I do not understand the thinking behind S/K's SD choice. All of last season was, for them, an unfavourable comparison with their former partners, particularly Victoria with Elena & the common consensus was that Victoria was in almost every way a downgrade for Nikita. So why would you then invite a continuation of those comparisons by using the same music as was used for I/K's biggest triumph? Particularly as I/K used the main waltz for a good third of their FD. I guess S/K might be using the less known waltz from Act III (Entrance of the Special Guests) instead, but I don't think it's fast enough for the Ravensburger.
I don't know, if they felt a ballet piece would work for them, there are countless other works they could have used - the Shibs already have Coppelia, but just off the top of my head there's Sleeping Beauty, Sylvia, La fille mal gardee, The Nutcracker, Onegin if they wanted something with a good waltz in a similar style. It reminds me of last season, when before CoR Marina was talking of how I/K had the Swan Lift, but she'd made something new for S/K that she called the Swan Princess lift (I think tumblr renamed it the gyno lift...) - why are they constantly calling back to I/K and not just making a clean break?
I don't know, if they felt a ballet piece would work for them, there are countless other works they could have used - the Shibs already have Coppelia, but just off the top of my head there's Sleeping Beauty, Sylvia, La fille mal gardee, The Nutcracker, Onegin if they wanted something with a good waltz in a similar style. It reminds me of last season, when before CoR Marina was talking of how I/K had the Swan Lift, but she'd made something new for S/K that she called the Swan Princess lift (I think tumblr renamed it the gyno lift...) - why are they constantly calling back to I/K and not just making a clean break?