Dick Button is American (NOT an ice dancer) so his remarks don't surprise me. He praises American ice dancers to the skies (he loved B/A back in 2006 over pretty much everyone despite all their mistakes and weaknesses). In fact here is Dick Button's remarks FOUR years earlier, after D/W's 2010 Nationals FD, comparing their POTO to T/D's 1984 Bolero:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/25/meryl-davis-charlie-white-us-champs/
Dick Button, who’d already amused/confused me with a “magical soufflé” metaphor he used earlier in the weekend, referred to Davis & White’s free skate to music from The Phantom of the Opera as “one of the iconic performances of all time…. I mean it ranked right up there with the great performances of Torvill and Dean in ’84 and with Salé and Pelletier in 2002.”
So D/W's Nationals POTO FD in 2010 = T/D legendary Olympic Bolero. Um...okay. SERIOUSLY??!! *hand me a barfbag quick*
I have worked with Dick Button during my 10 years working on televised international figure skating events, and although he is not an ice dancer, he is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and knows a thing or two about good skating skills and “edges” since he has also trained and won compulsory figures events. His credentials give his opinion value whether you agree with it or not. How many international figure skating competitions have you even seen live? Including US Nationals and 6 OWGs, my total is 96.