Brooke Tufts Reflects on Successful Career
Photos by Melanie Heaney and Robin Ritoss In December 2025, Brooke Tufts announced her retirement from competitive ice dance via a post on her personal Instagram account. She won the…
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Solo Interviews
Breaking Ground: Fatima Gomez Sandoval Becomes Mexico’s First International Solo Dancer
by Anne Calder | Photos by Robin Ritoss Fatima Gomez Sandoval is the first solo dancer to represent Mexico on the national and international level. She is a Junior Solo…
Charting New Ground in Shadow Dance: Mina Esfandiari & Shin Lei Case
On-ice photo by MKT Photography Mina Esfandiari & Shin Lei (Lei Lei) Case will compete at this week’s National Solo Dance Final in Salt Lake City, Utah. Learn more about…
Solo Q & A: Cameron Konetzki
In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Cameron Konetzski, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in the juvenile solo combined event. Cameron is a two-time U.S. solo dance finalist who…
Solo Q & A: Bella Danic
In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Bella Danic, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in the novice solo combined event. Photos by Melanie Heaney. Tell us about how your…
Solo Q & A: Connie Achtenberg
In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Connie Achtenberg, a senior ice dancer from the U.S. who has been skating for 24 years. She is a U.S. Figure Skating Triple…
Solo Q & A: Jade Wöhler
In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Jade Wöhler, a senior ice dancer from The Netherlands who trains with the Foy Ice Dance program at the Deen Figure Skating Club.…
Veronica Carhart: From Singles to Success in Solo Dance
by Anne Calder Novice solo dancer Veronica Carhart has three sisters who have competed in ice dance. However, she started with freestyle when she was very young and stuck with…
Solo Q & A: Natasha Griffin
Photos provided by Natasha Griffin In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Natasha Griffin, a senior ice dancer from Great Britain who finished third at the 2024 Unicorn Trophy and…
Solo Q & A: Khloe Felton
Photos by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about Khloe Felton, a U.S. ice dancer who competes in Junior Solo Combined. At the 2023 U.S. Solo Dance Championships,…
Arizona skaters learn from a champion
by Anne Calder Lucas Appel is the 2023 (gold) and 2024 (silver) Solo Dance U.S. National Champion. He attends Florida Gulf University as a full-time student majoring in psychology and…
Solo Q&A: James Koszuta
On-ice Photo by Melanie Heaney In this Solo Q&A, learn more about James Koszuta, a former Team USA ice dancer and 2023 European Championships competitor for Norway. He recently finished…
Emmy Bronsard, Ice Dancer
by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney Emmy Bronsard is a Canadian figure skater who grew up in Montreal with her mom and dogs, The 19 year-old is a…
Redefining Rivalries: Brooke Tufts & Lucas Appel
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Robin Ritoss In 2011, USFS officially introduced the National Solo Dance Series. NSDS adopted the International Judging System (IJS) in 2018…
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Meet ice dancer Shin Lei Case
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Robin Ritoss “My first name is Shin Lei. The skating community knows me by Lei Lei.” – Shin Lei Case Shin…