Artistic merit is a matter of subjectivity,. One either likes the bravura style of skating a la Carol Heiss or the lyrical style of skating of Tenley Albright.
Then again, there was La Kwan who could do both.
Joe
sometimes in the same program!
Artistic merit is a matter of subjectivity,. One either likes the bravura style of skating a la Carol Heiss or the lyrical style of skating of Tenley Albright.
Then again, there was La Kwan who could do both.
Joe
ITA nubka. When one feels the music the style will follow. I've watched so many Swan Lakes. I've seen ballerinas intent on being crisp and exact in their technique and others just melt in with the music. It's refreshing to see each ballerina at her best in whatever way she interprets that Swan. No style is wrong but it tells a lot about the performer.Why limit one's self? For me, as long as the skater is truly feeling/listening to the music, it doesn't matter what "style" they are...
I feel the same way about ballet.
Miki like Kwan - I think she would gag if she read that. She's too Hollywood.