Could be. That hydroblade curve lift was gorgeous by T&B.
Could be. That hydroblade curve lift was gorgeous by T&B.
oh good....another V/M.
Tessa's clone is on the ice right now... I did a triple take and was like "I thought they pulled out???" lol I didn't sleep at all last night, I blame my delerium on that.
Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam CAN (ISU Ranked 37th)
Coach: David Islam, Pavol Porac, K. Johnson, T. Myles
Choreographer: Pavol Porac (SD),Dubreuil and Lauzon (FD)
FD As Time Goes By from the Casablanca soundtrack
76.65 in the FD at Thornhill to win.
Short Dance Results
6 Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM CAN 50.55 27.42 23.13 5.79 5.75 5.82 6.07 5.54 0.00 #3
Hei's in the requisite white shirt with untied bow tie
(boredom icon) with black pants
She's in a white dress that hangs like culottes in the skirt someometimes
and looks like a very pale blue slip
clearly looking for a Tessa Virtue vibe
A kiss is just a kiss
very pretty rotational lift
they are deliberately working on their extensions
layback move, a little unsteady
jump into twizzles with arm flailing organized
lift around his neck to a pose lift with her facing him
pair spin with her with a lot of nice layback
Jimmy Durante singing A sigh is just a sign :lol:
that breaks the mood
another really pretty simple rotational lift
little stumble in the f/w
screen froze
lots of ballet arms in this program,
another lift
to end way after the music by the sound of it,
but hard to tell from the audience clapping.
Last edited by dorispulaski; 10-31-2010 at 07:18 PM.
Seriously. I refuse to like them until they stop slavishly copying V/M. Also Paul isn't Kurt Browning, take your hand(s) out of your pocket(s). But they certainly sold it. Those lifts were beautiful
A case of imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I suppose?
I liked their lifts too, but the ballet arm and pose stuff is kind of wrong for Casablanca. Rick is a tough customer in a bar, not the nutcracker prince.
And it was too funny that they used Jimmy Durante's version of As Time Goes By.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duMUG6XwwQ0
Good night Mrs. Calabash! wherever you are!
Last edited by dorispulaski; 10-31-2010 at 07:21 PM.
Oh my they really look like Tessa & Scott. I like them but it's kinda too similar on this FD.
well a canadian team DID choreography the FD... any nod to Kurt is a good one IMOOriginally Posted by ImaginaryPogue
they are really good skaters, nice lifts, lovely posture, nice speed....but they are just like mini V/M...they should work on a different style.
87.61
Whatever.
I won't be surprised at all if Paul and Islam hold on to third.
Yes--and my prediction in post one that P&I could jump into third is bidding well to come true. I would not have scored it that high, myself.
All 3 of the teams ahead of P&I are known to have rather weak FD's this year.
Yeah, but Browning could pull it off. Islam didn't. I saw it and said to my computer monitor "You're not Kurt Browning, take your hands out. It doesn't work and makes you look silly."
The thing is despite the effortlessness of their lifts, it reads as trying too hard. Their FD at juniors had issues definitely, but they looked like they could have their own identity. Three of four programs (OD last season, SD and FD here) are just too much like V/M. And as a V/M fanbot, no no no no no.
That score is high but probably fair. I just wanted it to be lower.
hey...superman is doing some ice dancing...haha
Well, really we don't know until the other teams are scored whether it was too high or not. They were certainly far superior to the previous teams.
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