Davis & White move one step closer to history
Meryl Davis & Charlie White are one free dance performance away from becoming six-time U.S. champions, a feat that has not been matched by any other U.S. ice dancing team. …
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Skate Canada International Wraps with a Dynamic Free Dance Event
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2013 event in Saint John, New Brunswick, marked a record-setting Skate Canada International for Canadian ice dance: for the first time…
Davis & White Soar at Skate America
Article & Photos by Melanie Hoyt Meryl Davis & Charlie White’s fourth consecutive Skate America title was never really in doubt—not before the competition, nor during the event. Davis &…
Short Dance Brings Performance Highs and Technical Snags at Skate Canada International
by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photo by Robin Ritoss The opening dance event in Saint John, New Brunswick, saw some personal bests and strong reception from an enthusiastic audience. The start…
Recap – Nebelhorn Trophy
by Katerina Tetzloff & Melanie Hoyt | Photo by Robin Ritoss Last weekend, one of the most important competitions of the year was held in the small resort town of…
2013 LPIDC Program Notebook – Novice
Free Dance Karina Manta & Jonathan Thompson – The Godfather (?) Nice unison in the twizzles to start. Pretty position in the straightline lift and nice stretch in the spin. Midline…
2013 LPIDC Program Notebook – Senior
Short Dance Group A Gabriela Morrell-Zucker & Andrejs Sitiks –I Want to be Loved by YouOpen with their pattern dance. Twizzles were okay. Fall heading into their step sequence might…
2013 LPIDC Program Notebook – Junior
SHORT DANCE Group A Elliana Pogrebinsky & Ross Gudis – Pink Panther Perfectly slinky start to set the theme. Jump into their lift, nice effect. Leg lines slightly off in the…
2013 Worlds: FD Recap
by Katerina Tetzloff & Daphne Backman | Photos by Melanie Hoyt After an entire year of hard work and dedication, the World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario, Canada, came…
2013 Worlds: SD Recap
by Katerina Tetzloff & Daphne Backman | Photos by Melanie Hoyt After an exciting short dance event, the United States’ Meryl Davis & Charlie White (pictured, right) are in the…
2012 LPIDC Program Notebook – Novice
Free Dance Danielle Wu & Spencer Soo (CAN) – “Ragtime” (peach dress / gray shirt, black pants, suspenders) Opening spin had very good speed. Circular step sequence, well done. First…
2012 LPIDC Program Notebook – Senior
Short Dance Group A Federica Bernardi & Christopher Mior (ITA) – “Gone with the Wind” medley (white and green “Scarlett” dress / gray confederate suit with yellow trim) Nice twizzle…
2012 LPIDC Program Notebook – Junior
Short Dance Group A Anna Bolshem & Ronald Zilberberg (ISR) – “Minnie the Moocher” (black & neon green dress w/black gloves / neon green shirt and black pants) Smooth Blues…
2012 Worlds Free Dance Recap: By the Numbers
Ice dancing is certainly more quantifiable than it used to be, but it is still subjective. It will always have an element of subjectivity—that is part of what makes it…
2012 World Championships Short Dance Re-cap: The Battle Continues
After the pairs turned in a shocker of a short program event at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France some were bracing for a short dance splat-fest,…