Siblings Oona and Gage Brown Aim High
by Anne Calder Oona and Gage Brown were five and seven when they first stepped on the ice at a local Long Island skating rink. Their mother had registered them…
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Peal & Peal: Savoring the Journey
by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman and Michelle Wojdyla. Banner photo by Robin Ritoss “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward,…
Getting to Know Fournier & Haddad
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made this skating season much more complicated, Team IDC wanted to continue its tradition of highlighting new teams. Jamie Fournier and Anthony Haddad are a…
Jordan Cowan and his on-ice perspective
by Matteo Morelli \ Photos by Danielle Earl Jordan Cowan tells us how he managed to combine his passion for music, dance and videography, to create On Ice Perspectives, a…
IDI to debut free online event, titled Touching the Human Spirit
Photo by David J ,Murray After its six-week national tour was cut short by COVID-19 shutdowns earlier this year, Maine-based Ice Dance International (IDI) returns with an hour-long online event,…
Getting to Know: Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov
This week, we checked in with the new team of Lorraine McNamara & Anton Spiridonov who will make their Grand Prix debut at Skate America this week. Tell us about…
Getting to Know: Carolina Moscheni and Francesco Fioretti
By Matteo Morelli | Photos by Carolina Moscheni & Francesco Fioretti Italy’s Carolina Moscheni and Francesco Fioretti tell us about their newly formed partnership, how COVID made it start in…
Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa
Photo by Harumi Akabane France’s Natasha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa are the first team in our New Team Series! Tell us about your individual skating journeys? NL: I did my…
Ice Academy of Montreal launches I.AM LIVE
by Matteo Morelli The Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM) is launching I.AM LIVE, a special global live-stream broadcast event produced by Markey Int’l Arts. The 19 ice dance couples that…
Focus on Solo Dance: The Wrap Up
by Anne Calder | Photo by John Higgins The final chapter in the IDC Series: A Perspective on Solo Dance reviews the 2020 season, and how the coaches and athletes…
Focus on Solo Dance: Coaches’ Perspectives (Part II)
by Anne Calder The second article in the Coaches’ Perspectives section of the IDC Solo Dance Series continues to highlight coaches, who have developed programs that promote the discipline. Katrina…
Focus on Solo Dance: International Perspective
by Anne Calder Great Britain has a rich tradition in Solo Dance. Phillipa (Pippa) Towler-Green briefly outlined the British Solo Dance system. “There are around eight solo dance qualifying events…
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part III)
by Anne Calder Today we introduce five more ice dancers in our Focus on Solo Dance series. These athletes are all alumni of the National Solo Dance Series. Karina Manta…
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part II)
by Anne Calder Today we introduce three young ice dancers who competed at the 2019 Solo Dance Final in Provo, Utah. Two also skated at the 2019 inaugural USFS Ice…
Focus on Solo Dance: Athlete Perspective (Part I)
by Anne Calder IDC interviewed several ice dancers with various amounts of experience in Solo Dance. Participation in the discipline served to bolster their involvement in a wide range of…