Thursday, February 24, 2011

Moves of 2011 - Davis and White's Straight Line Lift

Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. compete in ice dance free dance during Skate America figure skating competition in Portland, Oregon, November 14, 2010.The other move of 2011 is Davis & White's Straight line lift. They are skating to a collection of Tango's and its been great to see this program evolve. An intricate cheorography from the beginning. The nuances and expressions really got better. Levels in the music changed and in the last program we can see that they are bringing this dance into life. And the greatest part of the music, the most intense, most passionate part of it takes place while in their straight line lift, which makes this move even more beautiful.
Technically, its base value is 4.00 which is not a very high value for a straight line lift. But I don't think that any base value or GOE should be the only qualification to a move. As much as technicality is important for an element it is also important that how it makes the audience feel, how passionate and artisticaly how good it looks like. I have seen a lot of great lifts artisticaly brilliant but technically qualified with low values.
GREENSBORO, NC - JANUARY 29:  Meryl Davis and Charlie White compete in the Championship Free Dance during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Greensboro Coliseum on January 29, 2011 in Greensboro, North Carolina.In this particular lift he grabs her and raises her from his shoulder to his back then she passionately holds him from his back her eyes closed and final pose with a difficult position she leaning back, he only holding her from her neck while she opens her arms and she lets go...
Meryl Davis (L) skates with her partner Charlie White during the free dance program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina January 29, 2011.

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