Report by Melanie Hoyt Kaylene Beatty & Kalim Schieck – Flamenco/Spanish flavor Beatty & Shieck have made definite improvements since last season, when they finished 12th at the Skate Canada Western Challenge. Although they were quite hesitant in their movements,…
Thornhill, Ontario – August 14-17, 2008 Pre-Novice Free Dance Report Novice Free Dance Report Junior Original Dance Report Junior Free Dance Report Senior Original Dance Report Senior Free Dance Report Photographs
by Melanie Hoyt “Why do things always happen to us?” Jules, my best friend, asked with a flat tone. I sighed. “I have no idea. But at least it gives me something to write about.” We were…
September 27, 2008 – Geneva, IL Mel’s show blog Photographs
by Daphne Backman Most trips that I take to Boston start fine and end with me getting lost by taking the wrong exit off Storrow Drive. Fortunately, this trip was an exception to the rule. My sister, Gretchen, lives…
Show blog Photographs
Sunday, October 26, 2008 That’s a wrap! What a whirlwind weekend it has been! This morning’s practice and competition were crammed together. We practiced from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and caught the bus back to the hotel to…
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Exhibition notes & final thoughts from Everett The audience loves the Kerrs. They’ve gotten the biggest applause of the non-American teams this week. It’s sad when Evan’s “gangsta” costume is the most attractive outfit he’s worn…
Report by Karen Frank Considering that the free dance allows teams to choose from almost every piece of music available — and the original dance music is limited to a 30-year period of time — one might think…
Report by Karen Frank This year’s original dance theme, “Music from the 1920s, ’30s, or ’40s,” allows the teams to choose from a large pool of possible styles and rhythms (for example, Charleston, blues, quickstep, Boogie-Woogie, swing, foxtrot,…