Team IDC

  by Melanie Hoyt With their program to “Singin’ in the Rain,” Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev danced their way to the top of the free dance standings and the top of the podium.  Of the three teams that competed,…

  by Melanie Hoyt Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev won the original dance, but not without some difficulties. Their program, a hoedown to “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” carried good energy throughout, but the problems began early, with their midline step sequence. Somewhere…

  by Melanie Hoyt The compulsory chosen for seniors was the Austrian Waltz.  I’ve never seen this one live before, and I’m more enthusiastic about compulsory dances than most people I know, so any new experience is a great one…

  by Melanie Hoyt With a free dance score of 79.43 that edged their personal best from last year’s National Championships, Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell secured the Junior Midwestern Sectional title. Their dance, set to music by Apocalyptica, in…

  by Melanie Hoyt Keiffer Hubbell has only been back on the ice for a month, but the Hubbells’ original dance was impressive even without this qualification. Their score of 51.06 is comparable to what some of the top teams…

  by Melanie Hoyt It’s been a busy week for me, so it isn’t until I arrive, twenty minutes before the junior compulsory, that I think to ask which dance we’ll be seeing.  I’m delighted to find out that it’s…

  by Melanie Hoyt At the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Western Challenge, twelve pre-novice dance teams competed for eight spots at the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals. Only Alberta/NT/Nunavut and Western Ontario fielded full teams of four dance teams…

  by Melanie Hoyt For the first time since the beginning of the Eastern and Western Challenge events were introduced, senior competitors had to qualify through the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Senior Challenge. In the dance event, fifteen teams will…