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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
by TJ Carey The Skating Club of Boston is no stranger to ice dancing. Longtime fans of the sport may recall the strength of the city’s couples during the 6.0 judging era. However, it was around the transition to the…
by Anne Calder IDC recently caught up with figure skating analyst Jackie Wong prior to his May 19, 2020 appearance on Jeopardy! He shared his thoughts on taping the show, missing the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, and living in…
By Matteo Morelli | Photos courtesy Robin Ritoss and Fear/Gibson Team IDC would like to welcome Matteo Morelli as the newest member of our staff. You can learn more about Matteo and all of our team members via the Team…
Olympian Kaitlyn Weaver and skating cinematographer Jordan Cowan are uniting the figure skating world from their apartments in New York City, for an intimate, one-time live broadcast benefitting the United Nations COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization. …