I was in Montréal this week and I had the chance to meet Gabriella and Guillaume at the Gadbois Sport Center and attend some training sessions. I obviously saw several parts of their new programs but I am sure you will understand that I don’t feel like using this forum to broadcast all kinds of details related to P/C short and free dances. That would not be honest and fair at all. As you probably know, Gabriella and Guillaume will participate to the 2016 Figure Skating Masters, scheduled from October 6th to 8th, in Villard-de-Lans and will perform both SD and FD for the very first time.
Now, this being said, I can share some information with you.
About the Short Dance.
Gabriella and Guillaume decided to go for jazzy blues and swing. I think their swing sequence is really exciting and great. Swing music is a style of jazz that originated in the United States in the late 20s and became one of the most popular and successful kinds of musical in the country during the 1930s. Swing is fundamentally orchestral. Its dynamic style and spectacular sense of fun matches perfectly with Gabriella and Guillaume’s amazing extensions and fast body moves on the ice. Even during a rehearsal, they are stunning to watch, believe me! Still about swing, one should never forget that its spectacular sense of fun is closely identified with the crazy spirit of the 1920s and we can rely on Gabriella and Guillaume to give free rein to their craziness! Now, there’s a drawback… Swing is extremely demanding in terms of physical efforts and non-stop moves while Hip Hop is a musical style cadenced by typical short breaks. Don’t get me wrong! I am not saying Hip Hop is easy to dance but typical Swing is based on an endless fast tempo. That’s a fact.
About the Free Dance.
For obvious reasons, I don’t want to go into details but it’s for sure different and quite challenging compared to their previous FD. Now, fluidity, effortless speed, class, feelings, creativity, body language and artistic expression will be among their FD strengths.
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