by Michelle Wojdyla Lesson learned this morning: do not stop to chat on the way to juvenile compulsory dance competition, because with only three teams and a packed schedule…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt With their program to “Singin’ in the Rain,” Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev danced their way to the top of the free dance standings and the…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt Jennifer Wester and Daniil Barantsev won the original dance, but not without some difficulties. Their program, a hoedown to “Cotton-Eyed Joe,” carried good energy throughout, but…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt The compulsory chosen for seniors was the Austrian Waltz. I’ve never seen this one live before, and I’m more enthusiastic about compulsory dances than most people…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt With a free dance score of 79.43 that edged their personal best from last year’s National Championships, Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell secured the Junior Midwestern…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt Keiffer Hubbell has only been back on the ice for a month, but the Hubbells’ original dance was impressive even without this qualification. Their score of…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt It’s been a busy week for me, so it isn’t until I arrive, twenty minutes before the junior compulsory, that I think to ask which dance…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt At the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Western Challenge, twelve pre-novice dance teams competed for eight spots at the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals. Only Alberta/NT/Nunavut…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt For the first time since the beginning of the Eastern and Western Challenge events were introduced, senior competitors had to qualify through the 2008 BMO Skate…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt After winning the compulsory dance at the 2008 BMO Skate Canada Senior Challenge, Siobhan Karam and Kevin O’Keefe also won the original dance on Friday evening. …
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt Have you ever heard a can of soda pop explode? There’s a distinct POP! and then a slow, quiet fizzing sound as the carbonated liquid drains…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt After a successful show in February 2005 to benefit tsunami victims in southeast Asia, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto scored another hit with Home for the…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt Although Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir’s triumph at the 2008 BMO Canadian Championships was never in question, the rising team gave classy, exquisite performances every time…
ByTeam IDCby Melanie Hoyt On the senior level at the 2008 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships, start order was determined by reverse order of placements. After the compulsory dance, the…
ByTeam IDCReport & Photos by Melanie Hoyt & Katie Weigel “Too Cool to Warm” – Cast Katie: By this point in the show, I had traded seats with Mel…
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