Jason Brown
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I'm sure it must be frustrating, but it appears as though entry into Canada is still restricted. As at least some of the US ice dancers appear to be back in Montreal, Jason may be able to return, but I am not sure about those who need to fly in.
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Dreaded double post, but....
Did Rohene win PSA choreographer of the year again? If he never choreographs anything except Sinnerman, he deserves every award there is.
https://twitter.com/JasonBrownFP/status/1398115487339335681
(From Jason's IG stories, which have even more Rohene classic comments)
Ro: "You ended the spin too early!" J; "I know" R:
"I've heard it all before"
Someone has got to put *all* of these together
Did Rohene win PSA choreographer of the year again? If he never choreographs anything except Sinnerman, he deserves every award there is.
https://twitter.com/JasonBrownFP/status/1398115487339335681
(From Jason's IG stories, which have even more Rohene classic comments)
Ro: "You ended the spin too early!" J; "I know" R:
"I've heard it all before"Someone has got to put *all* of these together
Dreaded double post, but....
Did Rohene win PSA choreographer of the year again? If he never choreographs anything except Sinnerman, he deserves every award there is.
https://twitter.com/JasonBrownFP/status/1398115487339335681
(From Jason's IG stories, which have even more Rohene classic comments)
Ro: "You ended the spin too early!" J; "I know" R:
Someone has got to put *all* of these together
The PSA EDI Awards were announced tonight according to the Virtual Summit Agenda so it sounds like Rohene won based on Jason's post. I'm sure there will be a press release announcing the winners soon.
Intriguingly, the music in the first clip is not Sinnerman so is Jason working with Rohene on a new program for the Peggy Fleming competition? It's also possible that another skater at the rink was running through their routine while Jason was training and the music may have nothing to do with Jason.
The second clip also includes the Rohene classic, "What kind of camel spin is THAT?"
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I think it's another skater's music, that's the Sinnerman choreo I'm pretty sure.The PSA EDI Awards were announced tonight according to the Virtual Summit Agenda so it sounds like Rohene won based on Jason's post. I'm sure there will be a press release announcing the winners soon.
Intriguingly, the music in the first clip is not Sinnerman so is Jason working with Rohene on a new program for the Peggy Fleming competition? It's also possible that another skater at the rink was running through their routine while Jason was training and the music may have nothing to do with Jason.
The second clip also includes the Rohene classic, "What kind of camel spin is THAT?"
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And the PSA Choreographer of the Year award is official with this post from Rohene (I do love his exclamation point game) where he sends his love to Jason as well:
So humbled and honored tonight!!! I won my third PSA EDI AWARD Choreographer of the Year !!!! I have to say a huuuuge thank you to @jasonbskates for trusting in me and believing in my vision!! He is the greatest pupil anyone could ask for!! He has inspired me to be a better version of myself everyday and that was reciprocated equally to him on the ice!! Thank you to the PSA and congratulations to all the nominees is the catagory!!! They are all brilliant and beautiful artists and souls!!! To @alvinailey thank you for you inspiration and brilliance that has effected millions of people across the globe. And to my dear late friend R.I.P Derrik Mintor who was a performance director for Alvin Ailey when we met on tour. We stayed connected from that moment until his last and he adored my skating and Jason's. This was in homage to him and the Alvin Ailey company when we decided to do Sinnerman!! Thank you for the continued support and love!!! Be blessed!!!!
So humbled and honored tonight!!! I won my third PSA EDI AWARD Choreographer of the Year !!!! I have to say a huuuuge thank you to @jasonbskates for trusting in me and believing in my vision!! He is the greatest pupil anyone could ask for!! He has inspired me to be a better version of myself everyday and that was reciprocated equally to him on the ice!! Thank you to the PSA and congratulations to all the nominees is the catagory!!! They are all brilliant and beautiful artists and souls!!! To @alvinailey thank you for you inspiration and brilliance that has effected millions of people across the globe. And to my dear late friend R.I.P Derrik Mintor who was a performance director for Alvin Ailey when we met on tour. We stayed connected from that moment until his last and he adored my skating and Jason's. This was in homage to him and the Alvin Ailey company when we decided to do Sinnerman!! Thank you for the continued support and love!!! Be blessed!!!!
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I think that Ro and Jason will go down as legendary artistic partners in skating. From the Iconic Riverdance to Sinnerman, there are some masterpieces that could only be done by Ro and Jason. Their successes are intertwined. I'm so happy that Ro got recognition for what he did with Sinnerman. Nothing else in competitive skating looks like what they do.
I'm anxiously waiting to see how this season goes forward. There is no certainty in any of it. We're getting a bit complacent about the pandemic here, but it's apparently raging in Japan and elsewhere, so international competitions could be a problem if vaccination lags. Hoping for the best this year! And for the winter Olympics to happen next year and for Jason to be there!
I'm anxiously waiting to see how this season goes forward. There is no certainty in any of it. We're getting a bit complacent about the pandemic here, but it's apparently raging in Japan and elsewhere, so international competitions could be a problem if vaccination lags. Hoping for the best this year! And for the winter Olympics to happen next year and for Jason to be there!
Agreed! Rohene and Jason make a great team. Ro certainly deserved to win again this year. I wish Ro could work with David Wilson on Shlindlers too, but unfortunately, I believe it was part of their agreement that David choreograph his FS’s.
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Congratulations to the wonderful Melanie Heaney for winning 2021 Photo of the Year at last night's EDI Awards.
Her winning photo was of Jason's Melancholy exhibition at Nats.
Fittingly, Melanie's award for Photo of the Year was announced as the next category immediately after Rohene's for Choreographer of the Year.
As part of Melanie's acceptance remarks, she thanked Jason and reminisced about a favorite story of photographing him way back in 2008, at a benefit show in the Chicago area to establish a memorial fund for a local skater who had passed away. Then an intermediate or novice, Jason skated an exhibition to "You'll Be In My Heart," from Tarzan. (
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Melanie turned to her best friend and said, "Is it me, or is this kid really good!?!"
(Side note: IIRC, the Photo of the Year typically is featured as a cover photo on a future issue of the PSA's magazine.)
Her winning photo was of Jason's Melancholy exhibition at Nats.
Fittingly, Melanie's award for Photo of the Year was announced as the next category immediately after Rohene's for Choreographer of the Year.
As part of Melanie's acceptance remarks, she thanked Jason and reminisced about a favorite story of photographing him way back in 2008, at a benefit show in the Chicago area to establish a memorial fund for a local skater who had passed away. Then an intermediate or novice, Jason skated an exhibition to "You'll Be In My Heart," from Tarzan. (
)Melanie turned to her best friend and said, "Is it me, or is this kid really good!?!"
(Side note: IIRC, the Photo of the Year typically is featured as a cover photo on a future issue of the PSA's magazine.)
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The archive of the award ceremony and Melanie's story (her speech starts around 48:00) was really cute:
https://psatv.uscreen.io/programs/910-thursday-edi-awardsmp4-f810f0?categoryId=73030. (h/t to @ice coverage for the link).
They did not show the photo during the ceremony, as far as I could tell, but it absolutely has to be that black and white of Jason kneeling and looking wistful. I can't imagine another photo of Melancholy as iconic as that one. (then again, maybe I am imagining a still and it was only ever the B&W video???)
Rohene also speaks, starting at about 42:00. Not only does he compliment Jason again, but he talks movingly of the events of last summer that led him to choreo Sinnerman.
Including that he grew up five blocks from, in his words, the street where it happened.
That really hit me.
https://psatv.uscreen.io/programs/910-thursday-edi-awardsmp4-f810f0?categoryId=73030. (h/t to @ice coverage for the link).
They did not show the photo during the ceremony, as far as I could tell, but it absolutely has to be that black and white of Jason kneeling and looking wistful. I can't imagine another photo of Melancholy as iconic as that one. (then again, maybe I am imagining a still and it was only ever the B&W video???)
Rohene also speaks, starting at about 42:00. Not only does he compliment Jason again, but he talks movingly of the events of last summer that led him to choreo Sinnerman.
Including that he grew up five blocks from, in his words, the street where it happened.
That really hit me.
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Melanie's winning photo is a different black-and-white one.
The five nominated photos were shown in last week's Reveal Party video (for revealing of nominees) -- at approx. 20:45.
(I trust that before voting, PSA members also received better versions of the photos.
I linked to the video only because it is accessible to us.
)ETA (on May 29):
Update: Melanie's new post this morning shows her winning photo.
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Very moving chat from Rohene. He is a wonderful human being and he and Jason have a fabulous friendship. I am so proud ofThe archive of the award ceremony and Melanie's story (her speech starts around 48:00) was really cute:
https://psatv.uscreen.io/programs/910-thursday-edi-awardsmp4-f810f0?categoryId=73030. (h/t to @ice coverage for the link).
They did not show the photo during the ceremony, as far as I could tell, but it absolutely has to be that black and white of Jason kneeling and looking wistful. I can't imagine another photo of Melancholy as iconic as that one. (then again, maybe I am imagining a still and it was only ever the B&W video???)
Rohene also speaks, starting at about 42:00. Not only does he compliment Jason again, but he talks movingly of the events of last summer that led him to choreo Sinnerman.
Including that he grew up five blocks from, in his words, the street where it happened.
This is beautiful! I hope to see this photograph on the cover!Congratulations to the wonderful Melanie Heaney for winning 2021 Photo of the Year at last night's EDI Awards.
Her winning photo was of Jason's Melancholy exhibition at Nats.
Fittingly, Melanie's award for Photo of the Year was announced as the next category immediately after Rohene's for Choreographer of the Year.
As part of Melanie's acceptance remarks, she thanked Jason and reminisced about a favorite story of photographing him way back in 2008, at a benefit show in the Chicago area to establish a memorial fund for a local skater who had passed away. Then an intermediate or novice, Jason skated an exhibition to "You'll Be In My Heart," from Tarzan. (
Melanie turned to her best friend and said, "Is it me, or is this kid really good!?!"
(Side note: IIRC, the Photo of the Year typically is featured as a cover photo on a future issue of the PSA's magazine.)
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That photo pretty much embodies all that is wonderful about Jason. The facial expression shows how much he's into the music. His position on the ice shows his flexibility and smoothness (for lack of a better word) I also like that Jason doesn't need sequins and feathers...............
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Jason said in an interview that while he loves his Riverdance costume, lately he's been more into simple, form fitting costumes for his programs and loves the Sinnerman look. I have always loved Jason best in basic black, though I loved the blue and sequin number for Love is a Bi***. It was form fitting. Those simple costumes show off his beautiful line and the essential Jason. Basic black is timeless! I am excited about this season and hope that it goes well.
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Jason is back in Canada! (cue sigh of relief from myself)
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Let the season begin!!!
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So I’m a little confused. Has he been in Toronto for the past 2 weeks and completed his 14-day quarantine, and is he now back in the ice at TCC?That split and handstand up against the wall, wow. Just like I used to do it(in my dreams)
And Jason's IG story shows him in skates at TCC
