…

by Melanie Hoyt With their program to “Singin’ in the Rain,” Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev danced their way to the top of the free dance standings and the…

by Melanie Hoyt Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev won the original dance, but not without some difficulties. Their program, a hoedown to “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” carried good energy throughout, but…

by Melanie Hoyt The compulsory chosen for seniors was the Austrian Waltz. I’ve never seen this one live before, and I’m more enthusiastic about compulsory dances than most people…

by Melanie Hoyt With a free dance score of 79.43 that edged their personal best from last year’s National Championships, Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell secured the Junior Midwestern…

by Melanie Hoyt Keiffer Hubbell has only been back on the ice for a month, but the Hubbells’ original dance was impressive even without this qualification. Their score of…

by Melanie Hoyt It’s been a busy week for me, so it isn’t until I arrive, twenty minutes before the junior compulsory, that I think to ask which dance…

Rochester, MI – November 14-17, 2007 Junior Compulsory Dance Report Junior Original Dance Report Junior Free Dance Report Senior Compulsory Dance Report Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report…