- Joined
- Jun 21, 2003
Two seasons of Dune. Now Enigma.
Smart and Dieck seem drawn to music that creates a distinctive atmosphere and gives them room to build a unique character on the ice.
I used to listen to Enigma all the time in the early '90s and remember other skaters using it. "Sadeness (Part I)" was a worldwide hit, blending Gregorian chants with electronic beats. Its title references the Marquis de Sade in a play on the word "sadness," and the song explores the tension between sensuality and religious restraint.
It should be interesting to see how they interpret that music on the ice and whether they lean into its darker, more provocative themes or take a different approach.
What do you think of Smart & Dieck's music choices over the past three seasons? Is Enigma a good next chapter after Dune, or would you have preferred something completely different? What kind of music would you like to see them skate to in the future?
Smart and Dieck seem drawn to music that creates a distinctive atmosphere and gives them room to build a unique character on the ice.
I used to listen to Enigma all the time in the early '90s and remember other skaters using it. "Sadeness (Part I)" was a worldwide hit, blending Gregorian chants with electronic beats. Its title references the Marquis de Sade in a play on the word "sadness," and the song explores the tension between sensuality and religious restraint.
It should be interesting to see how they interpret that music on the ice and whether they lean into its darker, more provocative themes or take a different approach.
What do you think of Smart & Dieck's music choices over the past three seasons? Is Enigma a good next chapter after Dune, or would you have preferred something completely different? What kind of music would you like to see them skate to in the future?
BTW, shout out to the very talented, sorely missed Brian Wright, a very creative choreographer. 
, is obviously very challenging and reliant upon perfect timing and complete trust to perform safely. Another exciting pairs move only seen in exhibition is the female partner lying in horizontal position with torso flat on her partner's head while turning like a platter (another instance of centrifugal force). No hands by the guy, but his hands are extended outward for balance and in a safe position to catch the female, if necessary. I don't know what the move is called. I have seen it performed by Tarasova/ Morosov after they saw James/Ciprès expertly execute it a few times. Another cool pairs move that came from show skating, J/C also performed in their Earned It sp. The female jumps sideways into the air in front of the male who catches her on the way down. J/C used that move as a difficult entry into a throw jump. 
