D/W have a good chance. I am afraid not them only.
Sure they will. ISU will allow for D/W and a few selected other teams marks up to 11 or 12 for PCS
D/W have a good chance. I am afraid not them only.
Vulgar?
.Here's their FD practice , though and there's some really nice choreo in here..
http://www.youtube.com/user/tamriko666#p/a/u/0/e9AWBmopOJ0
..and this affords me another opportunity to say I feel robbed , robbed , robbed knowing I'll never get to see them do American in Paris....
http://www.youtube.com/user/Hannaxxxxxx#p/u/1/fLAzbvvvsfI
This channel has V&M, the Shibutanis, Chock & Bates, and a number of the other SD's!
The circular step not touching is a requirement in the SD this year..
As to any of the rhumba pattern dances being perfect, again S&Z's students are starting the year with a few difficulties. Here's the protocols:
http://www.figureskatingresults.fi/results/1112/FT2011/FT2011_IceDance_SD_Scores.pdf
V&M only got level 3 in the rhumba sequences. In the second sequence, they missed the second of 3 elements, in the first set, they missed the 3rd of 3 elements.
S&S had a level 3 (missed the third of 3 points) and a level 1 (missed all 3 main points) in the rhumba pattern dance.
And Chock & Bates got a level 4 on the first set and a level 1 (missed all 3) on the second.
Key Point 1
Lady & Man, Step 3:
Changes of Edge: Left Forward Outside Inside Outside
Key Point 2
Lady Steps 11 to 13
(Wide stepped -LeftForwardInside Wide stepped-Crossed in front Open Choctaw, RightBackOutside wide stepped -Crossed Behind Closed Choctaw, LeftForwardInside)
1. Stepped at least two blade lengths wide on Steps #11, #12 and #13
2. Correct Edges Left Forward Inside (#11), Right Back Outside (#12), and Left Front Inside (#13)
3. Correct placement of free foot
4. Correct Turns
Key Point 3:
Man Steps 11 to 13 (Wide stepped -LeftForwardInside Wide stepped - crossed in front Open Choctaw, RightBackOutside wide stepped-crossed behind Closed Choctaw, LeftForwardInside)
1. Stepped at least two blade lengths wide on Steps #11, #12 and #13
2. Correct Edges Left Forward Inside (#11), Right Back Outside (#12) and Left Forward Inside (#13)
3. Correct placement of free foot
4. Correct Turns
The dance starts with a chassé followed by a double change of edge on step 3. The left forward outside edge is held for 2 beats while the free foot is brought to the side of the skating foot followed by a lift and a pronounced outward movement
on beat 3 coinciding with a rise of the skating knee as the edge is changed to inside and then back to outside.
Steps 10 to 14 are held for 4 beats each with each step commencing on the third beat of the measure. A further wide step is made on step 11 with the lady crossing her leg in front of the man’s and on this edge the man takes the lead. Step 12 is a wide-stepped crossed in front open choctaw immediately followed by a back wide-stepped crossed behind closed choctaw on step 13. On the latter the left foot is drawn back and placed inside the circle. The free leg must be well controlled after the turn so that it moves forward immediately to ensure that the 2nd choctaw is a choctaw and not a mere step forward. Care must be taken to ensure that a full 4 beat edge is skated after both choctaws.
i.e. something that is associated with masses (who often think that the meaning of the word is the only one they know), but not with the lacking of refinement. Still the line between these two definitions of the word in question is not that thick. But I don't mind judgements. A few months ago, right after the WC, I said that Tessa was going on the road of getting fat. Seemed like no one agreed with me. Nowdays, when the results of her chosen route have become more visible, some people have new opinions.perhaps the OP meant vulgar in the sense of "ordinary or common", not the sense of "crass".
Hardly sounds as a sportish approach to ditch the opponents without even seeing their works. We already have the situation on men's field, when the certain skater predictably gets highest scores no matter how many technical mistakes he makes or what caricature of the character he "presents". I do hope dance will escape that corrupted way.
Sure they will. ISU will allow for D/W and a few selected other teams marks up to 11 or 12 for PCS
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