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,…
Report by Karen Frank It’s interesting that current guidelines for the Viennese Waltz include the words “elegant,” “evenly controlled,” and “neat and unobtrusive.” Today, people think of the waltz as conservative and sedate, yet when the waltz was introduced…
Everett, WA – October 23-26, 2008 Compulsory Dance Report Original Dance Report Free Dance Report Live from Everett Blog by Karen Frank Katherine Copely’s Competitor Blog
by Melanie Hoyt For the second year in a row, Disson Skating chose the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois to host one of its television specials for NBC. On October 25, world-class skaters came together for the…
October 25, 2008 – Chicago, IL Mel’s Show Blog Photographs
Sunday, November 2, 2008 Farewell from Ottawa Some final photos from Sunday’s closing banquet: And now presenting….TEAM T-FAL USA Yes, the U.S. Team did go out of the way to find chef hats, T-fal aprons, and bring all of…
Live from Ottawa Blog Jennifer Wester’s Competitors Blog Photographs
Friday, November 7, 2008 What a weekend! I’ve been home for four days, and I’m still reliving all of the fantastic moments. I’ve also been living the life of a grad student, since I had a lit paper due last…