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My Dance thoughts.. quickly
I really loved Lopareva-Brissaud's dance. The music was well chosen and meshed together. For those who may not know, these two pieces are part of a set of pieces called Morceaux de fantaisie and they are played one after another, so for a musician who knows these, it's not a huge clash to hear them like this. I thought that they used the music very cleverly and there is a softness and precision about their skating that was unmatched at this event.
Pate and Bye are very nice. They skate with energy and flair. There were a few nice highlights and their costumes are full bling. I did enjoy their performance but unlike L-B's, I cannot say that it's very outstanding and memorable. I think I would have placed them a bit further behind L-B's but not enough behind in any case for them to lose the gold, with their strong lead from the RD. So no beef against the judges at all.
Lim and Quan : as the season progresses ( I saw them at CQÉ) they are skating better. Small twizzle mistake for him. They really got into the characteristic choreo step... I just wonder how they will emerge when all the good teams are there because the transition to senior is tough for most.
Smart and Dieck. I need to give them time. They definitely were the most experienced skaters out there. This is already the second competition I see them skate live at.. there is a vibe that just doesn't work with me. I won't go further, it's just a vibe.
W/T : T has quite striking facial features. I saw him in the hallway. High cheekbones to say the least
I felt that they were rougher on their blades compared to other teams. Of course, new partnership but yeah... scratchy sounds were heard much more with these too. They had a lot of flair though so i can see why this partnership seems promising and is celebrated by some fans. Still waiting to see if they can smooth things up.
Sandrine and Quentin : I really adore this very young team. Happy they kept their sixth place because that wasn't a guarantee with some more experienced teams just behind them. They skated like bosses. They are very expressive, very powerful. I love them ! I think they have what it takes for a successful transition into seniors but being a Canadian ice dancer is not that easy.
Talking of the other Canadians on the ice, I think R/P did very well. It was an elegant and smooth dance.
The aussies : this is a work in progress for them. They can do better than that and they will. I am not sure I liked his costume... or I should say, I am not sure I disliked his costume, because I cannot say that I liked it
The flappy wings and the front pattern = Too Much.
All I will say about the Italians is that they did much better than at CQÉ.
I went there with a few friends who know nothing about skating... and I surprised myself doing the tech caller for them... I was able to identify all the elements one by one ! Of course, not the levels, but yeah They were like "who are you? "how do you know these things? It was hilarious... but teaching them was very nice for me. I know a bit more about ice dance that I thought I did... which of course leads to the reality that the more you know, the less you probably do know but I will deal with this at another time.
I am home now obviously. The internet was so awful there that I waited to be home to post all of this. I will enjoy a quiet evening without any skating. With the JGP and catching up on ACI, I feel a bit overwhelmed.
PS Bruce Waddell is a very handsome man I wish he would come back to dance but I do enjoy him as a single skater. He was there supporting his friends who were skating. (not going to tell you who is friends are )
I really loved Lopareva-Brissaud's dance. The music was well chosen and meshed together. For those who may not know, these two pieces are part of a set of pieces called Morceaux de fantaisie and they are played one after another, so for a musician who knows these, it's not a huge clash to hear them like this. I thought that they used the music very cleverly and there is a softness and precision about their skating that was unmatched at this event.
Pate and Bye are very nice. They skate with energy and flair. There were a few nice highlights and their costumes are full bling. I did enjoy their performance but unlike L-B's, I cannot say that it's very outstanding and memorable. I think I would have placed them a bit further behind L-B's but not enough behind in any case for them to lose the gold, with their strong lead from the RD. So no beef against the judges at all.
Lim and Quan : as the season progresses ( I saw them at CQÉ) they are skating better. Small twizzle mistake for him. They really got into the characteristic choreo step... I just wonder how they will emerge when all the good teams are there because the transition to senior is tough for most.
Smart and Dieck. I need to give them time. They definitely were the most experienced skaters out there. This is already the second competition I see them skate live at.. there is a vibe that just doesn't work with me. I won't go further, it's just a vibe.
W/T : T has quite striking facial features. I saw him in the hallway. High cheekbones to say the least
I felt that they were rougher on their blades compared to other teams. Of course, new partnership but yeah... scratchy sounds were heard much more with these too. They had a lot of flair though so i can see why this partnership seems promising and is celebrated by some fans. Still waiting to see if they can smooth things up.Sandrine and Quentin : I really adore this very young team. Happy they kept their sixth place because that wasn't a guarantee with some more experienced teams just behind them. They skated like bosses. They are very expressive, very powerful. I love them ! I think they have what it takes for a successful transition into seniors but being a Canadian ice dancer is not that easy.
Talking of the other Canadians on the ice, I think R/P did very well. It was an elegant and smooth dance.
The aussies : this is a work in progress for them. They can do better than that and they will. I am not sure I liked his costume... or I should say, I am not sure I disliked his costume, because I cannot say that I liked it
The flappy wings and the front pattern = Too Much.All I will say about the Italians is that they did much better than at CQÉ.
I went there with a few friends who know nothing about skating... and I surprised myself doing the tech caller for them... I was able to identify all the elements one by one ! Of course, not the levels, but yeah
They were like "who are you? "how do you know these things? It was hilarious... but teaching them was very nice for me. I know a bit more about ice dance that I thought I did... which of course leads to the reality that the more you know, the less you probably do know but I will deal with this at another time.I am home now obviously. The internet was so awful there that I waited to be home to post all of this. I will enjoy a quiet evening without any skating. With the JGP and catching up on ACI, I feel a bit overwhelmed.
PS Bruce Waddell is a very handsome man
I wish he would come back to dance but I do enjoy him as a single skater. He was there supporting his friends who were skating. (not going to tell you who is friends are )
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