Articles & Interviews

By Matteo Morelli Hello Matteo, it is a pleasure to talk to you and thanks for sharing your experience with us. You have been an ice dance coach and worked…

by Anne Calder IDC concluded its discussion of the the 2022-2023 Rhythm Dance changes with interviews at the Ice Dance Final in Norwood, MA.  Coach Ben Agosto sat down with…

by Anne Calder IDC continues Part II of the this series with additional 2022 Skate America interviews with the ice dance community about the changes in the Rhythm Dance. Carol…

By Matteo Morelli | Skating Photo by Robin Ritoss Representing the Czech Republic, Natálie Taschlerová & Filip Taschler are a partnership that is continuously improving and eager to show their…

by Anne Calder In April 2022, the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee announced the Senior Rhythm Dance requirements for the 2022-2023 season. The pattern was removed and replaced with a…

By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Robin Ritoss Team USA’s Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko enjoyed a fantastic junior career and are on a promising journey as senior ice dancers,…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman The 2019 announcement of the new ice dance partnership of Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi sent a seismic shock-wave across the skating…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Mariia Holubtsova & Kyryl Bielobrov represent Ukraine on the senior ice dance circuit. The partnership began almost 10 years ago. During their…

by Matteo Morelli | Skating Photos by Robin Ritoss Yuka Orihara and Juho Pirinen are a new team that has been skating together for four years representing Finland. We met…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Junior ice dancers, Juliette Shadid (18) and Lucas Shadid (20) recently qualified for the 2023 U.S. National Championships. The brother-sister team has…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman IDC caught up with Holly Harris and Jason Chan after their recent Skate America Free Dance. The reigning Australian ice dance champions…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Melanie Heaney “Our goal for this season is to break barriers and show that it is possible to reach great heights in even a limited…

by Anne Calder | Photos by KissnCry Pics & courtesy of the team Grace Vainik & Yegor Barshak represent the Georgian Figure Skating Federation. The new ice dance team trains…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman As our New Team Series continues, we meet Romy Malcolm & Noah Lafornara, who formed their partnership in 2020. Due to the…

by Anne Calder | On Ice Photos by Daphne Backman | Off Ice Photos by Jordan Cowan In July, IDC caught up with Junior ice dancers Kristina Bland & Matthew…