In tribute to this past week of North America’s national birthdays, a pair of patriotic show programs from adopted citizens.
When native Canadian Tanith Belbin received her American citizenship just in time for the 2006 Olympics, she and partner Ben Agosto celebrated the news in fairly flamboyant fashion with this flag-festooned exhibition from 2006 U.S. Nationals set to an “American medley”:
While for this past Olympic season, Kaitlyn Weaver — herself an American-born Canadian — and Andrew Poje opted for a subtle route to national celebration, presenting a tribute to Canada’s First Nations heritage with this exhibition to music from Sacred Spirit: