2018 JGP Canada Free Dance

[Mrs. P]

Husband says Peter Gunn is the Henry Mancini Orchestra version FWIW.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Polina IVANENKO / Daniil KARPOV
Country: Russia
Music: Peter Gunn (soundtrack) by Henry Mancini / Cry Me a River by Michael Buble
Choreography by: Mikhail Kolegov
Costumes: Black dress with shredded skirt and bling for her, basic black (with rivets!) for him

Program Layout:

Rotational Lift
Twizzles
St Line Lift
Serp ST Seq - this was nice
Ch Character St Seq
Dance Spin
NT St Seq
Ch Lift - I pity her neck

Score: 90.37 (47.41 TES, 42.96 PCS)

That left me cold. Honestly, I don't have a thing to say about it except she must have one strong neck with that ch lift.

 

[StephenGfan]

 

[Colonel Green]

I think it's Harry Connick Jr. though.

Nah, that's Buble:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyIHQFfj7UI

 

[ancientpeas]

She has blood on her skirt.

Poor guy cutting his hand..

 

[Colonel Green]

Ouch. And her dress looks ruined too.

Ksenia has very long legs.

 

[ancientpeas]

Someone is going to have to work hard to get the blood out of her dress.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Ksenia KONKINA / Alexander VAKHNOV
Country: Russia
Music: Spartacus by Aram Khatchaturian
Choreography by: Elena Borisova, Jonathan Guerreiro
Costumes: Purple/Pink dress for her. Purple Pink shirt with weird shoulder attachment for him

Program Layout:

Circ St Seq
Chor Spin
NT St Seq
Dance Spin
Twizzles - a bit of a balance check
Curve Lift - slightly mistimed entry (not quite on the beat), he cut his hand & Rotational Lift - fell out of the exit (not surprising with that cut)
Chor Lift - I give them major props for finishing the program all things considered.



They have a nice chemistry these two. They do remind me a bit of B/S, but with much better posture! I'd like to see them waltz.

Ice cold water should hopefully take the blood stains out. But that is some cut. I hope he's ok.

Score: 87.58 (43,36 TES, 44.22 PCS)

 

[Princessroja]

Like... what?? His hand is trashed. Where are the medical staff? Poor guy. And poor girl, she's covered in his blood. If that dress can be saved it'll be a miracle.

 

[Princessroja]

Truly exquisite from Lajoie/Lagha. Just captivating.

 

[StephenGfan]

L/L :luv17:

 

[ancientpeas]

Nicely done. Deserving of the win.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA
Country: Canada
Music: "Warsaw Concerto" by Richard Addinsell
Choreography by: R. Haguenauer, G. Cournoyer, M.F. Dubreuil
Costumes: Lovely dark green skirt and paler green sequined top for her, basic black with sheer side panels for him

Program Layout:

Stationary Lift
Chor. Character St Seq - same issue as last time with axis? Hmmm... Bill?
Twizzles
Dance Spin
NT St Seq
Rotational Lift
Diag St Seq
Chor Slide - wonderfully musical and choreographic


They're in a class by themselves here.

Score: 100.95 (53.79 TES, 47.16 PCS) and well deserved

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I look forward to seeing Marjorie and Zachary at the JGPF!

 

[Colonel Green]

Well, no invalid elements this time.

Some little things to keep working on (like the level 3 on the one-foot section), but an excellent performance. No doubt they'll be drilling down in the two months to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

 

[cheerknithanson]

They're playing a 2009 throwback. Omg, I feel like I'm back in 9th grade again. That was a fun year.

 

[WeakAnkles]

Fourth in the FD for D'Allesando and Waddell. They should be very pleased.

 

[Colonel Green]

Fourth in the FD for D'Allesando and Waddell. They should be very pleased.

They've gotten high placements in the free in both of their events. So far they're definitely the breakout success amongst the non-L/L Canadian teams.

 

[Mrs. P]

It's clear that D'Allesando and Waddell need to drill the RD. They would likely be on the podium if they did just slightly better in that area.

 

[ancientpeas]

The Russians are like a foot taller than both the Canadians.