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Siobhan Karam & Kevin O\u2019Keefe \u2013 \u201cNotre Dame de Paris\u201d<\/strong> Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir \u2013 \u201cLes Parapluies de Cherbourg\u201d<\/strong> Lauren Senft & Augie Hill \u2013 \u201cChicago\u201d<\/strong> Rebecca Fowler & Michael Olson \u2013 \u201cCanon in D\u201d + something else<\/strong> Claire Tannett & Wendell McGrath \u2013 \u201cThe Mission\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0 Siobhan Karam & Kevin O\u2019Keefe \u2013 \u201cNotre Dame de Paris\u201dIn a dramatic program to music from the French musical, \u201cNotre Dame de Paris,\u201d Siobhan and Kevin showcased their capacity 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In a dramatic program to music from the French musical, \u201cNotre Dame de Paris,\u201d Siobhan and Kevin showcased their capacity for a high level of performance. Although the program is still new and the performance is not as dramatic as I would like to see, I think it will develop in that direction over the next few months. An unfortunate mistake on their first lift \u2013 an exaggerated hesitation between the two positions \u2013 cost them some points, and they struggled a bit with the footwork and twizzles. However, I thought that they looked comfortable together already, after only a few short months, and I look forward to seeing them again later in the season.<\/p>\n
One true sign of a wonderful dance team is an ability to give a dynamic performance to soft music, and Tessa and Scott did just that with the debut of their free dance. They set a beautiful mood in the arena, and the four minutes just flew by. They had terrific speed and flow, and were clearly in a class of their own. Obviously working hard this summer, they have some great new lifts \u2013 acrobatic and impressive, but done very smoothly. If I\u2019m being picky and trying to offer constructive criticism, I would like to see more storytelling from Tessa \u2013 her facial expressions remained a bit static throughout the piece, and I\u2019d also like to see more of the angsty side of the love story from both of them. Overall, though, I don\u2019t think they could have had a better debut of this free dance. Much of the crowd stood for them when they finished, and rightfully so.<\/p>\n
This was a fun program, and Lauren certainly has all the personality needed for it, but it was obvious that this is a new partnership. They both made significant errors, including a fall from Augie while they were going into one of their lifts. They also had some unison problems on some of the twizzles. While I enjoyed this performance, especially given the stage of the partnership, I was baffled by the marks. I definitely did not think that it was ten points better than Siobhan & Kevin\u2019s free dance, especially given the mistakes. It felt awkward overall, more so than Siobhan & Kevin\u2019s did to me. However, Lauren is fantastic for this part, and Augie is keeping up with her. I look forward to seeing this program again in a few months at Nationals.<\/p>\n
The thing that stuck with me most about this program, unfortunately, was an extremely abrupt music cut from \u201cCanon in D\u201d to something else. When this sticks with me above all of the skating, it might be time to examine that cut! Besides the music cut, they were very hesitant about this performance, especially in the footwork. They moved across the ice slowly and while everything appeared to be well-rehearsed, I thought that this was not as ready for competition as their original dance was. They do have a good commitment to their interpretation and choreography, though.<\/p>\n
After such an entertaining original dance, I felt bad that they had a disappointing free dance. They really seemed to struggle with it, and I wonder if they\u2019ve spent as much time on it as they have spent on their original dance. Even the lifts seemed new and unsure, and it was on a completely different level from the OD. On top of a difficult performance for them, they had two combination lifts, so their last lift did not count at all. I wish they had skated this better, but it did have some nice moments and good lyrical choreography. I think that the program will work well for them once they get another chance with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"