I had some time to re-watch some of Ice Dance practices...
great, new costumes from WeaPo! Flowers and splashes of colour give finally some shape and dimension visually to the movement, there is much more Latin vibe to the whole picture. Even without the sound, I felt the quality there - I just hope they will be able spice more the dance overall to be more vibrant and sensual.
Madison - just WOW, that dress is so great, an amazing fit, she looks just fabulous
, this is sure one of my fave SD this season: amazing non-touching step sequence based on drum bounce action done by edge work and body isolations, sensual rhumba section finished with their signature lift, so much goodness to see in that dance. I think that it gives 'on point' impression: it's Latin, but kind of low-key, sophisticated one (which I love). It's great for me to see them grow that much in terms of having engaging and so personally-inflicted performance, to develop an individual style of it...The only thing I'd pay more attention to is Madison's body control/action in the last part of the dance - the movement could use more sharpness and finishing at some places, but overall - a very strong promise.
Kaitlin and Jean-Luc - I know I'm biased, but I just love this program for them, they sell that dreamy concept so well for me. I will cross my fingers to the point of pain for them to succeed, to perform with confidence, being inspired by the music, the perfect, flowy choreography.
Tessa and Scott - I'm just a fan of boldness and some kind of 'out-there' factor of that SD, from parts that they skated I see already some tweaks in holds, partial step sequence looks MUCH better thanACI: closer, sharper, with more accentuation of hands, better holds, non-touching step sequence is LIT - but this is their money element, no surprise. I'm still not sure about the finale, but we'll see how it will be performed in competition.
