Articles & Interviews

by Gina Capellazzi Last fall, Karina Manta & Joe Johnson were preparing to make their senior ISU Grand Prix debut at Skate America in Everett, Washington. A few months after…

by Anne Calder Cirque du Soleil had a humble beginning in the early 1980s when a group of jugglers, dancers, and musicians began entertaining on the streets of their small…

Layla Karnes & Kenan Slevira tried out on August 29th and by September 1st were forging ahead in a new skating partnership. Learn more about this new team in the…

IDC is highlighting some of the new partnerships that are debuting during the 2019-20 competitive season. Finland’s Arina Klinovitskaya & Jussiville Partanen are the next team we are featuring in…

By Maura Sullivan Hill | Photos by Robin Ritoss The Canadian duo took a new approach in the offseason and are eyeing a podium finish in Kelowna, as well as…

by Anne Calder Galit Chait-Moracci was a competitive ice dancer; she is currently a coach, technical specialist, wife and mom. She was born in Israel, but moved to New Jersey,…

by Anne Calder | Photos Courtesy Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka Sylwia Nowak-Trebecka is an ice dancing coach and a technical specialist from Poland. The former competitor and her partner, Sebastian Kolasinski were…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Douglas Webster created Ice Dance International in 2014 and is the Executive Artistic Director. IDI showcases and promotes ice dancing as an…

by Anne Calder | Photos by Daphne Backman Caroline Green & Michael Parsons are a new USA ice dance team who skated previously with their siblings, Gordon Green and Rachel…

by Anne Calder | Photos courtesy Melissa Gregory The third “Skating Mom” in our series is Melissa Gregory, 1998 U.S. Junior Champion (James Shuford), six-time U.S. National Senior medalist, 2005…

IDC is highlighting some of the new partnerships that are debuting in the 2019-20 competitive season. France’s Emily Bratti & Mathieu Couyras are the next team we are featuring in…

by Anne Calder | Photos courtesy of Alexandra Zaretsky The second “Skating Mom” in our series is Alexandra “Sasha” Zaretsky, an Israeli ice dancer, coach and single mom to “two…

IDC is highlighting some of the new partnerships that are debuting in the 2019-20 competitive season. Hilary Asher & Kyle Pearson of the U.S. are the next team we are…