General Thoughts on Ice Dance 2009-2010

beabstress said:

. I think it's good for all of us, regardless of who our personal favorites are, to remember that the skaters themselves are responsible for their skating--and that's it. We can hate results, we can really be ticked off at the judges for generating those results, we can be disgusted with the politics behind a lot of it, but we should never hate the skaters themselves. They're doing their best, they're putting their heart, soul, money, trust, and who knows what else into this life-consuming process. And with the advent of the Internet and message boards like this, they're basically throwing themselves to the wolves sometimes. In short, they're human beings, and I think that sometimes we forget that.

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cornell08 said:

It seems like B/A's FD is being pretty well received, but I am personally not really a fan of their program (though I like it more than their previous FDs). Their lifts, quality/speed of twizzles and overall complexity of choreography is still way below that of D/W and V/M imo. But I do think they've improved alot, execution wise and also difficulty wise (for them).

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cornell08 said:

I agree that D/W can do much better-- first, starting with their music choice for FD! But alas, I digress.....

I still have to give kudos to D/W for having the most technically difficult programs.

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cornell08 said:

I agree that D/W can do much better-- first, starting with their music choice for FD! But alas, I digress.....

My favorite freedance of this season is V/M by a wide margin, but I still have to give kudos to D/W for having the most technically difficult programs. True-- sometimes the complexity and difficulty level don't really make sense in terms of music interpretation and often aren't even aesthetically pleasing....but difficulty is difficulty, and they'll get rewarded for it in TES. V/M are better at keeping a balance between difficulty, ingenuity and artistry. And everything flows so well, their finesse is unmatched and yet everything looks so effortless!

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