Here’s the notification on the “The Ice” website for Europeans like me, who can’t access Yahoo Japan:
https://fs-theice.com/notification/dance-unit-2023/
By the way, fans have been invited to think of suitable names for the two "units”. So far suggestions are ranging from A: Daimoz and B: Junmari to A: Strong Miso and B: Light Soy Sauce.
The names of the floor dance units are:
Kevin & Dai: Diamonds
Junhwan & Ilia: Illusions
Source: https://fs-theice.com/notification/dance_unit_2023/
Clip of Junhwan and Ilia rehearsing for their dance number: https://www.tiktok.com/@fstheice/video/7257807600731852034?_r=1&_t=8e8XxXOmf9F
It was also announced that the classic on-ice dance battles will be held again this year. They can be watched live on the show's official TikTok account and fans can vote online for their winner in each round. This is what the pairings look like:
So today we'll get Madison Chock vs. Jason Brown (matinee) and Loena Hendrickx vs. Evan Bates (soiree), while it's Kana Muramoto's vs. Adam Siao Him Fa's turn tomorrow.
Source: https://fs-theice.com/notification/dancebattle2023/
The first show starts in about 3,5 hours. Please note that "The Ice" won't be archived/will only be streamed live.
Jason posted these pictures from the rehearsals:
From Madison's ig account:
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