Articles & Interviews

Skate Dance Dream presents “The Dream Show”

Parker Pennington, U.S. National Champion at 4 different levels, will be bringing some of his talented friends to Wooster, Ohio for a figure skating and dance show spectacular. Parker, a resident of…

Crone & Poirier Part Ways

SKATE CANADA PRESS RELEASE:  Reigning Canadian Ice Dance Champions, Vanessa Crone, 20, North York, Ont., and Paul Poirier, 19, Unionville, Ont., have decided to end their skating partnership and follow…

ISU Releases Communication #1677

The International Skating Union released ISU Communication #1677 with additional ice dance technical information. IDC has outlined some of the items of note below.   SHORT DANCE LEVELS One major…

2011 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships

The 2011 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships (LPIDC) will take place from July 27-30 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY.   Hosted by the Skating Club of Lake Placid…

ISU Junior Grand Prix Series – 2011

The ISU has released the information for the 2011/12 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.  Unlike other seasons, only SIX ice dance teams will qualify for the JGP Final.…

ISU Releases Communication 1670

The ISU released communication #1670 containing the requirements for technical rules for the 2011-2012 season. Requirements for clothing, calling specifications and levels of difficulty, marking guides and Scales of Values…

World Championships Looking for New Host

The International Skating Union (ISU) announced Monday that the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships and the World Team Trophy would not be held in Japan. Because of ongoing concerns following…