2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Senior Free Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno –- piano music by a Finnish composer Hann-McCurdy & Coreno achieved nice flow and decent speed with a calm and…
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2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Senior Original Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno — 40s music including “Over There” Hann-McCurdy & Coreno’s standout element was their level-four twizzle sequence, highlighted by excellent unison…
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Junior Free Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Marina Staltari & Jonathan Okrainetz — folk dance Staltari & Okrainetz performed their folk dance well, without any major mistakes. They were hurt in the marks…
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Junior Original Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Alexa Arrotta & Martin Nickel — “Harlem Nocturne” + “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” Arrotta & Nickel ran into…
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Novice Free Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Susan Enright & Michael Bramante — tango (Gotan Project) Enright & Bramante started the novice free dance impressively with their sharp and polished dance. They…
2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate – Pre-Novice Free Dance Report
Report by Melanie Hoyt Kaylene Beatty & Kalim Schieck – Flamenco/Spanish flavor Beatty & Shieck have made definite improvements since last season, when they finished 12th at the Skate Canada…
Event Coverage – 2008 Central Ontario Summer Skate
Thornhill, Ontario – August 14-17, 2008 Pre-Novice Free Dance Report Novice Free Dance Report Junior Original Dance Report Junior Free Dance Report Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report…
2008 An Evening of Hope – Mel’s Blog
by Melanie Hoyt “Why do things always happen to us?” Jules, my best friend, asked with a flat tone. I sighed. “I have no idea. But at least…
Event Coverage – 2008 An Evening of Hope
September 27, 2008 – Geneva, IL Mel’s show blog Photographs
2008 Evening With Champions – Show Blog
by Daphne Backman Most trips that I take to Boston start fine and end with me getting lost by taking the wrong exit off Storrow Drive. Fortunately, this trip…
2008 Skate America – Katherine Copely’s Competitor Blog
Sunday, October 26, 2008 That’s a wrap! What a whirlwind weekend it has been! This morning’s practice and competition were crammed together. We practiced from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20…
2008 Skate America – Live from Everett
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Exhibition notes & final thoughts from Everett The audience loves the Kerrs. They’ve gotten the biggest applause of the non-American teams this week. It’s sad when…
2008 Skate America – Free Dance Report
Report by Karen Frank Considering that the free dance allows teams to choose from almost every piece of music available — and the original dance music is limited…
2008 Skate America – Original Dance Report
Report by Karen Frank This year’s original dance theme, “Music from the 1920s, ’30s, or ’40s,” allows the teams to choose from a large pool of possible styles…