Articles & Interviews

  Article By Melanie Hoyt With teams flourishing on both the senior and junior levels, Canada boasts significant depth in its dance program. At the senior level, Canadian dance teams…

  Article By Melanie Hoyt For Tarrah Harvey & Keith Gagnon, the approach to the 2007-2008 season began because of a chance to skate at home. After struggling with achieving…

  Three years, three Canadian championships. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill are the reigning Canadian junior dance champions, a title they captured in their first nationals at that level. This…

  In Her Own Words The 2007-2008 skating season was a roller coaster ride for on- and off-ice partners Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev. The duo, who will celebrate their…

  Article By Melanie Hoyt Although she has made some changes this year, 2003 world champion Shae-Lynn Bourne is still considers herself to be a performer first. Since December, however,…

  When and how did you each start skating (age, reason & location)? RACHAEL: I started skating when I was three years old. I skated in the Snow Plow Sam…

  Maureen Ibanez and Neil Brown are a junior team representing France. Ibanez and Brown finished sixth and ninth at their JGP event this season and second at the French…

  When did you start skating and how long have you been ice dancing?Susan: I started skating at age nine, and I started ice-dance two years ago, at thirteen. Michael:…

  Previously in my life as an ice-dancer, when fall rolled around and the leaves started to change, I was preparing for my first big challenge of the competitive season.…

  When did you start skating and how long have you been ice dancing? Olivia: I started skating at the age of 4 and this will be my fifth year…

  Article by Karen Frank Timing is everything. And in ice dance, the best time to find a new partner is in late winter or early spring, in order to…

  Article by Karen Frank What do Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have in common with ski racing? Aside from the fact that both are associated with the Winter Olympics,…

  Article by Karen Frank In 2002, coach Jerry Santoferrara saw something in ice dancers Lindsay Cohen and Evan Roberts.  Though they weren’t skating with each other at the time,…

  Q & A by Karen Frank When did the two of you start skating? Danielle and Alex: We started group basic 8 skating lessons at Newbridge Arena in Bellmore,…

  When did you start skating? Scarlett: I started skating in 1994 when I was 5. Lionel: I started skating at 7 and competing at 8 in ice dance. Why…