2022-23 Program Music and Choreographers

[jenny12]

Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
SP: "Believer" by Imagine Dragons
Choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne

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Thanks to @Sylvia for the tip, via Yuma's cheer thread!

Interesting choice. I’m not a fan of Imagine Dragons but this might make for a cool program.

 

[Sylvia]

Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN)
FS: Two Steps From Hell's "Enchantress" by Thomas Bergersen
Choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne
To be debuted, along with Kagiyama's SP, via a paid stream on 6/30: https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202206160001309.html

Aurelija Ipolito / Luke Russell (LAT)
RD: Da Da Da - Senor Coconut / Jump in the line - SiR
Choreographed by Mark Hanretty

I/R's Free Dance also is choreographed by Mark Hanretty: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce6CBvPL-J7/
FD music: "Time (feel so sleep)/Creep (Postmodern Jukebox)/Thriller (Postmodern Jukebox)"

ETA on 6/19:

Natasha McKay (GBR)
FS: Burlesque OST
Choreographer: Mark Pillay
Music in her clip is "Welcome to Burlesque" by Cher: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ce_TPpvDKq9/

 

[Sylvia]

Gabrielle Daleman (CAN): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfE9140py_o/
FS music clip she shared is from "Survivor" by 2WEI (eta) BUT she used different music in her tweeted clip: https://twitter.com/gabby_daleman/status/1539344830941339649
So, we will have to wait & see, I guess?

Kaori Sakamoto
Rock with U by Janet Jackson
Choreographed by Rohene Ward
(It's not clear yet whether this is the SP or FS; I'll update when we find out)

https://twitter.com/myohmizmai/status/1518959745557663744

This is Sakamoto’s SP music. Her FS was choreographed by Marie-France Dubreuil (music not yet revealed): https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2a_boJmtm/

 

[airgelaal]

Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI (UKR)
SP: Zhiva (Alive) by Hardkiss
FS: A cover compilation of compositions from Nirvana

Holichenko and Darenskyi push forward with nerves of steel

Editor’s note: On February 24, 2022, approximately 150,000 of Russia’s “peace-keeping” troops and tanks spilled over the borders of Ukraine, violating the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country in […]

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[cohkaix]

This is Sakamoto’s SP music. Her FS was choreographed by Marie-France Dubreuil (music not yet revealed): https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2a_boJmtm/

Kaori's new FS is to Sia's 'Elastic Heart'. Source-interview with the Kobe Press

 

[Amy L]

Kaori's new FS is to Sia's 'Elastic Heart'. Source-interview with the Kobe Press

Ooh I love that song!

 

[Wyliefan]

Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
FS: "Rain in Your Black Eyes"
Choreographer: Lori Nichol

https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1542473422931984384

 

[jenny12]

Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
FS: "Rain in Your Black Eyes"
Choreographer: Lori Nichol

https://twitter.com/InTheLoPodcast/status/1542473422931984384

I’m a little tired of that piece but I’m sure Yuma will do a great job to it.

 

[Wyliefan]

It is starting to feel pretty stale ...

 

[Sylvia]

Conrad Orzel Short Carmina Burana

Choreographed by Lance Vipond, aqccording to Ravi Walia's Orzel clip today: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfevts_NCVQ/

Many of Team Japan's skaters debuted competition programs in the first show on July 1st of Dreams on Ice -- refer to my compilation in post #389: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ason-news-updates.108389/page-13#post-6271467

 

[Karen-W]

Metelkina/Parkman GEO

SP - Beth Hart "I'll Take Care of You"

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[Sylvia]

Video links for many Japanese skaters who debuted new season programs at the Dreams on Ice shows are linked in posts #2 & 5 of the "Japanese figure skating 2022-23 season news & updates" thread.

Ivan Shmuratko (UKR) shared this FS clip today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmVfX9oudO/
22/23 Free Skate -
“Find Me” by Forest Blakk
“On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter
“This Place was a Shelter” by Ólafur Arnalds
Choreographer: Adam Solya

 

[Wyliefan]

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)
FS: Talk to Her (Hable con ella) soundtrack

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1544241590998384641

Mako Yamashita (JPN)
SP: "Rise Up"
FS: Sunset Boulevard

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1544136623260139521

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1544136731712262144

 

[Frau Muller]

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Mako Yamashita (JPN)
SP: "Rise Up"
FS: Sunset Boulevard

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1544136623260139521

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1544136731712262144

Oh, no! Another croaky voice-over? Hopefully anybody but Glenn Close.

 

[Sylvia]

Amber Glenn (USA)
FS: “Without you" by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca
Choreo: Misha Ge

Amber also tweeted out a clip back on June 12: https://twitter.com/AmberGlenn_/status/1536137011509141504

She just shared a clip of her SP: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfuvMnVse7A/
"Hit The Road Jack" (cover version) by 2WEI
Choreographed by Katherine Hill
Amazingly filmed by @oniceperspectives

 

[ptvvibezz]

Mai Mihara (JPN)
FS: El amor brujo by Manuel de Falla
Choreo: TBA (?)

Source: https://twitter.com/figure365/status/1545648716576477185

 

[sk9tingfan]

Look who has joined the ranks of choreographers. It's a lot to ask another skater to achieve his ability in the choreographic realm. https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/1546124989929345024

 

[Ananas Astra]

Kolyada's new FS is to Schnittke's "Tango in a Madhouse".
Choreo by Tatiana Prokofieva and Ilia Averbukh.
Source: https://www.sports.ru/figure-skatin...ta&utm_medium=figurea&utm_campaign=2022-07-11 and video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf35hKcqHXl/

 

[airgelaal]

Ivan Shmuratko (UKR) shared this FS clip today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmVfX9oudO/
22/23 Free Skate -
“Find Me” by Forest Blakk
“On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter
“This Place was a Shelter” by Ólafur Arnalds
Choreographer: Adam Solya

And Ivan Shmuratko (UKR) 22/23 SP
“Біля Тополі” (Near the Poplar) by SHUMEI

Ivan Shmuratko on Instagram: "22/23 SP - "Біля Тополі" by @shumei.music Choreographed by @alexeyoliynik "За тих, хто у морі далеко і крилами лелеки повернуться живі""

1,089 likes, 57 comments - v4no__ on July 13, 2022: "22/23 SP - "Біля Тополі" by @shumei.music Choreographed by @alexeyoliynik "За тих, хто у морі далеко і крилами лелеки повернуться живі"".

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[Flake99]

It seems that 2WEI is becoming the new Postmodern Jukebox, ensuring skating fans are forced to endure horrible covers of songs that would typically be fine in their original version. Still, that may be a step up from that maudlin ballad Amber Glenn skated to for multiple seasons.

I have a Canadian friend who told me that Forest Blakk has a song that is played often on pop radio there. I'm wondering if that is the same track Shmuratko is using.

I have no interest in what any of the Russian skaters are selecting for music. For all I care, they could be choosing my favorite pieces of music of all time. I'll follow Russian skating this season about as closely as I follow Duck Dynasty.

 

[tony]

I have a Canadian friend who told me that Forest Blakk has a song that is played often on pop radio there. I'm wondering if that is the same track Shmuratko is using.

It's the piece Papadakis and Cizeron used.

 

[Flake99]

I just googled "Find Me" by Forest Blakk and it has to be one of the most pretentious yet artless slices of slam poetry I have heard in my life. How in the word did Olympic champions decide to skate to that? (That is a rhetorical question because I have never seen the French dancers' Blakk program and certainly do not plan to.)

 

[coralline]

I just googled "Find Me" by Forest Blakk and it has to be one of the most pretentious yet artless slices of slam poetry I have heard in my life. How in the word did Olympic champions decide to skate to that? (That is a rhetorical question because I have never seen the French dancers' Blakk program and certainly do not plan to.)

Oh I love that free dance of PC，especially the ChSt part with the slam poetry where they echo the words. But maybe that‘s just because I am not a native English speaker and English words in any programs just feel exotic and alienate for me.

The same with Fournier Beaudry & Sorensen‘s Roots FD. I fell in love with that program at first sight. However apparently some north American viewers believe it’s just a Yoga music and can't stop talking about it… and they finally changed the music… broke my heart！

 

[Karen-W]

I just googled "Find Me" by Forest Blakk and it has to be one of the most pretentious yet artless slices of slam poetry I have heard in my life. How in the word did Olympic champions decide to skate to that? (That is a rhetorical question because I have never seen the French dancers' Blakk program and certainly do not plan to.)

It wasn't the worst thing ever, but PapCiz can elevate pretty much anything they skate to - which means that we're now being subjected to a bunch of wannabe, lower-rate versions of the same pretentious schlock, but without the skating skills and raw talent of PapCiz to make it palatable.

 

[Nmsis]

I just googled "Find Me" by Forest Blakk and it has to be one of the most pretentious yet artless slices of slam poetry I have heard in my life. How in the word did Olympic champions decide to skate to that?

Because they took the idea of a 2008 slam FD that left a strong mark on french ice dance (and was banished after 4 months of competition), stripped it from its punch in the gut dimension, and put it into the most harmless marshmallow ever for the judges' easy consumption.

 

[Sylvia]

Jimmy Ma (USA)
SP Music: Warriors • 2WEI, Edda Hayes
Choreographer: Benoit Richaud
Footwork clip filmed by Jordan Cowan: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgAonu9Dgxm/

Sofia Frank (PHI)
SP Music: Jump (For My Love) by The Pointer Sisters
Choreographer: Drew Meekins
Clip filmed by Jordan Cowan: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgA6Xr1g4m5/

 

[jenny12]

Sofia Frank (PHI)
SP Music: Jump (For My Love) by The Pointer Sisters
Choreographer: Drew Meekins
Clip filmed by Jordan Cowan: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgA6Xr1g4m5/

Pointer Sisters!! Best music choice of the season so far!

 

[Rukia]

Pointer Sisters!! Best music choice of the season so far!

Right?? If this turns out to be a fake-out emo cover I will cry

 

[ptvvibezz]

Audrey Shin (USA)
SP: Yo Soy Maria de Buenos Aires
Choreo: TBA
Source: Instagram

 

[Flake99]

As long as the Pointer Sisters program does not include voiceovers* or slam poetry, I predict it will be my favorite selection of the season.

*I would have to qualify this statement if the song was "I'm So Excited."