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by Gina Capellazzi Last fall, Karina Manta & Joe Johnson were preparing to make their senior ISU Grand Prix debut at Skate America in Everett, Washington. A few months after a memorable “Sweet Dreams” free dance at the 2019 U.S. Championships, which brought the...

by Anne Calder Cirque du Soleil had a humble beginning in the early 1980s when a group of jugglers, dancers, and musicians began entertaining on the streets of their small village near Quebec City, Canada. Four decades later traveling troupes worldwide and permanent...

Layla Karnes & Kenan Slevira tried out on August 29th and by September 1st were forging ahead in a new skating partnership. Learn more about this new team in the following expanded edition of our New Team Series. How did you start skating and what drew you to ice...

IDC is highlighting some of the new partnerships that are debuting during the 2019-20 competitive season. Finland's Arina Klinovitskaya & Jussiville Partanen are the next team we are featuring in this season’s series.  Photos are courtesy of Arina Klinovitskaya...

By Maura Sullivan Hill | Photos by Robin Ritoss The Canadian duo took a new approach in the offseason and are eyeing a podium finish in Kelowna, as well as at the 2020 World Championships on home ice. They toured with Stars on Ice Canada for the first time in April...

by Anne Calder Galit Chait-Moracci was a competitive ice dancer; she is currently a coach, technical specialist, wife and mom. She was born in Israel, but moved to New Jersey, USA at a young age. Her first ice-skating experience was a trip to the outdoor rink at...

by Anne Calder | Photos Courtesy Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka Sylwia Nowak-Trebecka is an ice dancing coach and a technical specialist from Poland. The former competitor and her partner, Sebastian Kolasinski were the 1994 World Junior Champions. The duo retired in 2003 after...

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Douglas Webster created Ice Dance International in 2014 and is the Executive Artistic Director. IDI showcases and promotes ice dancing as an internationally recognized performing art untethered by the technical rules of...

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Caroline Green & Michael Parsons are a new USA ice dance team who skated previously with their siblings, Gordon Green and Rachel Parsons. They train in Rockville MD with the Wheaton Ice Dance Skating Academy (WISA), where...

by Anne Calder | Photos courtesy Melissa Gregory The third “Skating Mom” in our series is Melissa Gregory, 1998 U.S. Junior Champion (James Shuford), six-time U.S. National Senior medalist, 2005 Four Continents silver medalist, four-time World and 2006 Olympic...