Sara HURTADO / Kirill KHALIAVIN
Spain
Music: Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd; Vladimir's Blues by Max Richter; Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
Choreography by: Iker Karrera, Alexander Zhulin, Sergei Petukhov
Costumes: Soft pink dress with postmodern silvery-striped bodice/breastplate for her (striking!); basic black for him
Program Layout:
Steps into
Dance Spin - nice first position but very slow. Level 4, 1.01 goe Cartwhell exit out and right into
Rotational Lift - with no set up (hard to build up speed so more difficult). Lunge out. Nicely done. Level 4, .98 goe
Twizzles - Level 4 for both, 2.06 goe. Nicely done
Tempo change into
NT St Seq - Really well done. Level 3 for both, 1.58 goe.
Music cut/slight tempo change into
Serp Step Seq - which is (gasp!) actually in hold, so good for them. It does have a bit of a dated feel however. They're smart to put it with the music they did. Level 3, 2.26 goe
Curve Lift with leap entry. Level 4, .64 goe. The transitions looked ungainly.
Chor Char Step Seq - also with a clear axis. Good. Nice and big. 2.49 It's well choreographed.
SL Lift - to one foot. Level 4, .98 goe
Chor Lift - which is rather simple but effective. 1.66 goe
Chor Spinning Move - which I think is the single most interesting and original piece of choreography in the program. It's quite unusual and spot on. 1.87 goe
Well they wanted to try something different and they did. I'm not sure they reconciled the same dilemma that plagued V/M sometimes: how do you integrate a traditional step sequence into a program that isn't trad ballroom at all?
Also a bit sluggish today.
We're probably back to some classical schtick next season. You heard it here first!
Score: 108.48. Yes, it was a bit off today.
ALL THE BEST EVERYBODY!!! 
I guess there’s a silver lining here: more opportunity to groom her into a figure skating fanatic, just like me and her big sister.
