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…
Team IDC
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bramante building ice dance program in Boston
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…
Skating journalist Jackie Wong to appear on Jeopardy
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…