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- Jan 23, 2004
I just tuned in to catch the US team and the Canadian team, both teams
have a lot of potential and had some really nice moments in their FD.
have a lot of potential and had some really nice moments in their FD.
:disapp: for you then?
All these dances :disapp: I liked Bratislava event much more. P/V should drop this dance right tonight. :disapp: The music :disapp:
Edit: the GOE bonus for their spin :shocked:
P/V's FD turned out MUCH better than I was expecting - if "crazy" was the theme they were going for they nailed it (I more or less loved the dance for all its dramatiques so not trying to be snarky ). Their spin deserved +3 all across the board IMO - it's one of the best I've seen juniors or seniors. Seems like they traded in some levels for the extra passion though ...
Gutted for C/P - they would've easily medaled were it not for the fall ... dang it. Well, they are both still very young, and it's nice for E/B to get a jgp medal to show for their juniors career at least (I don't see them getting anywhere in Team Russia once they age out).
I personally don't mind contemporary pop music that much, although it's not the music that I usually listen to. I think this version of Beyonce's song was pretty interesting compared to the original - at least it doesn't sound cheaply commercial. Also, the cuts were not jarring like they often are. And the choreography is really interesting at places. But I understand how this music could be jarring to more conservative ears (this is not intended as an offence).Betina and Yuri are very talented. I really wish Russia had good choreographers willing to work with their junior ice dancers rather than trash talking their senior pairs in the press. The music made me cringe at times. Honestly their dancers should just boycott control rentals because Russian specialists seem to be devoid of good taste and plain common sense.
This :thumbsup:.P/V's FD turned out MUCH better than I was expecting - if "crazy" was the theme they were going for they nailed it (I more or less loved the dance for all its dramatiques so not trying to be snarky ). Their spin deserved +3 all across the board IMO - it's one of the best I've seen juniors or seniors.
I personally don't mind contemporary pop music that much, although it's not the music that I usually listen to. I think this version of Beyonce's song was pretty interesting compared to the original - at least it doesn't sound cheaply commercial. Also, the cuts were not jarring like they often are. And the choreography is really interesting at places. But I understand how this music could be jarring to more conservative ears (this is not intended as an offence).
This :thumbsup:.
E/P has to have one of the most atrocious music cuts I've ever heard. What did their team do? Throw a cd in a blender, hit puree, then choreograph to what survived? They're very very lucky C/P had that fall, or they would not be on that podium.
The French are MUCH better than their program, which is a quintessential Detroit School cut and paste job, the kind Igor has been churning out for years. They have a very traditional, lyrical quality to them (which, considering the history of French ice dancing, is quirky in its own right).
C/P have TONS of potential, but that FD is so cutesy poo I thought I would overdose on the forced sweetness of it all. I understand they are very young and you want to give them an age-appropriate program, but really, keep the insulin handy when you watch it. You just might need it. I still am now an Official Fan of them though.
P/V. Well that ponytail should probably be given equal billing, shouldn't it? She worked it like her life depended on it whipping about. The program is the very definition of "try hard": see how "innovative" and "thinking out of the box" we are? Yup, definitely try hard. Really, someone should sit her down and play her Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd and then tell her, Stop Now. This is Already Happening To You.
Pretty disappointing event.
Betina and Yuri are very talented. I really wish Russia had good choreographers willing to work with their junior ice dancers rather than trash talking their senior pairs in the press. The music made me cringe at times. Honestly their dancers should just boycott control rentals because Russian specialists seem to be devoid of good taste and plain common sense.