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Recap: 2024 Lake Placid IDI (Junior)

by Anne Calder The Lake Placid Ice Dance International (LPIDI) was held July 30-31 at the 1980 Olympic Arena Rink (Herb Brooks Arena) at the same venue simultaneously with the…

Recap: 2024 Lake Placid IDC (Junior & Senior)

by Anne Calder The 2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships was held July 27-31 as part of the U.S. Figure Skating National Qualifying Series (NQS). Competitors ranged from pre-juvenile through…

Recap: 2024 Lake Placid IDC (Novice)

by Anne Calder | Photo by Melanie Heaney Novice Combined Dance opened the 2024 NQS Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships on Sunday afternoon, July 28. The teams skated two patterns…

Additional RD quotes from the first teams

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…

Saying Goodbye to the 1980’s RD Theme

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…

Recap: 2024 World Championships

by Matteo Morelli After having lost its chance to host the event in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Montreal could finally deliver the World Figure Skating Championships this year,…

Preview: 2024 World Championships

PREVIEW: 2024 WORLD CHAMPSIONSHIPS by Matteo Morelli Montreal is welcoming the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, giving Canada the chance to host the event after having to cancel it in…

Recap: 2024 World Junior Championships

by Matteo Morelli With 31 ice dance teams representing 23 countries competing for the valued medals available, the 48th ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Taipei concluded the Junior skating…

Preview: 2024 World Junior Championships

by Matteo Morelli The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2024 is taking place in Taipei, Taiwan, from February 26 to March 3.  This will be Taipei’s second time hosting…

Recap: 2024 Four Continents Championships

by Matteo Morelli The 25th edition of the Four Continents Championships took place in Shanghai, China, in the same arena that hosted the World Championships in 2015. The ice dance…

Recap: 2024 U.S. Championships – Senior

by Anne Calder The Senior Rhythm Dance was performed on Thursday with two different required elements from the Juniors. The Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence and Choreographic Rhythm Sequence were…

Recap: 2024 U.S. Championships – Junior

by Anne Calder The 2024 U.S. National Championships were hosted by Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The downtown venue, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets, is an official NHL…

Preview: 2024 Four Continents Championships

China will be hosting the 2024 Four Continents Championships, taking place from January 30 to February 4 in Shanghai. Established in 1999, this Championships was created by the International Skating…

Recap: 2024 U.S. Championships – Novice

by Anne Calder The five highest scoring Novice teams from the November Ice Dance Final were invited to compete at the 2024 U.S. National Championship’s. Novice teams had previously competed…