Moves of 2012 - Pechalat & Bourzat's Egyptian

Pechalat & Bourzat's Egyptian movements are interspersed into this free dance intellegently and right on the spots where it needs to be. This is hard work. The use of their extremities is magnifical and stupendous. Dancing played a vital role in the lives of ancient Egyptians. Even the laborers used to work in rhythmic to the sounds of percussion. So forming the traditional and typical usage of using extremities in a significant way is performing unision symmetrical and dramatic movements. Pechalat and Bourzat integrates these movements in every deep edged transition and change of direction. We are not talking about a few, they are in almost every 5 seconds of this free dance. This makes it internalize
and you taste the essence of this program with Egyptian flavors. This is how you can feel like you are in the theme and when it captures you that's what ice dance is all about. It is choreographed by Kader Belmoktar, she is Egyptian so they wanted to make this right and as it should be. Remember Domnina and Shabalin critisized for offensive aborginal dance which was not their purpose, ofcourse they didn't knew that they were doing something wrong. To execute traditional dances is a bold move. They worked this right and relied on hard work. I always loved Pechalat & Bourzat's innovative approach and to me, they are a synthesis of both modernist and traditionist. Hope to see this routine in its best and see as the 2nd ranked FD of the Worlds.

Moves of 2012 - Davis & White's Rotational Lift

It used to be a Virtue & Moir thing. To make difficult and dangerous lifts. But in the last 2 years that title is Davis & White's.What a glorious joy you feel watching that lift...It's like you can reach and touch the sky and feel all the clouds, stir them to gain your power to fly up higher. This lift is musically superb in its construction. Look how they hit the changes of tempo, there is such sensitivity, they take an amazing piece of music and deliver it. This lift is the peak point of this whole program and you just forget to breathe...

Moves of 2012 - Fully Extended Free Leg Twizzles

I love twizzles because they are one of the few moves you can subjectively compare teams performance in it. You might be thinking "What is she saying? Doesn't she know they are not a couple anymore?" Well I do.. But lets look at what Hubbell&Donohue and Gilles & Poirier twizzles this season. What a coincidence that the first part of their twizzles are unique and quite the same. They are performing the first set of twizzles with a fully extended free leg. In my opinion Donohue and Hubbell's is much better. But thats not the point. This is very unusual. I love the fact that people are trying to renovate the twizzle concept and go beyond borders to make something dissimilar. Absolutely loving these twizzles. Not only they are difficult to execute they also require a great balance indeed and even the slightest unsynchronization is out there, clearly you need to be bold to include this kind of movement into a program. My God I love this flash of dazzle called twizzle don't I :) Sorry for the terrible print screens

Moves of 2012 - Virtue & Moir's Funny Faces

I love this theme. And the funny faces they make. They constantly make funny faces and that is a great way to represent the theme, the idea of it and to reflect. I love when couples do associated certain "moves" to integrate it with the program. This is certainly out of Virtue & Moir's league because even though when they make a hardcore Pink Floyd theme program, they always superimpose intimate actions. But this program is just about fun. Pure fun and the "moves" they make are "funny" even when their intentions are not to be. The opening in itself is delightful and funny! He tries to make her smile but she looks funny faced :) Representing the whole dance in the most pertinent way. And there is the part when they tap dance a little bit Scott makes this "funny face" and they just constantly make it. Great move Tessa & Scott. Appreciated..