I wonder if you remember Mirai's LP program last season. It had fast, fresh music and flowed smoothly throughout the program. It suited Mirai's smooth skating very well.
Despite the difference in tone and choreos, Mao's Chopin LP program gives me a little bit similar impression in a sense that it flows very smoothly throughout the program. It again suits Mao's smooth skating very well. Although I love this flow very much, I feel that she could emphasize the slow part and pauses a bit more to underscore the contrasts with the fast parts. The music has a slow part in the middle, but it doesn't really look slow in the way it is skated right now. On the other hand, I enjoy the last one minute towards the end, which more precisely underscores the fluctuation in the tempo. But overall, I think it a bit challenging piece of music to skate to as a LP, rather than as a SP, because of the limited changes in melodies.
Although Mirai's program also might have been lacking the slow part, it was less noticeable because of the shorter length in the junior LP program.
In contrast to the last season, Mirai's this season's program has more variations in melodies and some interesting dolly moves in the middle, which I consider to be the highlight of the program. Although I'm not quite sure about the effect of putting the spirals in the beginning (what would you think of it??), I really enjoy the middle dancing part that gives a lively contrast with the rest of the program (Besides, she can do that move only now as a 14-year old!).
I feel that, for skaters like Mirai and Mao, who have very smooth flow, it might be a bit difficult to bring in a drama because everything looks just so easy. But Mirai's this season's program seems to me to have done a good job in combining the beautiful flow with some theatrical effects that catch eyes. Likewise, Mao's gala Chopin performance has a lot of interesting variations and changes in the melodies and moves that give the program a greater range of expressions compared to her LP. I wonder they might be better off by such music choices for their LPs.
Despite the difference in tone and choreos, Mao's Chopin LP program gives me a little bit similar impression in a sense that it flows very smoothly throughout the program. It again suits Mao's smooth skating very well. Although I love this flow very much, I feel that she could emphasize the slow part and pauses a bit more to underscore the contrasts with the fast parts. The music has a slow part in the middle, but it doesn't really look slow in the way it is skated right now. On the other hand, I enjoy the last one minute towards the end, which more precisely underscores the fluctuation in the tempo. But overall, I think it a bit challenging piece of music to skate to as a LP, rather than as a SP, because of the limited changes in melodies.
Although Mirai's program also might have been lacking the slow part, it was less noticeable because of the shorter length in the junior LP program.
In contrast to the last season, Mirai's this season's program has more variations in melodies and some interesting dolly moves in the middle, which I consider to be the highlight of the program. Although I'm not quite sure about the effect of putting the spirals in the beginning (what would you think of it??), I really enjoy the middle dancing part that gives a lively contrast with the rest of the program (Besides, she can do that move only now as a 14-year old!).
I feel that, for skaters like Mirai and Mao, who have very smooth flow, it might be a bit difficult to bring in a drama because everything looks just so easy. But Mirai's this season's program seems to me to have done a good job in combining the beautiful flow with some theatrical effects that catch eyes. Likewise, Mao's gala Chopin performance has a lot of interesting variations and changes in the melodies and moves that give the program a greater range of expressions compared to her LP. I wonder they might be better off by such music choices for their LPs.
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