2018 Nepela Trophy Rhythm Dance

[NoNameFace]

Katarina and Tim, quite an interesting concept, but the execution was a bit sloppy, there was visible shakes and hesitation in some of partnerings, pattern was slower and not as on edges like S/K

 

[WeakAnkles]

Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK
Country: Germany
Music: Tango medley
Choreography by:
Costumes: Basic Balck sparkly tango dress for her, Basic black shirt and black overshirt with sequined white undershirt for him

Required Elements:

Twizzles - very out of sync
TR pattern - need to get closer in the hips
St Line Lift - all very basic
Midline Step Sequence - again, all very basic

This is a very STALKY tango. Wasn't feeling it.

The cameraperson and director need to be fired immediately. Both are atrocious.

Score: 55.86 (29.06 TES, 26.80 PCS)

 

[4everchan]

i am half awake... i am supposed to wake up in 2 hours and go directly to work after breakfast/shower.. but.. whatever... let's try to catch a bit of skating..

anybody has scores of teams so far ?

 

[tabsy]

i am half awake... i am supposed to wake up in 2 hours and go directly to work after breakfast/shower.. but.. whatever... let's try to catch a bit of skating..

anybody has scores of teams so far ?

Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV 75.96
Katharina MÜLLER / Tim DIECK 55.86

 

[Ichatdelune]

Camera

 

[4everchan]

tx tabsy

 

[WeakAnkles]

Robynne TWEEDALE / Joseph BUCKLAND
Country: Great Britain
Music: Tango: "Whatever Lola Wants; Tango: " Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla
Choreography by: Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo
Costumes: She in basic red tango dress, He in basic black pants and vest with white shirt.

Required Elements:

TR Pattern - much improved from last outting
Twizzles lovley totally out of focus camera work, so I missed the first set
Curve Lift very slow slow curve. Need to work on this
Midline St Seq - again, better but the steps aren't especially distinctive.

Score: 59.61 (31.53 TES, 28.08 PCS)

 

[NoNameFace]

Robynne/Joseph, a lovely program in general, more on stereotypical Tango side, but I like it. A bit not in synch on twizzles and step sequence /pattern not very sharp and precise, but a nice character and image

 

[pearly]

Ok I'm done. Five seconds in and I'm done with Popova and Mozgov's tango. What is this, the Pussycat Dolls edition? Bye.

 

[Princessroja]

I actually rather enjoyed that...

 

[sk8dc]

I thought it was quite good - unexpected moves - but a bit much

 

[4everchan]

well ... nice to see angelika in the knc.. last time i read her name, she had been in a car accident

 

[Ichatdelune]

Aside from the fact that I like P/M, that lift was something.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Betina POPOVA / Sergey MOZGOV
Country: Russia
Music: Alfred Schnittke’s “Tango in a Madhouse"
Choreography by: Anjelika Krylova
Costumes: Basic black tango duds for both

Required Elements:

TR Pattern - very sharp on those turns, looked very clean
Twizzles - he heeds to hold his hand on his knee in the first pattern more securely (yes I'm nitpicking)
ML St Sequence - sharp
Rotational lift - nice speed

Lovely steps at the end where she is practically lying on the ice, gripping his boot. Nicely done.

If I were a Russian ID, I'd be very wary about these two. The improvement is marked after such a short time. I think they may actually be the real future of Russian senior ID.

Score: 67.65

 

[LadyB]

Shame, they couldn't find a different DJ for the interim music :sarcasm:

- edit -

the second I sent that post, they play 'Kalinka'! Still a not so good version...

 

[NoNameFace]

Ok I'm done. Five seconds in and I'm done with Popova and Mozgov's tango. What is this, the Pussycat Dolls edition? Bye.

Her expression is mostly on her face, not her body I feel. It is definitely heavier and more 'in-your-face' program than S/K, lots of flashy moments.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Since the team name display is frozen, please just remove the thing entirely

 

[WeakAnkles]

Anna KUBLIKOVA / Yuri HULITSKI
Country: Belarus
Music: Tango: "Tango Rhy" by DJ Seven; Tango: "Tentacion by Astor Piazzolla
Choreography by: Sergei Petukhov, Alexander Tolstik
Costumes: Basic black tango drag for both

Required Elements:

Twizzles
TR Pattern - very STIFF, they need to skate OUT more. Everything is very tight tight tight. My anxiety level went up watching them.
Stationary lift - If this had more speed it would be quite lovely
ML St Seq - see TR pattern. Geez loosen up guys.

Score: 48.61

 

[LadyB]

I didn't know K/H are also Team Zhulin. He's expanding his group quite a bit, good for him. :agree:

 

[sk8dc]

Went to get breakfast - missed K/H score - what was it?