by Jacquelyn Thayer During a 1920s jazz club-themed group number at the Laval, Quebec, stop of Rock the Rink, the skating show set to wrap its tour of Canada this Saturday, my attention was caught by something out of the spotlight. While world champion Carolina Kostner ably vamps through “Why Don’t You Do Right,” the…
TFTI correspondent Reut Golinsky sat down with Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro after the short program at 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy. Reut: I wanted to start our talk from looking at the previous season and then moving to this one. Last season was your first season as the leaders of Canadian pairs and I understood it…
TFTI correspondent Reut Golinsky sat down with Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker after the rhythm dance at 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy. Reut: I wanted to start our talk from two photos you, Kaitlin, posted on your Instagram: the two of you five years ago and now on the same spot in Oberstdorf. A lot has happened…
by Jacquelyn Thayer On the last Saturday of January’s US Figure Skating Championships, Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko skated their final free dance of the 2018-19 season. The following Monday, coach Igor Shpilband was ready with the concept for next year’s program: flamenco. It’s a natural direction for a young team whose ease with mature…
What do we mean when we talk about the character of the dance twizzle? An element so clearly choreographed for a particular style of dance that there’s no question where it belongs.
