Madison Chock is the furthest thing from a bland "Yankee polka kind of girl."
If you like, Bates can be bland. Chock has been dramatic, since she was a preteen. If anything,her emotional presence is too large for the arena, like Krylova's was in the day.
I think pasodoble can be a difficult dance for the Russian team. SK, as for me, look too romantic and lack a bit of passion and flame. IZ - knowing how Elena likes acting and drama + Kustarova, I'm worry we can see another Russian overdrama, where Elena will try to be a diva too much and Ruslan probably is not mature enough to balance the dance. BS - really don't know. They have passion, you can see from that photo, but they need to bring it into the ice. They can do great, but they also can do another "bird programm".
There is something I don't understand. Are they all going to do paso doble or some can choose Flamenco? Looks like I&Z are doing a Flamenco right?
So, the Pattern dance is paso doble and it can be mixed with Jota, Fandango, Flamenco, Bolero, Sevillanas. If i understand correctly, if no please correct me.
I don't think that Flamenco will be easier. Spanish rhythms are a tricky thing, it's bright and the viewers likes it, but all the disadvantages of the dancers become visible. It's also easy to turn it into the theatre of the over drama, someone even managed to turn it into the gipsy dance (i really dont know how they do it ). The choreographer and a coach and the pair must have a good sense of style not to overdo.Ok so the pattern dance is paso doble, but I hope that the rest is a mixed with Flamenco or Sevillanas for I&Z because paso doble can be a problem for the reasons you mentioned.
In paso doble is the man who should be leading and I hope they will listen Najarro.
I don't think that Flamenco will be easier. Spanish rhythms are a tricky thing, it's bright and the viewers likes it, but all the disadvantages of the dancers become visible. It's also easy to turn it into the theatre of the over drama, some pairs even managed to turn it into the gipsy dance (i really dont know how they do it ). The choreographer and a coach and the pair must have a good sense of style not to overdo.
I've yet to see a skater who overacts the Spanish and Latin-American dances as much as dancers do in championships.
So its a mandatory that all couples will do paso themed routine?
I think so yes, as a pattern dance.
This is right, at least as I understand it. Some of the routines will inevitably probably look more like other latin dances than like paso, whether intentionally or not, but at least in theory, my understanding is that the pattern part of the dance should be paso themed. Doris, are we right???