Peal & Peal: Savoring the Journey
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Michelle Wojdyla. Banner photo by Robin Ritoss “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey. - Roy T. Bennett Ice dancers Elliana & Ethan Peal will...
Getting to Know Fournier & Haddad
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this skating season much more complicated, Team IDC wanted to continue its tradition of highlighting new teams. Jamie Fournier and Anthony Haddad are a new team that will represent Canada. Tell us about your individual...
Jordan Cowan and his on-ice perspective
by Matteo Morelli \ Photos by Danielle Earl Jordan Cowan tells us how he managed to combine his passion for music, dance and videography, to create On Ice Perspectives, a platform that takes us on the ice through an immersive skating experience on video. Jordan, you...
IDI to debut free online event, titled Touching the Human Spirit
Photo by David J ,Murray After its six-week national tour was cut short by COVID-19 shutdowns earlier this year, Maine-based Ice Dance International (IDI) returns with an hour-long online event, Touching the Human Spirit, featuring appearances by legendary dance and...
Getting to Know: Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov
This week, we checked in with the new team of Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov who will make their Grand Prix debut at Skate America this week. Tell us about your individual skating journeys? LM: I began skating just before I turned three years old. When I...
Getting to Know: Carolina Moscheni and Francesco Fioretti
By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Carolina Moscheni & Francesco Fioretti Italy’s Carolina Moscheni and Francesco Fioretti tell us about their newly formed partnership, how COVID made it start in a bit of an unusual way, and what they want to achieve together. Carolina...
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...