2017-2018 Program Music and Choreographers

YukiNieve said:
Alexander Johnson

Free Program
Mea Culpa and Sadeness by Enigma.
Choreography by Rohene Ward

You can see a glimpse of the program:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUvBSmpDaGi/
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Wow, I love the shapes, the movement and the music. Alexander Johnson and Rohene Ward, this looks like a match made in heaven! :swoon: Rohene Ward is a choreographic genius. Alex is such a wonderful dancer on the ice ... There really needs to be more opportunities for exposure, for recognition, for rewarding skills other than four-revolution jumps. Blade skills, good technique, artistic and interpretive skills should not take a backseat.

Thanks for the information @YukiNieve and @Kecasyl. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjK30nhy7CU Enigma - Mea Culpa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFLRHPUWBI8 Enigma - Sadeness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbcFGuMNvoU Sacred Spirit - Legends

Marco said:
Great! Love that from her!

And smart for her to choose a comfortable piece so that she can focus more time on training and jumping.
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Ah, shades of Tanaquil LeClerq:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn6Cuc5uviI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQW2we1m58

Carolina's Afternoon of a Faun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij5LuqjciyI
 
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Re-posting from the Russian news thread:
Ka3sha said:
Interview with Mishin
http://rsport.ru/interview/20170531/1121168294.html
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- Petrov ... one of his programs will be to Sabre Dance (choreographed by Misha Ge and Ramil Mehdiyev)
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"Sabre Dance" is probably Petrov's SP?

I believe Coach Mishin said in this same interview that Carolina's Kostner's free skate is choreographed by Lori Nichol to Debussy's"Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) - IIRC, music she skated to in the 2010-11 season. And that Kostner's new SP is "modern, interesting" (also by Nichol, I assume?).

ETA: Oops, missed seeing Ka3sha's post #568 with this info! Thanks for clarifying for me in the Russian news thread re. Tuktamysheva's FS:
Ka3sha said:
I had to reread that part of Mishin's interview few times to understand what he was saying :)
Liza's FP is to Pyotr Leshchenko's tango (Mishin said that he skated to it at Worlds in 1969)
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ETA #2 - Artur Dmitriev Sr. has choreographed his son's SP to Scorpions' "Maybe I Maybe You" (Samarin's FS music this past season) and Artur Jr.'s FS is Spanish style ("half-classic, half-modern motifs"), choreographed by Sergei Komolov: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/in...ove-27-summer-2017.101295/page-2#post-5079347
 
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clairecloutier said:
Ha-ha. Yes I'm a bit surprised by this choice from A/R, it seems rather mainstream compared to their past selections.
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VIETgrlTerifa said:
How many La La Land programs have been announced so far?
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i do not complain about 'La La Land' but about the (expected) 'staged' program with all the mimics and poses they most likely will present.
It's okay for once, but I do not like it all over and over again.
(Same problem I have with Marchei Hotarek)
Once there was classic Martiusheva, just wanted to say!
 
clairecloutier said:
Ha-ha. Yes I'm a bit surprised by this choice from A/R, it seems rather mainstream compared to their past selections.
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I can think of 10 other pairs teams I'd rather attempt La La Land than A/R....but maybe they will surprise us with an interesting take on it or a really good program. I'd really like to see them make a run at the Olympics team if Kavaguti/Smirnov are done....
 
I am loving all of the love Christopher Dean is getting with dancers these days. I like that he's still around creating and i REALLY cannot wait to see what he came up with for Bruno and Aliona.

Regarding Rohene and Alexander Johnson, I'm dismayed by what I've seen. There is a level of taste and sophistication missing in Rohene's work. One plus though is, Alex can handle WHATEVER elaborate step sequences that Rohene throws at him. Tom Dickson's coaching work shows through in him the way it did in Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Jahnke and Matt Savoie.
 
arakwafan2006 said:
I am loving all of the love Christopher Dean is getting with dancers these days. I like that he's still around creating and i REALLY cannot wait to see what he came up with for Bruno and Aliona.

Regarding Rohene and Alexander Johnson, I'm dismayed by what I've seen. There is a level of taste and sophistication missing in Rohene's work. One plus though is, Alex can handle WHATEVER elaborate step sequences that Rohene throws at him. Tom Dickson's coaching work shows through in him the way it did in Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Jahnke and Matt Savoie.
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I wasnt wowed by that snippet either but not for that reason. I think Rohene has tons of taste, sophistication and talent but I do think he can be repetive and self-indulgent at times. (I hated a recent EX he did for himself where he was rolling around on the floor and stretching for hours... it felt like.) In this case it looked like he wanted Alex to be a mini-me. But he has done fabulous work for Jason (his muse) and I like his work for Mariah too. Maybe when we see the whole program, that bit for Alex will fall into place.
 
Spun Silver said:
I wasnt wowed by that snippet either but not for that reason. I think Rohene has tons of taste, sophistication and talent but I do think he can be repetive and self-indulgent at times. (I hated a recent EX he did for himself where he was rolling around on the floor and stretching for hours... it felt like.) In this case it looked like he wanted Alex to be a mini-me. But he has done fabulous work for Jason (his muse) and I like his work for Mariah too. Maybe when we see the whole program, that bit for Alex will fall into place.
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Strange that you disagree with my assertion, however the silly wallowing around program he did for himself that you described proves my point. Still, I'm hoping for the best as well. Alexander is very capable although i wish he would make a quantum leap technically. We shall see however.

Sarah Karahawra noted that a common rookie mistake for choreographers is that they choreograph for other skaters in a way that they move and not their client. I think that all choreographers do that to an extent. Rohene's work has it's place. Some skaters love him. I just think that Alex is better than what Rohene usually shows.
 
arakwafan2006 said:
I am loving all of the love Christopher Dean is getting with dancers these days. I like that he's still around creating . . .
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Spun Silver said:
I think Rohene has tons of taste, sophistication and talent but I do think he can be repetive and self-indulgent at times. In this case it looked like he wanted Alex to be a mini-me.
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OK, someone please tell me they see the irony in these two posts back to back right after Coomes & Buckland announce that the project they have been working on with Torvill & Dean is to T&D's 94 rhumba music?
 
arakwafan2006 said:
Strange that you disagree with my assertion, however the silly wallowing around program he did for himself that you described proves my point. Still, I'm hoping for the best as well. Alexander is very capable although i wish he would make a quantum leap technically. We shall see however. .
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Yeah, I kind of noticed that while I was writing. I guess I want to say there is a big difference between Rohene the choreographer at his worst and his best, and I prefer to judge him by his best. Even guys who bat .400 strike out a lot.
 
arakwafan2006 said:
I am loving all of the love Christopher Dean is getting with dancers these days. I like that he's still around creating and i REALLY cannot wait to see what he came up with for Bruno and Aliona.

Regarding Rohene and Alexander Johnson, I'm dismayed by what I've seen. There is a level of taste and sophistication missing in Rohene's work. One plus though is, Alex can handle WHATEVER elaborate step sequences that Rohene throws at him. Tom Dickson's coaching work shows through in him the way it did in Jeremy Abbott, Ryan Jahnke and Matt Savoie.
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I'm not a huge fan of Rohene's work, but I am waiting to judge the choreography he has done with Alex until I see it a few times. Tom Dickson isn't responsible for the way Jeremy Abbott does anything movement wise, etc. Jeremy is a natural and was moving like that long before Tom showed up to do some choreography, he also grew up idolizing Robin Cousins and Kurt Browning, and it definitely shows.
 
Just my opinion, I think the clip they posted of Alexander's program is rather amazing especially when compared to Shoma's SP where spread eagles are called choreography and interpretation.
 
Pattina said:
Daisuke Murakami keeps 2016/2017 programs

Short: "Bring Him Home" Free: "Pagliacci"

Source Dice's vlog (in Japanese - program are announced at 2:06 and at 2:20)

https://youtu.be/ExsKCYKcHqA
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Thanks! :) Lori Nichol choreographed both programs last season (he only got to compete them once internationally at Nepela Memorial): http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007654.htm

VIETgrlTerifa said:
How many La La Land programs have been announced so far?
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Two that I know of with a third (Wagner's FS) still TBD.

ETA:

Enchanted said:
According to his Instagram Jorik Hendrickx will be skating to Je suis malade.
https://instagram.com/p/BUM6LGwhfhB/
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Clip of his SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/BU1atodhVKx/?taken-by=jorikhendrickx

Footwork clip by Denis Ten from a new competitive program? https://www.instagram.com/p/BU07gYAld2A/

Denis Ten and Benoit Richaud were at the Wurth arena in Egna, Italy: https://www.facebook.com/young.goose.academy/posts/1347442392003978
 
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hockeyplayer2 said:
Hubbell/Donohue released their FD for the Olympic year...
"Across the Sky", instrumental-Rag N' Bone Man/"Caught Out in the Rain"-Beth Hart
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2BDpSFqDN/
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I thinks that those are good choices for them. Probably some people won't like that it's "slow" music again (as there are people for whom all slow music is apparently the same), but I personally really liked their first ('I Put a Spell On You') FD and have always thought that they should do another bluesy FD, especially now that they are better skaters. Their Midnight blues sequence from the last season's SD only reinforced that thought.
 
Kecasyl said:
I'm not a huge fan of Rohene's work, but I am waiting to judge the choreography he has done with Alex until I see it a few times. Tom Dickson isn't responsible for the way Jeremy Abbott does anything movement wise, etc. Jeremy is a natural and was moving like that long before Tom showed up to do some choreography, he also grew up idolizing Robin Cousins and Kurt Browning, and it definitely shows.
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I think you need to go do your homework. You're incorrect about Tom's influence on Jeremy.
 
arakwafan2006 said:
I think you need to go do your homework. You're incorrect about Tom's influence on Jeremy.
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I think you need to try again. Yes, Tom may have had a small influence at some point, but he was a natural from the start and his most brilliant work on the ice wasn't with Tom.
 
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