by Morgan Matthews-Pennington | Photos by Daphne Backman Costume designers give ice dancers the opportunity to express themselves through the designs that they wear on the ice. Whether one prefers…
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by Anne Calder Lucas Appel is the 2023 (gold) and 2024 (silver) Solo Dance U.S. National Champion. He attends Florida Gulf University as a full-time student majoring in psychology and…
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by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney Emmy Bronsard is a Canadian figure skater who grew up in Montreal with her mom and dogs, The 19 year-old is a…
ByTeam IDCby Morgan Matthews Pennington Put your glad rags on and join me, hon! The rhythm dance theme for the 2024-25 season has been chosen and it’s one meant to get…
ByTeam IDCby Morgan Matthews Pennington Utter the words “compulsory dances” to a group of young ice dancers and you’re likely to elicit groans. The set steps, rigid patterns, and most of…
ByTeam IDCby Morgan Matthews Pennington IDC is excited to welcome Morgan to our journalist team. Morgan brings a wealth of first-hand knowledge from her time as an elite competitive ice dancer…
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by Anne Calder Thirty-six ice dance couples competed in the Rhythm Dance at the recent 2024 World Championships. IDC chatted with many of the athletes who made their debuts and…
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Article & Photos by Anne Calder & Gina Capellazzi The music requirements for the 2023-2024 Rhythm Dance included “Music and Feeling of the Eighties”. Any music was possible provided it was…
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by Anne Calder | Photo by Daphne Backman “We are still very proud of ourselves…of the whole season.” – Emily Bratti At the recent 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, Emily Bratti…
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by Anne Calder | Photo by Matteo Morelli Yes, indeed! That giant smile flashing on the Bell Centre Jumbotron belonged to four-time U.S. National ice dance medalist Kaitlin Hawayek. As…
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by Matteo Morelli | On-Ice Photo by Robin Ritoss Czech Republic’s Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek are last year’s Junior World Champions, with impressive results collected throughout their junior years.…
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By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Melanie Heaney Two years after the last Winter Olympic Games took place, the Kamila Valieva doping case finally received a verdict from the Court…
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by Anne Calder Caroline and Brendan Mullen are very competitive athletes from a very competitive family. Caroline and younger brother Paul are high school swimmers. Brendan has competed in multiple…
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by Anne Calder | Off-Ice Photo by Jordan Cowan Raffaella Koncius & Alexey Shchepetov grew up in two separate times zones, 2700 miles apart. Koncius was raised in Southern California…
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by Anne Calder IDC corresponded with Katarina Wolfkostin & Dimitry Tsarevski as the team prepared for its 2024 U.S. National Championship debut in Columbus, Ohio. Tell me about your earliest…
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