I just went back and watched my favorite of their free dances, Die Fledermaus. Man, there's stuff in there that I never even noticed before, such as two long sequences where they each skate on one foot. I hope Scheherazade gives me the kind of thrill this program gave me. I'm so excited about this season!
Meryl Davis & Charlie White
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I have to go watch it again. I will just close youtube before they get to the marks 
I have to go watch it again. I will just close youtube before they get to the marks
Funny, but I do the same thing because I get frustrated all over again. To get marks 5 points below their last performance of the FD when their Worlds performance was so spectacular was so ridiculous, I would have sanctioned all the judges on that panel.
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SLC is choreographer Derek Hough's hometown, so I hope he will be there for the International Classic when D/W present their programs. Since Hough was listed on D/W's bio page, I wonder if Hough did work on both the SD and FD. Would love to speak to him while I am there.
Ooh, what a possibility, KKonas! I hope you get your wish and see Derek there, and if you do talk to him, I hope you have the opportunity to share the results with us. Derek is generally my favorite choreographer on DWTS: he is so inventive. I hope that his skills translate to the ice, because that will be something to behold.
That would be great, I agree, to see some of his amazing choreography translated to the ice. As an aside I had to laugh at Marina Zoueva's quote in the Icenetwork recent V&M article where she said she was so happy to have the Finnstep as the Pattern Dance at the OWG when I sat in on the dance meeting where she constantly complained against it, saying it wasn't difficult enough.
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I'm hoping that My Fair Lady will be as special as Giselle, but that would be a hard act to top.
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I don't believe anyone posted Charlie & Meryl's appearance on the Today Show, just after last year's Skate America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfc59G-oUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfc59G-oUI
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Thx, Doris.
I do recall that at the time, some of us had posted comments (in the Edge, I think?) about D/W's skate on the Today show, and NBC made archived video available on its own site. :thumbsup:
But ... when the Shibutanis taped a performance for Today (which aired on Christmas morning, IIRC?), video never turned up on the NBC site or on YouTube -- at least to my knowledge. (I kept looking for a while because I missed the broadcast of the Shibs. The Shibs themselves tweeted some still photos related to their appearance, but no video link, AFAIK.)
Do you happen to know of any Today video link for the Shibs? Thanks.
Thx, Doris.
I do recall that at the time, some of us had posted comments (in the Edge, I think?) about D/W's skate on the Today show, and NBC made archived video available on its own site. :thumbsup:
But ... when the Shibutanis taped a performance for Today (which aired on Christmas morning, IIRC?), video never turned up on the NBC site or on YouTube -- at least to my knowledge. (I kept looking for a while because I missed the broadcast of the Shibs. The Shibs themselves tweeted some still photos related to their appearance, but no video link, AFAIK.)
Do you happen to know of any Today video link for the Shibs? Thanks.
That would be wonderful to see. They skated on Christmas morning. A perfect selection given their brother/sister charm for a family holiday
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OOO
I would love to see that myself.
I hadn't seen the Meryl/Charlie Today Show either, but it turned up in one of the random youtube picks they put up for me!
This one made me happy! I'll keep an eye out for the Shibs.
Jacqui White posted a link to this montage of Meryl & Charlie to "The Fighter"
It is a year old, but I haven't kept track of too many of the montages, so it also was new to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYzIKJE72sc
I would love to see that myself.
I hadn't seen the Meryl/Charlie Today Show either, but it turned up in one of the random youtube picks they put up for me!
This one made me happy! I'll keep an eye out for the Shibs.
Jacqui White posted a link to this montage of Meryl & Charlie to "The Fighter"
It is a year old, but I haven't kept track of too many of the montages, so it also was new to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYzIKJE72sc
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Agreed, but doesn't it sound like the absolute right vehicle for them?
I thought Giselle was more entertaining and compelling than their FD this past year. I've watched the WC Giselle over and over and over. Much more than any other ice dance, including any from them or V/M. More than even old videos of T/D. Giselle was perfection, the most amazing thing I've ever seen on ice.
I wonder if that will be repeated? Meaning that they'll be defined (for me) this season by the SD?
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I've been a big fan of their OD's/SD's. Giselle was my favorite dance program this year, Bollywood of the Olympic year, and they had my favorite tango SD, particular the way the not touching sequence worked. I'm hoping My Fair Lady will work well for them, particularly I'm Getting Married In the Morning.
Oh, that's exquisite. How nice that the station gave them so much time; it seems to be at least two minutes, and the camera work showed them off to great advantage, not losing them across the ice, and doing a judicious close-up or two at the right moments.
Looking forward to seeing what Luna with his partner have come up with in regard to new lifts for D/W, which is probably the most challenging aspect in the FD. SLC is next week.
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Have a great time at SLC! That's going to be the comp with the best slate of entries until 4CC's.
Here's a really good clip of their 2 performances at the Progressive/Skating/Gymnastics Spectacular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPpsCJHSY4
Here's a really good clip of their 2 performances at the Progressive/Skating/Gymnastics Spectacular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPpsCJHSY4
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