{"id":28806,"date":"2022-07-17T19:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T23:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?p=28806"},"modified":"2022-07-18T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:36:14","slug":"annes-take-2022-dallas-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/annes-take-2022-dallas-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne’s Take: 2022 Dallas Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"The Dallas Classic opened the 2022 U.S. National Qualifying Series (NQS) from July 8-10 in Allen, Texas with ice dance competitions. For the second straight season IDC was there to photograph and report on the team event.<\/p>\n

Daphne, Robin and I arrived at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center on Friday afternoon in time to watch the junior and senior teams practice. There were a few new faces on the ice who I didn\u2019t recognize.\u00a0\u00a0At the beginning of a new Olympic Quad, there\u2019s usually a lot of shuffling around. Teams retire, move up a level, change partners, and often choose new coaches and training locations.<\/p>\n

I spent Saturday afternoon renewing old acquaintances and meeting new teams. At 5:05 the Combined Rhythm and Pattern Dances began their competition. There were 24 teams representing the USA, POL, MEX and GBR. This included juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior levels.<\/p>\n

The juniors danced first. The season rhythm is Tango plus one of the following dance styles: Paso Doble, Flamenco, Spanish Waltz, Fandango, Bolero, Jota, Sevillanas, Milonga. The Pattern Dance Element includes two sections of the Argentine Tango, skated in any order to the Tango rhythm.<\/p>\n

The finished order: Leah Neset & Artem Markelov, Vanessa Pham & Jonathan Rogers, Jenna Hauer & Benjamin Starr, Elliana Peal & Ethan Peal, Kristina Bland & Matthew Sperry, Julia Epps & Blake Gilman, Harlow Stanley & Nikita Sosnenko, Anabelle Larson & Jonathan Young, and Emily Phillips and Luke Anderson.<\/p>\n

The juvenile, intermediate and novice (JIN) teams each skated two patterns (juvenile: Foxtrot and ChaCha, intermediate: Tango and Fourteenstep, and novice: Westminster Waltz and Argentine Tango).<\/p>\n

The seniors closed the evening competitions. The Latin dance styles include at least two different dance styles\/rhythms chosen from Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Mambo, Cha Cha, Rhumba, Samba. The Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence and Step Sequence must be skated to a different Latin Style\/Rhythm.<\/p>\n

The finished order: Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov, Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik, Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov and Jenna Hertenstein & Damian Binkowski.<\/p>\n

The Free Dances began Sunday at 8:30 a.m. After each performance, the ice dancers shared their thoughts about their program, adjusting to new levels, and their music, etc. Quotes are in finish order.<\/p>\n

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Juvenile:<\/strong>
Rylen Lukanin & Patrick O\u2019Brien: \u201cI get nerves all the time, but Patrick says to focus and that makes me feel better. Then we skate good,\u201d said Rylen. The team is coached by Kristin Frazier and Igor Lukanin in New Jersey. They topped their Chesapeake Open Score with a 77.58 total.<\/p>\n

Sophia Kartashov & Nicholas Kartashov train with Kristin Frazier and Igor Lukanin in New Jersey. The twins also do ballroom dancing. Nicholas demonstrated how the frame and the hold are similar, which helps with both disciplines. Sophia shared how much fun she had skating with her brother. Nicholas added,\u201dSkating with my sister, I have someone to help me. In singles you don\u2019t have anyone.\u201d The total score was 68.44.<\/p>\n

Maria Sidorova & Jackson Hill train in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Coach Jackie Brenner said they are the state champions because they are the only ice dancers in Oklahoma. Maria & Jackson have been ice dancing for two years. They also do singles, but they love to come together and be creative and imaginative. Their total score was 45.02.<\/p>\n

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Intermediate:<\/strong>
Celine Chen & Nathan Chen have trained with Pierre Panayi in Dallas since March 2022. Their total 87.58 topped their Chesapeake score by a wide margin. Asked about having a famous skating name, Nathan shared that they previously trained at the same California rink as the reigning Olympic Champion. It was fun to see him there. Their former coach always introduced the ice dancer Nathan Chen, with a special emphasis on his name.<\/p>\n

Cianin Rudedenman & Brysin Rudedenman (61.25)<\/p>\n

Bryndolin Rudedenman & Ryedin Rudedenman (54.19)
The siblings are coached by their older sister, Caylin in Riverside, California. Cianin & Brysin are in their second year as a team while Bryndolin & Ryedin began four months ago. Cianin said that she began ice dancing because she didn\u2019t want to jump anymore. Ryedin also skates Novice Men. While Brysin thought their programs were nowhere as good as they could be, Coach Caylin explained their objective. \u201cIt was kind of a practice event. It was the first of the season. We went into it without great expectations,
just trying to get used to the new programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Violet Yan & Dylan Logsdon competed in just the pattern dances, for which they earned the highest score – 41.19. The team had only partnered for one week prior to this event. At the 2022 Broadmoor Open, Violet won the Intermediate Women\u2019s Solo Combined and Dylan competed with a previous partner. The team trains in Colorado Springs with Elena Dostatni and Logan Giuletti-Schmitt. <\/p>\n

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Novice:<\/strong>
Michelle Deych & Wiles Middlekauff have returned to the Novi Ice Arena to train with Igor Shpilband\u2019s team. Their 99.05 score was higher than the previous outing, which according to Michelle, \u201cIt was much better than Chesapeake. Hopefully we got all the levels.\u201d As for challenges, \u201cProbably our footwork, our edges. We need to get them clean,\u201d Michelle added. <\/p>\n

Emily Renzi & William Lissauer, who partnered only four months ago, totaled 91.13 and beat their Chesapeake score. It\u2019s also Emily\u2019s first season in ice dance, while William has skated the discipline for six years. The duo is coached by Kristin Frazier and Igor Lukanin in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Jasmine Robertson & Hayden Wood, who train in Nashville, Tennessee, scored a total 83.04. The team moved up a level this season after winning the 2022 Championship Series (Intermediate) in Alpharetta, Georgia last November. Jasmine described the transition as, \u201cChallenging in a good way. I like a challenge.\u201d Hayden added, \u201dLast year we were generally ten points more ahead at the lower level. It\u2019s been a bit of adjustment trying to figure out what we need to do to get more points. But it\u2019s fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samhita Jonnalagadda & Vedanth Jonnalagadda train in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The siblings earned a total 63.84. Vedanth said it was better than their last year\u2019s skate before Samhita got sick, and they didn\u2019t skate for some time. Vedanth then added, \u201cNext time we hope to improve the lifts and presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Junior:<\/strong>
Leah Neset & Artem Markelov who train in Colorado Springs, Colorado with Elena Dostatni danced to Pirates of the Caribbean. The 160.13 total scored higher than their gold medal performance at the 2022 US Nationals. Artem commented on the program, \u201cWe have some work to do, but we\u2019re satisfied with the overall performance.\u201d Leah added that they would be working on the step sequences and patterns before the Silicon Valley Open in San Jose, California (August 5-6).<\/p>\n

Vanessa Pham & Jonathan Rogers were third in the Free dance to Scheherazade and silver medalists over all. Both programs totaled 140.77. Angela wants to improve her endurance throughout the competition. Jonathan spoke about the team\u2019s presentation objectives., \u201cWe\u2019re getting to the point now where we don\u2019t have to grind down the elements so hard. We can concentrate more on performance and connecting with the audience.\u201d Next stop is their first competition trip to Lake Placid, New York.<\/p>\n

Jenna Hauer & Benjamin Starr vaulted from fifth place in the Rhythm Dance to the bronze medal after finishing second with their Free Dance to selections from the Pina Soundtrack. \u201cIt was better than our last competition,\u201d Jenna said. \u201cIt was the best we\u2019ve done it so far.I don\u2019t know the protocols; I just know how it feels.\u201d They\u2019ve added a new exit to their lift and also the Choreographic twizzle, which they\u2019ve never done before in their careers. \u201cHopefully, it all works out,\u201d Ben added. \u201cThere\u2019s no room left but up!\u201d<\/p>\n

Elliana Peal & Ethan Peal were disappointed with their program,\u201cWe obviously didn\u2019t skate clean, and I didn\u2019t come through for my part of the team\u201d Ethan said. \u201cIt\u2019s a team effort, but you can\u2019t help take the sole responsibility for your mistake.\u201d Elliana countered. \u201cActually our scores improved since the last competition, even with a mistake in the Free Dance.\u201d Coach Rob Peal explained the music. \u201cIt\u2019s Halo, a 25-year running video game created by Microsoft.\u201d The total score was 135.55.<\/p>\n

Kristina Bland & Matthew Sperry claimed fifth place with their dance to \u201cWishful Thinking\u201d and \u201cThe Feeling Begins\u201d. Noting the twizzle mishap, Kristina and Matthew said together, \u201cIt was not our best program, but we made it through.\u201d They will return to Novi, Michigan to work on endurance and consistency before heading to Lake Placid in two weeks. The programs totaled 130.86.<\/p>\n

Julia Epps & Blake Gilman are adjusting to the move to Juniors. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely more fun to move up to a new level,\u201d  Julia said. \u201cIt\u2019s also a big challenge. We\u2019re not the biggest team in Juniors. Other teams have more experience and are larger.\u201d The team trains at the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society with Slava Uchitel. Their music is \u201cTalking to the Moon” and “Runaway Baby\u201d by Bruno Mars.<\/p>\n

Anna Sophia O\u2019Brien & Steven Wei have also moved up to Juniors. Anna shared her new experiences. \u201cIt\u2019s been difficult. We were pretty successful in Novice. Now we\u2019re learning a lot more difficult things like doing both a Rhythm and Free Dance. It feels like two Free Dances for us as opposed to doing just two patterns and a Free Dance.\u201d Anna also discussed their skate. \u201cI think we skated well, except Steven fell on a three-turn. It\u2019s better with the earlier competition than a more important one at the end.\u201d The team trains in New Jersey with Kristin Frazier and Igor Lukanin. The music is from a James Bond soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Harlow Stanley & Nikita Sosnenko, who skate for the Mexican Federation have trained in Leesburg, Virginia with Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov for over eight months. The team waltzed across the ice to the familiar strains of Masquerade and earned a 62.30 score and 103.12 total.<\/p>\n

Anabelle Larson & Jonathan Young began skating together in November 2021. Both came from previous partnerships. Jonathan has ice danced for five years, while Anabelle was a solo dancer before she began dancing a year and a half ago. The team trains with Marina Zoueva at the International Skating Academy in Estero, Florida. Their Free Dance music is \u201cSteppin\u2019 Out With my Baby\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Mean A Thing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Emily Phillips & Luke Anderson represent the National Ice Skating Association of UK. They were in Texas working with Pierre Panayi, who coached Emily\u2019s mother when she skated as Lucine Chakmajian for Great Britain. After the Dallas Classic, the team headed north to Scarborough, Ontario Canada for a two week session with Carol Lane before heading back to Cardiff, Wales to train with her parents, Lucine and David Phillips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Senior:<\/strong>
Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov won the gold medal with their performance to \u201cRain in your Black Eyes\u201d. \u201cIt was our first competition with both our programs,\u201d Lorraine said. \u201cWe went out and showed how much we loved them and to see what works and what doesn\u2019t.\u201d Anton added, \u201cUnfortunately today mistakes happen. We were excited, so after our spin, we completely reversed – mirrored our program. It was a challenge trying to get back on track. We weren\u2019t going to change where we were going, so we just continued the whole program in reverse. I\u2019m sure that affected our (102.54) score. The total was 171.31.<\/p>\n

Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik debuted their program. \u201dIt wasn\u2019t ready for Chesapeake,\u201d Vadym noted. \u201cWe were still switching music many times. For the first time, it wasn\u2019t bad, but there\u2019s a lot of work in order to improve.\u201d Emilea continued, \u201cThis is a whole new experience for me. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve done a free dance in competition. Lack of practice and the beginning of the season. It\u2019s an exciting start, but we have a lot of work on for sure.\u201d Like many coming off the ice in July, the 2020 World Junior Champion struggled with his endurance. \u201cI was dying,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov scored 83.47 for their bronze medal performance to selections from the W.E. soundtrack. \u201cI absolutely love our program,\u201d Raffaella said. \u201cIt makes me really happy going out there. We definitely improved from Chesapeake.\u201d The team trains with Marina Zoueva\u2019s group in Estero, Florida. \u201cWe have the Japanese team of Kana & Daisuke with us,\u201d Alexey said. \u201cThey are such an inspiration to see them skate every day. I didn\u2019t know his age. He\u2019s amazing.\u201d The total score was 139.56.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Jenna Hertenstein & Damian Binkowski represent Poland, but train in Leesburg, Virginia. \u201cI was pleased with our (Arabian themed) performance for the first competition of the season,\u201d\u00a0 Jenna said. \u201cIt\u2019s early. We were skating smart, trying to get those elements.\u201d Damian added, \u201cThe season in Poland starts much later, so we\u2019re grateful they let us compete here.\u201d The team will be working on the spin, Rhythm Dance lift and the general speed of elements as they prepare for the Lake Placid competition. The total was 124.84.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all the skaters, coaches, officials, volunteers and parents for a successful Dallas Classic.<\/p>\n

Remaining NQS Competitions:<\/strong>
\"\"July 26-29 – Lake Placid ID Championships (Lake Placid, NY)
August 05-06 – Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA)
August 19-21 – Onyx Challenge (Rochester Hills, MI)
September 22-25 – Challenge Cup (Ardmore, PA)
November 08-12 – Ice Dance Final (Norwood, MA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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