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I don't know, doris. If we're talking metaphors, the opening and closing (non-scoring) lift work in talking about how the partners rely on each other to make a difficult journey. Massimo's expression in the first one is a plea to God for the whole thing to succeed, whereas the mirroring with the second one can be read as a the faith required. The spin, with it's midpoint separation, speaks to both the individual and paired journeys the two take and how they might not always be the same (emotionally). This program really hit me when I saw it at CoC, though, and was disappointed they struggled with injury (wding from SC) and their loss at Euros (thanks to DomShabs)
That was also my interpretation - they way they support each other and are supported on their journey together. I remember how IP tried to sell us on this program when they debuted it, and I'll admit I didn't see it at first. But I totally fell for it at Euros; they were brilliant there.Absolutely agree re: the lifts in the F/S FD. There is a lot of emotional lifting of partners in the difficult journey of immigration, and that is what the lifts in the program symbolized to me.
Well, different strokes and all. I agree there are some pairs-like ice dance teams, but I would certainly not place P/B in that category. As far as I can tell, they are not slower than most teams and don't skate far apart unless the choreo calls for it as part of the program concept. I did find them less sharp than V/M when I saw both teams live two years ago, but as far as I can tell from TV, P/B have made greater strides since then.I find them to be slow compared to some of the other teams, their matching lines don't match, and they skate rather far apart for a team which has been together for so long. That's what I meant by "technically inferior". I do like some of the concepts they've used in their programs but they often seem more like a pairs team than a dance team to me. And if I wasn't a fan before, their "Requieum for a Dream" program was not likely to convert me. There was no dancing in that dance.
RfaD was possibly my least favorite FD from them. They had different music at the Masters which was a much better fit, and someone advised them to make a change - very poor advice.