Some more stories from Max
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"The Godfather" (love theme, Nino Rota) by Dem Brooklyn Bums.
"Simply put, to skate this program was a thrill for us. The blues version of a famous music by Nino Rota looked fresh, although this music is used rather often. To make this program look enthralling and hot we were helped by Lee Ann Miller, and American choreographer, who has the experience of working with many figure skating stars. And the serious work at Tanya's image in this program helped her to discover a new side of her – a femme fatale, sexy and alluring… Our "golden season" became such not least because of this program. And this dress is probably recognized by those who follow my Instagram. But the best reward for us was that when we cast a glance on the audience and the judges, we saw smiles on their faces! That meant that we had managed to touch their hearts, to relieve the audience from the tension of competition and to show them pair skating at the angle of man and woman's dance and interaction. And those sparks which flickered between us during our performances, they turned later into the flame of our love."
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"Nessun Dorma" Giacomo Puccini.
"That was the most unusual performing experience for us. Why? Because everything was live there. The live orchestra music, the live performance of opera singers - and the live ice! The Art on Ice had chosen for us an aria from "Turandot" for the Opera on Ice project in St. Moriz, Switzerland. And the whole event was staged on the ice of a frozen lake! What could be a better scenery than the live power of mountains! And just imagine the acoustics there. And though it was cold, we enjoyed every minute of this performance. "None shall sleep" sang Calaf the unknown prince, the live ice rustling under the canopy of snowy peaks…"
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"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis.
"Art on Ice 2013 Helsinki. After the previous show in Davos we were asked by the organizers to change our routine for the TV LIVE show. Leona was not going to sing at our performance due to time restrictions of the Finnish TV company; we thought it over and agreed, as we were coming to Helsinki in the morning, we were promised extra time for preparing the routine, a sound check with Leona… But – there were problems with flight from Zurich, the flight was seriously delayed, then the luggage checking was delayed, too… So, when there was a little more than an hour to the show, we all were in the Helsinki airport waiting for our luggage. The organizers were panicking, the artists were perplexed, and Tanya and Maxim were trying the layout of the routine on the floor in the baggage claim area. Little by little the other guys began warming up, too, Stephane Lambiel spread a yoga mat and began to stretch, stage dancers were rehearsing their dances, singers were warming up, too… And the passengers of the other flights were staring with their mouths open. All in all, we were ready in time, we made a great show working as a single team, and in spite of being tired, the whole cast did their best! We also coped with this challenge and skated in a live show without having any rehearsals... Going through fire and ice? Well, something like that… But everything is possible when we go hand in hand!"
I've used google translate which was fun but it just made me want an even better translation all the more!
: (Also I have to be the one to ask, do you think Tania is wearing anything? 
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