Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa
Photo by Harumi Akabane France's Natasha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa are the first team in our New Team Series! Tell us about your individual skating journeys? NL: I did my first steps on the ice at four years old in Strasbourg. I competed as a singles skater until my...
Ice Academy of Montreal launches I.AM LIVE
by Matteo Morelli The Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM) is launching I.AM LIVE, a special global live-stream broadcast event produced by Markey Int’l Arts. The 19 ice dance couples that are trained by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer, will...
Focus on Solo Dance: The Wrap Up
by Anne Calder | Photo by John Higgins The final chapter in the IDC Series: A Perspective on Solo Dance reviews the 2020 season, and how the coaches and athletes coped with all its ups and downs. It also delves into a bit of trivia and posts ways to improve the sport....
Focus on Solo Dance: Coaches’ Perspectives (Part II)
by Anne Calder The second article in the Coaches’ Perspectives section of the IDC Solo Dance Series continues to highlight coaches, who have developed programs that promote the discipline. Katrina (Reyes) Shalin has been involved in figure skating since 1998. She...
Focus on Solo Dance: International Perspective
by Anne Calder Great Britain has a rich tradition in Solo Dance. Phillipa (Pippa) Towler-Green briefly outlined the British Solo Dance system. “There are around eight solo dance qualifying events that make up the solo dance series each season. The events are held in...
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part III)
by Anne Calder Today we introduce five more ice dancers in our Focus on Solo Dance series. These athletes are all alumni of the National Solo Dance Series. Karina Manta is a former Solo Dance Series (SDS) gold medalist, US national and international ice dance...
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part II)
by Anne Calder Today we introduce three young ice dancers who competed at the 2019 Solo Dance Final in Provo, Utah. Two also skated at the 2019 inaugural USFS Ice Dance Final with their partners. In June, two formed a new partnership and will next compete in novice on...
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part I)
by Anne Calder IDC interviewed several ice dancers with various amounts of experience in Solo Dance. Participation in the discipline served to bolster their involvement in a wide range of new challenges. Today we introduce you to three of those dancers, who began...
Focus on Solo Dance: Coaches’ Perspectives
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney IDC interviewed only a few of the many coaches involved in the development of Solo Dance programs, but we do salute and thank all those mentors dedicated to training and guiding the athletes. THE COACHES / PROGRAMS Logan...
Focus on Solo Dance: U.S. Solo Dance Program
by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney Today IDC is launching a Solo Dance article series, which will include an overview of the program, Q&As with coaches and dancers, and a look to its future. Skating fans who watch national, international, and Olympic...