by Jacquelyn Thayer Note: On-site impressions, supplemental to coverage afforded by livestream, were provided by two sources who wish to remain anonymous. Additional teams were contacted for comment, and the article will be updated to reflect their quotes if provided. Senior Short Dance Protocols Senior Free Dance Protocols Senior dance at the Skate Canada Central…
Analysis, Competition, Feature, Ice Dance, On-Site Coverage
2015 Quebec Summer Championships: The Dancers
by Jacquelyn Thayer Though also well-represented in junior dance (discussed later), the senior dance event at the 2015 Quebec Summer Championships (Championnats québécois d’été 2015) in Pierrefonds was overwhelmed with entries from the Gadbois Centre — five of seven couples in each segment hailed from the school led by Dubreuil, Lauzon and Romain Haguenauer, and…
Analysis, Competition, Pairs
2015 Quebec Summer Championships: The Pairs
by Jacquelyn Thayer Though almost wholly comprising duos from the popular camp at CPA St. Leonard, led by coaches Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the senior pairs event at the 2015 Quebec Summer Championships (Championnats québécois d’été) was particularly highlighted by a very strong season’s debut for Canadian bronze medalists — and World Junior silver…
Analysis, Competition, Ice Dance
The Pre-Season Primer: Minto Summer Skate
This year, as in many others, Ottawa’s Minto Summer Skate presented the first major outing for many of Ontario’s dance teams at all levels — including national and international medalists at both junior and senior. With Grand Prix and national silver medalists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier debuting their free dance — a piece, per…
Feature, Ice Dance, Interview
Behind the Program, Ep. 3: Edwards and Pang, 2015-16 Free Dance
by Jacquelyn Thayer After two seasons bouncing between a junior international circuit and senior national championships, Canadians Madeline Edwards and ZhaoKai Pang found their entrance to the full-time senior scene a prime time to try on a new look. The method? A dramatic tango free dance to music from Bacalov: Misa Tango and choreographed by…