Articles & Interviews

by Anne Calder | Photos by Liz Chastney, Daphne Backman, Barry Gropman & Katie Weigel Team IDC welcome’s Anne Calder as a new journalist for ice-dance.com.  Previous to joining our…

Photos by Robin Ritoss Sometimes you must go back to go forward. Isabella Tobias & Ilya Tkachenko skated together briefly in 2008. “When we tried out that summer, and he…

Our annual technical breakdown of the pattern dances for the 2015-16.  This season, it has been expanded to include patterns for the juvenile, intermediate and novice levels. SENIOR Waltz, March,…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Robin Ritoss Danish ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen has found much to reflect on after finishing 11th at the World Championship—and ninth in the short…

by Jacquelyn Thayer | Photos by Daphne Backman, Melanie Hoyt & Robin Ritoss The move from Michigan to Montréal for two of the Detroit Skating Club’s leading couples—two-time U.S. bronze…

Photo by Katie Weigel U.S. ice dancers, Ginna Hoptman & Pasha Filchenkov have announced their retirement from competitive ice dancing.  In their five years together, Hoptman & Filchenkov won the…

For over 80 years, competitors from the United States and beyond have traveled to Lake Placid, New York, for the annual Ice Dance Championships.  The summer event includes competitions for…

IDC is once again offering its off-ice photography service for teams who are interested in having pictures taken for use in sectional or national programs, etc. This service is offered…

by Daphne Backman When the final group of five teams took the ice at the 2015 U.S. National Championships, coaches Karen Ludington and Christie Moxley-Hutson looked on as their team,…

by Gina Capellazzi | Photo by Daphne Backman Last week, U.S. world team members participated in teleconferences with the media in anticipation of this week’s 2015 World Championships.  The event…

After the conclusion of the 2015 U.S. National Championships, both Danielle Thomas and Daniel Eaton found themselves in similar situations. Eaton and partner Alexandra Aldridge called an end to their…

Kinzie’s Closet Presents Skate Dance Dream™ is ready to unveil their biggest and most exciting show to date. The unique show fusing the nation’s top figure skaters and the hottest…

by Daphne Backman Often, we look back at friendships from our childhood as some of the best of our lives.  Fueled by the loss of her childhood friend to cancer,…