Tag: Shae Zukiwsky

Dancing Between Worlds: From Pointe to Blade

by Jacquelyn Thayer Elegant and agile, few images in skating are more celebrated than that of the ballerina on ice, the dancer on blades. It’s away from the spotlight that the magic is born — through nine hour training days, frequent commutes or specialized injury. A childhood in the studio cedes to sessions in skates;…

Behind the Program, Ep. 2: Poulin and Servant, 2014-15 Free Dance

by Jacquelyn Thayer For Andréanne Poulin and Marc-André Servant, guided by the chance to try new program and musical styles, the logical senior follow-up to a lighthearted, character-heavy junior free dance — utilizing Alexandre Desplat’s whimsical Fantastic Mr. Fox score — could only be a starkly serious effort, dramatic and contemporary movement set to pieces…