All Things Ice Dance: Canadian

blue dog said:

I love the blues, too! I just hope some coaches/choreographers won't try to force certain rhythms into the SD. This year would be the perfect year to use Harlem Nocturne...not when the last time it was used by R/H.

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colleen o'neill said:

Just Can't Let It Go...sounds like something by Robert Cray..

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blue dog said:

skatingfan--these are at least portions of what the SD's will look like (two Olympic gold medal-winning dance teams):

Senior (Yankee Polka): http://youtu.be/D9X0yH3EZGU

Junior (Blues): http://youtu.be/6A-SpUDxOaA

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“I always say I like feeling that we’re in this bubble on the ice,” Virtue says. “I like only connecting with Scott, like he is the only other person who exists and that is comforting to me. It is partly how I manage nerves, but it is also where we partly excel in our skating because we can forget everything else.”

“It is what we have found works best,” Moir says. “When we think about making the people in the audience happy, or trying to make them feel something, it kind of goes to waste. Usually we have our best skates when we just think about each other, and we just think about being in unison, and think about the program we’re trying to do.”

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“Instead we think about bringing people in,” Virtue says about their routines. “We’re inviting people into this little world in this moment, and we want people to share it with us, instead of reaching out to them.”

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Moir says they are a “super team.” Virtue says she cheers everything Moir does, even knotting his necktie just right. But nothing feels forced or awkward. He talks, she watches him; he looks at her and she speaks. It is a connection most married couples never have. They look mostly at each other, not at the rest of the world. After fifteen years skating together, they belong to each other.

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SkateFiguring said:

I love Tessa and Scott's bubble:



Whether or not they are a couple, when they are performing on ice, they are the perfect couple truly loving and at one with each other. It comes across because it is real and genuine. I am glad they know it works for them so they draw people in naturally, without trying to reach out to them. Trying is usually futile. Being leads to fulfillment. Their being themselves to each other is truly beautiful. Instead of the sad love of "you and me against the world", it's "you and me inviting and granting a privilege to the world".

Well, actually their connection comes across off ice too:



They always look at each other even when the other is speaking to other people. It seems natural and not put on. However they want to define the relationship, it is a very special connection. They really belong together. I wish them the very best in their professional and personal lives. And I thank them for the privilege of watching them.

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ImaginaryPogue said:

In terms of eligibility, they are eligible. Sorensen has already had the time off necessary to compete for another country. It's doubtful he'd get Canadian citizenship in time. More generally, unlikely. Should be interesting to see if they get a GP spot (they should, based on the same rules that will allow G/P one)

I wonder who'll be their coaches? Good/Sorensen worked with Dubreuil/Lauzon.

Anyway, I'm glad Crone will be back and wish this new team all the best.

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