2010 Cup of China – Short Dance Recap
Today in Beijing, the short dance kicked off the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series at the Cup of China. It was not ice dancing’s finest hour (and a…
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2010 Skate Canada – Free Dance
2010 Skate Canada wrapped up Sunday afternoon with the free dance. Canada claimed its second gold medal of the event (Patrick Chan took top prize in men’s) when Vanessa Crone…
2010 Skate Canada – Short Dance Battle for the Bronze
The battle for bronze is tight, with teams in third through sixth within four points of each other. The top two steps of the podium may be out of reach,…
2010 Skate Canada – Short Dance Battle at the Top
Photographs by Robin Ritoss Nine ice dance teams skated to a variety of music, a sometimes befuddling mash-up of themes and rhythms, and when it was all done, only 0.01…
2010 Nebelhorn Trophy Short Dance Recap
More than half a day after the short dance at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy was skated, people are still looking at the results with that tipped-head-huh-what? reaction frequently reserved for…
2010 LPIDC Program Notebook – Junior
Short Dance Group A Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams: (Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” waltz to “Help” quickstep) good twizzles to start and transition into the Viennese Waltz. Waltz could be skated closer together. …
2010 LPIDC Program Notebook – Novice
Free Dance Cassandra Jeandell/Damian Dodge: (“You Raise Me Up”) opening with their twizzle sequence. A little off on the first set. Nice straightline lift. Maintained good expression throughout the program.…
2010 LPIDC Program Notebook – Senior
Short Dance Shannon Wingle & Tim McKernan (“Masquerade Waltz”) she is in light blue and he in white. Start right off with the Golden Waltz pattern. A bit scratchy but…
2004 Eastern Sectional Championships – Junior Report
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Junior Dance Review In many ways, the Junior event couldn’t have been more different from Novice. With the withdrawal of Michelle Scott and Alex Clark, the…
2004 Eastern Sectional Championships – Novice Report
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Novice Dance ReviewAs is the norm for this level, the Novice compulsory dances featured a wide range of ordinals for most teams. Blake Rosenthal and…
2004 US National Championships – Senior Free Dance
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Free Dance The last portion of the Championship Dance event did not have a surprising result but was exciting just the same. The top six…
2004 US National Championships – Senior Original Dance Report
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Original Dance An exciting Championship Original Dance was marred only by the withdrawal of five-time U.S. Champions Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev. After finishing…
2004 US National Championships – Senior Compulsory Dance Report
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Compulsory Dance One of the most exciting Championship Dance events in recent memory got underway with the Ravensburger Waltz Tuesday night. Finishing sixth in…
2004 US National Championships – Junior Free Dance Report
Report by Lindsay Higgins Junior Free Dance Watching the junior events is often considered to give one a glimpse into the future of U.S. skating. This year’s junior dance…
2005 Eastern Sectional Championships – Junior Compulsory Dance Report
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Junior Compulsory DancesLuckily for all involved, the Junior compulsory dances involved far less odd judging than did the Novice event. It was clear from the…