Northern Lights

It’s a busy time in Canadian skating, with sectionals beginning last week and continuing through this week. Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill won a bronze medal in Germany last week,…

When Skate Canada announced that they were having their eponymous international event in New Brunswick, I wanted to make the trip. And if Skate America hadn’t been in Detroit, about…

Well hello! Fair members of the Canadian ice dance family, it has been far too long. Long ago and far away, I had a plan to keep this blog fairly…

A new year has begun and once again, I’m not sure where the time has gone in the past month. I was able to spend some time relaxing with my…

  I’d originally thought that I would have time to blog last week, but the start of the high school winter sports season plus retail for the Christmas season plus…

I saw Chicago’s first snowflakes of the year on Monday night. It was only a brief flurry as I walked to the train station, and at first, I wasn’t sure…

Before you begin reading this post, I want you to think of something. Think of one of your favourite skating performances, one that is highly emotional for you. Or think…

  I’m a couple of days late with this week’s Northern Lights post, but I have an excellent skating-related reason this time. I’ve spent all week sifting through the rest…

  After a hiatus due to IDC’s necessary maintenance, I’m ready to start posting weekly again. At least, I hope I can. I’ve never been great at regular blogging—my Europe…

Fall is in the air! I spent last weekend in Toronto, where I got some lovely autumnal foliage shots on a perfect, blue-skied Sunday afternoon. Fall is a great time…

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to post, and a lot has happened in Canadian dance! Since NL #17, we’ve seen Canadian juniors pick up three more…

The first week of the Junior Grand Prix is in the books, and Canada already has a medal! Great news for my adopted “home” team. I can’t wait to see…

It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by since I started this blog. I originally planned weekly updates (and did pretty well with that last fall), but now…

I haven’t forgotten about Northern Lights…at least, not completely! My life veered a little closer towards insanity than usual this spring, and I apologize for the unplanned silence on this…

Hello again, Canadian ice dance family. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s. Here’s to a 2012 filled with great dancing! I apologize for being a…