2012 Cup of Russia Free Dance

[A.H.Black]

The opening facial expressions are worthy of Barbara Fusar-poli.

[SkateFiguring]

The opening facial expressions are worthy of Barbara Fusar-poli.

Extra point for P/E.

[bigsisjiejie]

I have completely lost the plot of this program! What is going on???

[A.H.Black]

Does anyone know what the biting and hitting is about. Are they supposed to be Halloween zombies or something?

[Rachmaninoff]

That was...interesting. Are they portraying zombies that rise from the dead, find each other and start dancing, or what?

[auser]

Thanks for the link !

you are welcome ... glad you are joining us. I have a tvteka subscription, but this link buffers less.

[missysays]

Z/G's FD was a massive cannibalization of this dance choreographed by Wade Robson for SYTYCD- even down to the costumes and makeup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-kxL-OR74

It's a dance about a group of zombies.

Unfortunately, I think Z/G don't have the nuance of movement to really elevate the concept but I think for those who haven't seen the original dance they would think this was original and unique. But it's not- to me, it's a poorly executed copy of the original with some other musical pieces tacked on the beginning.

[bigsisjiejie]

I thought I liked Monko/Khaliavin, but this "flamenco" just got wailing and tedious. A bit sloppy. Where was this team last year?

[blue_idealist]

I just tuned in - enjoyed Monko/Khaliavin!

[cassissoda1979]

http://tvonsite.org/index.php?kanal=rosia2

This one is super great! Thanks!

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Why the deduction for K/G?

I also enjoyed M/K.

[Mrs. P]

I thought I liked Monko/Khaliavin, but this "flamenco" just got wailing and tedious. A bit sloppy. Where was this team last year?

They were out much of last season due to injuries/sickness. They competed at Nationals, where they finished 5th.

[bigsisjiejie]

Hmm, low score for M/K.

[Mao88]

POSITION AFTER 4 OF 8

Pl. Name Nation Points SD FD 1 Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI http://www.isuresults.com/results/flags//GER.GIF GER 140.54 6 1 2 Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN http://www.isuresults.com/results/flags//RUS.GIF RUS 135.84 5 2 3 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND http://www.isuresults.com/results/flags//GBR.GIF GBR 126.66 8 3 4 Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS http://www.isuresults.com/results/flags//CAN.GIF CAN 124.96 7 4

FREE DANCE SCORES

Pl. Name Nation TSS = TES + PCS + SS TR PE CC IT Ded. - StN. 1 Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI GER 85.01 42.00 44.01 6.93 6.79 7.68 7.86 7.93 1.00 #3 2 Ksenia MONKO / Kirill KHALIAVIN RUS 80.03 39.76 41.27 7.07 6.61 6.86 7.07 6.93 1.00 #4 3 Penny COOMES / Nicholas BUCKLAND GBR 75.27 36.08 39.19 6.61 6.39 6.57 6.79 6.39 0.00 #1 4 Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS CAN 73.52 36.55 36.97 6.29 6.04 6.18 6.32 6.04 0.00 #2

[A.H.Black]

I think Maia looks beautiful in this costume with her hair up.