COMPULSORY DANCES The 2009 U.S. Championships got underway bright and early on Monday morning with the novice compulsory dance event at 7:40 a.m. Unlike the junior and senior levels, novice…
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Original Dance by Laura Fantarella Madison and Keiffer Hubbell This powerful team had a “big” program. They skate fast and close with big leg extensions. They reverse traditional elements; sometimes she…
ByTeam IDCThe 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships began with the first-ever competition of the Finnstep, ice dancing’s newest compulsory. The dance was designed by 1995 world silver medalists Susanna Rahkamo…
ByTeam IDCFree Dance Group A Reported by Jim & Tammi McManus Team #1. Natalie Wojton/Michael Soyfer – interpreting very musical program as birds Started with a very nice combo spin, level…
ByTeam IDCOriginal Dance Group A by Melanie Hoyt Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello – “In the Mood” + “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” Cute program with great energy! Cannuscio & Lorello appear…
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SENIOR COMPULSORY DANCE REPORT Report by Daphne Backman The sounds of the “Oh Susannah” echoed through the Xcel Energy Center as the senior dance event started with the Yankee Polka…
ByTeam IDCJUNIOR COMPULSORY DANCE Report by Daphne Backman From the ISU Ice Dancing Rulebook: The Viennese Waltz was created by Eric van der Weyden and Eva Keats in 1934. It is…
ByTeam IDCNOVICE COMPULSORY DANCE Report by Daphne Backman Chloe Wolf & Rhys Ainsworth and Megan Evans & Nathan Truesdell, the only returning teams from the 2007 novice event, set the tone…
ByTeam IDCCompulsory Dance Superfinal Report by Melanie Hoyt Lauren McKernan & Matt Kleffman She has a great smile, and they perform a very solid and confident dance. Their last pattern may…
ByTeam IDCCompulsory Dance Superfinal Report by Melanie Hoyt Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello They had a very nice opening and I noticed that their blades were fairly quiet. Their lines matched…
ByTeam IDCOriginal Dance Report by Abby Millager 1. Maxwell & Traxler pocohontas outfits. Traxler has fringe garters just below the knees. native American flute, drum straightline footwork methodical, decent edges tw…
ByTeam IDCFree Dance by Laura Flagg The senior events of the competition started Thursday with the free dance. Caitlin Mallory and Brent Holdburg won in a very close, very tough competition.…
ByTeam IDCFree Dance Group A Reporting by Lynn Rutherford Talented sibling duo Maia & Alex Shibutani won the highly competitive Novice Free Dance A event with a clean and expressive performance…
ByTeam IDCFree Dance Group A Jessica Perino / William Avila Wore all black The music starts out with guitar and drums. He had a big leap in the start of the…
ByTeam IDCCOMPULSORY DANCE – Yankee Polka Hmmm the Yankee Polka? It’s all about the costumes and expression. The dance was invented by James Sladky, Judy Schwomeyer and Ron Ludington and first skated…
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