The Dance Hall 11: Movin' On Up 2023-2024

[litenkyckling]

Looks like it will be Spain for Smart and Dieck:

German Figure Skating Association received a request from the Spanish Federation for release to allow Tim Dieck to compete with Olivia Smart under the Spanish flag

Ice dance duo Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck will represent Spain.

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I’m not surprised really - Olivia has said a few times recently in interviews that’s she’s really grateful and owes a lot of her career highs to the Spanish fed so she probably feels like she wants to keep repaying them for that. (That and Germany has no money)

 

[skatfan]

I’m not surprised really - Olivia has said a few times recently in interviews that’s she’s really grateful and owes a lot of her career highs to the Spanish fed so she probably feels like she wants to keep repaying them for that. (That and Germany has no money)

Agreed. Add to that if the couple continues to train in Canada, Smart would have almost insurmountable difficulties in getting German citizenship.

 

[Dobre]

Looks like it will be Spain for Smart and Dieck:

German Figure Skating Association received a request from the Spanish Federation for release to allow Tim Dieck to compete with Olivia Smart under the Spanish flag

Ice dance duo Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck will represent Spain.

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A toast to FSU for apparently accurate speculation from the start.

We'll take citizenship-challenges-in-ice-dancing for $400, Alex.

 

[Karen-W]

A toast to FSU for apparently accurate speculation from the start.

We'll take citizenship-challenges-in-ice-dancing for $400, Alex.

I think the category is just citizenship-challenges-in-figure-skating, since we're quite adept at identifying them no matter the discipline, and we know which countries give away passports to anyone, even if they've never set foot on their sovereign territory (cough-Azerbaijan-cough-Spain-cough-Georgia-cough).

 

[Sylvia]

April 21:

Nikolaj Majorov on Instagram: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the

1,577 likes, 82 comments - nikolaj_majorov on April 21, 2023: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the...".

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Majorov has switched to Ice Dance! He says he has a partner, but no mention of who that is yet.

Milla Ruud Reitan is Nikolaj Majorov’s partner - his post today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsI4ZsHIZy6/

From the the German news thread in July 2021:

Maybe this was mentioned earlier, but I just realised Norwegian former novice single skater Milla Ruud Reitan is now in Oberstorf and will represent Germany in ice dance.

Milla Ruud REITAN is 17 now and competed once internationally for Germany with Nikita REMESHEVSKIY, according to their ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110948.htm

 

[Sylvia]

@Belsornia, GBR's Billy Wilson French's new partner is Sophia Gover (her full name was tweeted by AnythingGOE earlier today) who placed 14th with Daniel Patriquin, based in Mariposa, of 16 Junior teams at 2022 Canadians - scroll down to the "Sophia & Billy" profile on IDE's website: https://www.icedanceelite.ca/meet-our-teams

Copying over from the Club Shows & Benefits thread in GSD:

13 May, Scarboro FSC Spring Celebration Showcase: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrO1p_rM33y/

The post shows: Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont, Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus, Molly Lanaghan (who spelled Scarborough the British way in her repost ) / Dmitri Razgulajevs, Charlotte Chung / Axel Mackenzie, Cat Tibau / Cayden Dawson, plus new teams Emma Goodstadt / Christian Bennett and ??? / Billy Wilson French (if anyone attends, let me know who she is!).

LIVE streaming on Scarboro Figure Skating Club's Facebook page TODAY (Saturday from noon to 3 pm Eastern time): https://www.facebook.com/people/Scarboro-Figure-Skating-Club/100036867081798/

Hoping to see a preview of this:

Nadiia Bashynska/Peter Beaumont (CAN)
RD: "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS/"The Wild Boys" by Duran Duran
Choreographers: Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-Andre Servant are listed in their ISU bio

Nadiia Bashynska on Instagram: "📣 2023-24 RD announcement 📣"

800 likes, 31 comments - nadiia_bashynska on May 3, 2023: "📣 2023-24 RD announcement 📣".

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ETA that AnythingGOE has tweeted that Billy has been testing in Canada so it's being assumed he will compete in/for Canada: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1657400564576051200

 

[Wyliefan]

LIVE streaming on Scarboro Figure Skating Club's Facebook page TODAY (Saturday from noon to 3 pm Eastern time): https://www.facebook.com/people/Scarboro-Figure-Skating-Club/100036867081798/

Caro and Shane just did a Riverdance number. Guess they're taking this Irish thing pretty seriously.

 

[Rukia]

ETA that AnythingGOE has tweeted that Billy has been testing in Canada so it's being assumed he will compete in/for Canada: https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1657400564576051200

Huh. I kind of find skating for Canada an odd choice since there's just much more competition. I'm interested to see this pairing.

 

[Wyliefan]

@Belsornia, GBR's Billy Wilson French's new partner is Sophia Gover (her full name was tweeted by AnythingGOE earlier today) who placed 14th with Daniel Patriquin, based in Mariposa, of 16 Junior teams at 2022 Canadians - scroll down to the "Sophia & Billy" profile on IDE's website: https://www.icedanceelite.ca/meet-our-teams

They did a very cute program to a Beauty and the Beast medley.

 

[Wyliefan]

Goodstadt/Bennett up now, doing a James Bond program (Goldeneye). Bit rough, but it's early days (I think this is their first outing anywhere?).

 

[Sylvia]

Goodstadt/Bennett up now, doing a James Bond program (Goldeneye).

Yes, they announced their partnership in March: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0QBdGLWHb/
"Live and Let Die" (eta: sung by Shirley Bassey) was in the 2nd half.

 

[Wyliefan]

Thanks for filling that in. I know next to nothing about James Bond (only knew Goldeneye because I Shazamed it).

Looks like Nadiia and Peter are in the next group. She's in braids, a miniskirt, and knee socks, so this should be interesting. Molly and Dimitre are out there too, dressed to do their doll program.

 

[Wyliefan]

Britney Spears program for Bashynska/Beaumont, hence the schoolgirl look. New style for them, very sultry.

 

[Sylvia]

Confirmed via IDE's Instagram story re. Gover/Wilson French: https://www.instagram.com/ice.dance.elite.insta/
"New Canadian Junior dance team!!!" https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1657443804889198593

 

[Wyliefan]

L/R had a fall right at the end of their program -- I didn't see on what. Just looked up to see both of them on the ice!

 

[Sylvia]

L/R had a fall right at the end of their program -- I didn't see on what. Just looked up to see both of them on the ice!

I missed the fall too - think they performed their Micmacs FD from last season?

ETA link to Scarboro FSC's Gala replay: https://www.facebook.com/100036867081798/videos/253137640532915

 

[Wyliefan]

Yep.

 

[Dobre]

Huh. I kind of find skating for Canada an odd choice since there's just much more competition. I'm interested to see this pairing.

Great Britain requires the partner to live in Great Britain in order to get citizenship so we don't see that happen very often with half British teams.

Also I think Canadian junior dance is heading into a rebuilding phase.

 

[litenkyckling]

Great Britain requires the partner to live in Great Britain in order to get citizenship so we don't see that happen very often with half British teams.

Also I think Canadian junior dance is heading into a rebuilding phase.

The GB citizenship rules are a huge part of why we never fully realise our potential the way other countries do - so annoying!

 

[Dobre]

Are Coomes & Buckland coaching in Great Britain now or still in North America?

 

[litenkyckling]

Are Coomes & Buckland coaching in Great Britain now or still in North America?

Pennsylvania I believe

 

[Wyliefan]

This account has some nice photos from all the dance performances in the Scarboro showcase yesterday. Scroll down to see all of them. (It says S/F's Riverdance is their new free dance, but I've heard elsewhere it was a show program, so I'll take that with a grain of salt for now.)

https://instagram.com/jorenr.photography?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==

 

[flatfoot]

Eurovision gets to every corner of the world and I happen to notice this.

GB ice dancer Lilah fear inspiring the dress designers of eurovision

Eurovision hosts exude glamour in outfits which champion Ukraine

The presenters wore Ukrainian colours of blue and yellow.

www.standard.co.uk

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Sorry someone a little more tech aware may be able to put a better link up

 

[Belsornia]

@Belsornia, GBR's Billy Wilson French's new partner is Sophia Gover (her full name was tweeted by AnythingGOE earlier today) who placed 14th with Daniel Patriquin, based in Mariposa, of 16 Junior teams at 2022 Canadians - scroll down to the "Sophia & Billy" profile on IDE's website: https://www.icedanceelite.ca/meet-our-teams

Thanks @Sylvia. I'm happy that Billy has found a new partner and that this team has already made it further than his previous partnership with Kat DelCamp. Hopefully we'll see them in summer competitions and in the mix for JGP selection (after all, by choosing to skate for Canada he's likely taking at least one JGP spot with him).

A bit disappointed that they have chosen to skate for Canada though. I'm biased of course, but it seems perplexing to choose one of the deepest fields in ice dance over a country which is struggling to fill its spots at major events. There's the citizenship issue, but if down the road they do reach the level of contending for Olympic berths there would be the CanaDanes' approach - and I'd have thought the increased opportunities and exposure from skating for GB would help them to get to that point.

They did a very cute program to a Beauty and the Beast medley.

It's been so long since he competed that I wouldn't have expected his current on ice style to be a cute Disney programme!

 

[Andrea82]

I guess Material Girl is the Harris/Chan's RD choice

Holly Harris 🦋✨ on Instagram: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #mkblades #teamaustralia #iceskatingvictoria #HarrisChan #icedance #rhythmdance #80s #Madonna"

hollyharr1s on May 21, 2023: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #...".

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[litenkyckling]

I guess Material Girl is the Harris/Chan's RD choice

Holly Harris 🦋✨ on Instagram: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #mkblades #teamaustralia #iceskatingvictoria #HarrisChan #icedance #rhythmdance #80s #Madonna"

hollyharr1s on May 21, 2023: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #...".

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I think this could be really fun - Holly has the sparkle in her performance to pull this off and she seems to have a good costume budget so can't wait for that!

 

[Dobre]

My first lip sync routine was to Material Girl.

 

[leilaofpaper]

I guess Material Girl is the Harris/Chan's RD choice

Holly Harris 🦋✨ on Instagram: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #mkblades #teamaustralia #iceskatingvictoria #HarrisChan #icedance #rhythmdance #80s #Madonna"

hollyharr1s on May 21, 2023: "The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak… 👀 • • • #iceacademyofmontreal #IAM #OWI #iskateriedell #teamriedell #...".

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based on her youtube vlog, Material Girl + Express Yourself at the very least.

 

[VGThuy]

I know people bemoaned the possibility of Madonna RDs but her music isn’t used that often in skating given her output. Okay, so a lot of her music isn’t “SFW” but a lot is.

 

[Wyliefan]

Luft/Pfisterer have ended their partnership, because Max has been dealing with injury since December. Lara's looking for a new partner.

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