- Joined
- Sep 10, 2012
I really love when skaters and choreographers try to create their programs telling a story, and I found out that I'm able to appreciate a program a lot more when I know the story and I can actually recognize it in the choreography. Most of the Ice Dancers do it, but as far as singles are concerned, what examples can we find?
From this season, Courtney:
Then Serafima:
SP: The image I have an easy and intuitive. My character has matured, but does not want to part with my childhood. A bird symbolizes childhood, which I let go at the end of the program. But who does not dream of adults become a child again: sincere, happy, carefree? Therefore, releasing the bird, I decide to fly her.
FS: The plot of the program - the story of how she woke up in the morning, is not near a loved one, and sees a letter in which it is written that he breaks up with her. Her first impulse - to crumple and throw this letter. But it all happened so suddenly and unexpectedly, that she could not quite believe what has happened and continues to have a fondness for the elect. So in agony and anguish passes the first part, followed by a second. Time is a great healer, and at some point she realizes that this is necessary to turn the page and begin to live, enjoy, smile ... The heroine dancing, forgetting everything, feeling free and happy. And at the end of the program she removes finger ring and throws.
And Medvedeva (really love this!):
The free is very original. It is about a girl and her dream. It's a very good and proper girl, she does everything as she is told. But she wants to show another side of herself, even if just in a dream, to be bold and daring. It's in my program. Soft and fluid movements are replaced by jerky motions with broken lines, like in contemporary dance. Very unususal and intersting choreography in the middle. And in the end it disappears, the demon turns back into an angel sleeping quietly during the summer night. I am not going to tell all the secrets, but I'm preparing a surprise.
From this season, Courtney:
My short program is set to "Code Name Vivaldi" by The Piano Guys. The story behind the choreography was inspired by a dream about a phoenix that is on the brink of extinction. She is the last of her kind, and she just wants to soar free. The program follows the story of the phoenix as she faces a world torn by famine, war and greed, while being pursued by scientists, poachers and predators. The program builds and builds, until finally the phoenix finds sanctuary on the edge of the tallest cliff, far out of reach of those who want to capture her. The end of the program is a reflection of the bird soaring and realizing the beauty around her on her mountaintop. I love this program because it really highlights my power and speed on the ice, and I love the choreography.
My long program music is from the Anna Karenina soundtrack by Dario Marianelli. It is an eclectic arrangement of music that showcases a different movement vocabulary and style that I've never had before. The program is great because the character slowly loses her mind over the course of the story. The footwork sequence toward the end of the program is so much fun to perform because my character is going crazy. There's a lot of head and upper-body movement throughout the footwork and choreographed steps, and I use my arms more than I ever have. I'd definitely have to say that this is my favorite program that I've had.
Then Serafima:
SP: The image I have an easy and intuitive. My character has matured, but does not want to part with my childhood. A bird symbolizes childhood, which I let go at the end of the program. But who does not dream of adults become a child again: sincere, happy, carefree? Therefore, releasing the bird, I decide to fly her.
FS: The plot of the program - the story of how she woke up in the morning, is not near a loved one, and sees a letter in which it is written that he breaks up with her. Her first impulse - to crumple and throw this letter. But it all happened so suddenly and unexpectedly, that she could not quite believe what has happened and continues to have a fondness for the elect. So in agony and anguish passes the first part, followed by a second. Time is a great healer, and at some point she realizes that this is necessary to turn the page and begin to live, enjoy, smile ... The heroine dancing, forgetting everything, feeling free and happy. And at the end of the program she removes finger ring and throws.
And Medvedeva (really love this!):
The free is very original. It is about a girl and her dream. It's a very good and proper girl, she does everything as she is told. But she wants to show another side of herself, even if just in a dream, to be bold and daring. It's in my program. Soft and fluid movements are replaced by jerky motions with broken lines, like in contemporary dance. Very unususal and intersting choreography in the middle. And in the end it disappears, the demon turns back into an angel sleeping quietly during the summer night. I am not going to tell all the secrets, but I'm preparing a surprise.