Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Free Dance The last portion of the Championship Dance event did not have a surprising result but was exciting just the same. The top six teams finished in the same order in which they placed…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Original Dance An exciting Championship Original Dance was marred only by the withdrawal of five-time U.S. Champions Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernyshev. After finishing second in the compulsories, Tchernyshev took a fall in the…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Senior Compulsory Dance One of the most exciting Championship Dance events in recent memory got underway with the Ravensburger Waltz Tuesday night. Finishing sixth in the field of twelve were Kendra Goodwin and Brent Bommentre,…
Report by Lindsay Higgins Junior Free Dance Watching the junior events is often considered to give one a glimpse into the future of U.S. skating. This year’s junior dance event was no exception. The top four teams- Morgan Matthews…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Junior Compulsory DancesLuckily for all involved, the Junior compulsory dances involved far less odd judging than did the Novice event. It was clear from the beginning which were the top three teams, which were the…
Reports by Lindsay Higgins Novice Compulsory Dances Novice dance was, in a word, interesting. While Lake Placid would have lead one to believe that the competition would be extremely close between Blake Rosenthal and Calvin Taylor (SC of Wilmington) and…
Reports by Karen Frank Junior Free DanceSegien and Lilly’s Freedance, to music from “Grease,” also used a great deal of freeleg kicks to accent the beats of the music. In general, the program was rather slow, and spare of…
Reports by Karen Frank JUNIOR ORIGINAL DANCE The withdrawal of Meryl Davis and Charlie White due to injury took some of the suspense out of the junior event, as only four teams remained in the event. And while the…
Reports by Karen Frank Novice Free DanceIn a match-up that may be a preview of the battle for Gold and Silver at Nationals, Madison and Keiffer Hubbell entered the Freedance in first place after winning both compulsory dances with…
by Lindsay Higgins Senior Compulsory Dance The senior compulsory dance was the Yankee Polka, which Navarro (Santa Rosa FSC) and Bommentre (Philadelphia SC&HS) won easily. Their expression is good without being over the top, and they have nice quick…