Q: The initial scene, Yuzuru was not moved for a while. He listened to the music with standing motionless. Audience has also been drawn to the music at same time. What's the intention of choreography you tried to tell?
A: At beginning of music, piano voice was very strong. Although I tried to make some moves at first, none of them was suitable. It was difficult to tell a theme of the program in first 20 seconds. So, I tried to keep him still.
Theme of the program would be determined by it. The attention of everyone gathered on him, standing in the middle of ice, even the faint sound of pin fall was also likely to hear.
This is the message that I wanted to draw.
After the Olympics, he was in the condition like octopus pulling, requests have been also come from here and there and focused on him. When I listened to the introductory part of music, Yuzu was been pulling into all directions, and his figure under the strains was floated to my mind. Thus, I just wanted to tell the music itself.
When the moment he began to move, no matter how many obligations to bear and how much work that required his physical strength and time, the special moment of him only on ice has begun. And all the other things would be getting better -- It is not just symbolized such a thing, and it is also for all skating.
In addition, he chose of jumping 4T in the second half. This is a decision that should be respected, and it was also matching well to the music.
I hope to see HY perform this at COC in a few weeks time!
He's got such a great chance to dominate with Chan gone, so I'm worried he'd push himself to go no matter what. To be honest, the withdrawal from Finlandia actually makes me feel a bit relieved--it indicates that he knows when to pull back, when he needs to. But this is a Senior B event; he might feel more compelled to go when the competitions get bigger.
