Articles & Interviews

IDC is once again offering its off-ice photography service for teams who are interested in having pictures taken for use in sectional or national programs, etc. This service is offered…

by Daphne Backman When the final group of five teams took the ice at the 2015 U.S. National Championships, coaches Karen Ludington and Christie Moxley-Hutson looked on as their team,…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman Last week, U.S. world team members participated in teleconferences with the media in anticipation of this week’s 2015 World Championships.  The event…

After the conclusion of the 2015 U.S. National Championships, both Danielle Thomas and Daniel Eaton found themselves in similar situations. Eaton and partner Alexandra Aldridge called an end to their…

Kinzie’s Closet Presents Skate Dance Dream™ is ready to unveil their biggest and most exciting show to date. The unique show fusing the nation’s top figure skaters and the hottest…

by Daphne Backman Often, we look back at friendships from our childhood as some of the best of our lives.  Fueled by the loss of her childhood friend to cancer,…

Team IDC is busy compiling data for our 2015 U.S. Nationals & 2015 Canadian Nationals websites.   Please submit your information via the form link below: Competitors Form – Submit your…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss Whatever stylistic freedoms the discipline has developed in its decades of life, ice dance was born of a ballroom world. Though only…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss For Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue, it’s a thin line between creative ambition and long-range practicality. “I think once we’ve found a…

by Daphne Backman | Photos by Robin Ritoss This week, Federica Testa & Lukas Csolley will make their Grand Prix debut at Skate America in Chicago. The team has been…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss (on ice)  & Melanie Hoyt (off ice) After a debut senior outing marked by a top five finish at U.S. Nationals and…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Skating Photos by Melanie Hoyt When free skaters Hannah Whitley and Elliott Graham were first paired in 2007 by coaches Azure-Dee Perkins and then-junior ice dancer…

At their 2010 congress, the International Skating Union approved the elimination of two competitions phases (compulsory dance and original dance) in favor of creating a new ‘short dance’, thus reducing…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Melanie Hoyt, Liz Chastney & Robin Ritoss Realization of an Olympic dream presented a mixed blessing for Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje. “We’ve…