Staff Blogs

Melanie’s #21USCHAMPS Blog – Day 2

January 13, 2021 Wednesday was a practice day at the U.S Championships for dance, ladies, and pairs. The men, who were all supposed to arrive on Tuesday, don’t take the…

Melanie’s #21USChamps Blog – Day 1

January 12, 2021 Hello from the Nationals bubble! It’s been a long and strange year since I last photographed an event, and I am feeling fortunate, but still a little…

Team IDC Blog – 2014 U.S. Nationals

Blog # 1:  Live from Boston, it’s my first blog!  Greetings from snowy Boston! Being from Maine, the climate is the same, but it was quite a welcome difference to…

Skate America 2013: Back in the D!

It’s been 15 years since Detroit hosted a major skating competition. During that time, half the ice dancers in the world have moved here, it seems. The whole region is…

Team IDC Blog – 2013 LPIDC

Team IDC Blog #1: We’re Here!Created on Tuesday, 30 July 2013 20:17 We’re here! Most of Team IDC arrived in Lake Placid last night, and we’re already having great Lake…

Team IDC Blog – 2013 Canadians

Blog 1: The Girl with the Unpolished Nails Wow, what a week already! It’s already Wednesday morning and I’m just realizing now that I haven’t even had a chance to…

Team IDC Blog – 2012 Canadian Nationals

That’s (finally) a Wrap! – Blog #4 by Melanie Hoyt  Thursday, 09 February 2012 05:49 It took 16 days after arriving back in Chicago to get everything posted from Canadians.…

Team IDC Blog – 2011 Canadian Nationals

Blog #3 – Ice Cream Goals Thursday, 20 January 2011 This morning was another early one…of course, of all events, the senior dance practice had to be first this morning!…

Team IDC Blog – 2010 LPIDC

Greetings from Lake Placid! Tuesday, 03 August 2010 Greetings from the Adirondacks! The IDC staff has arrived safely, albeit delayed, from all corners of the US (and Canada).  We had…