2017-2018 Program Music and Choreographers

[Karpenko]

Sasha Cohen and Patrick Chan also have another thing in common. okay I'm done snarking.

I kind of like that C/B aren't doing LLL, maybe it'll actually work out to their benefit.. one less LLL is fine with me, I just hope it's not another Rach-type of FD.

 

[Aerobicidal]

Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier
FD - Theme : the life of Coco Chanel

A Schoenfelder/Zazoui team with a Chanel program!? I'm pretty sure this is going to be my favorite free dance of the season unless Gilles and Poirier can come up with their best program yet (which would also be excellent).

Ivana Komova says, "CHANEL program bring elegant to ice wonder costume best assessories since turkoize glove of Medvedeva!!! New to senior France team will de-feet godless Sizzerwrong and crotch he show in hundred of horror instasnap fotos!"

Here are some elements of Chanel's life I want to see incorporated into the program:
Learning to sew in a stark orphanage (serpentine steps)
Moonlighting as a second-tier cabaret entertainer (curve lift)
Dispensing glasses of mineral water at the Vichy spa (dance spin)
Meeting Étienne Balsan and becoming his favorite spoiled mistress (circular steps)
Opening her first boutique in 1913 (also in the circular steps)
Time spent as a Nazi agent (rotational lift)
Popularization of the suntan (twizzles)
Lonely and authoritarian mood of her twilight years (stationary lift)

 

[VGThuy]

Or better yet, they could skate to the musical stylings of Katharine Hepburn and her...distinctive..."singing" in Coco.

https://youtu.be/6g7o6sjrqcg

 

[Sylvia]

Just saw this Japanese article link on Twitter: https://this.kiji.is/263712818982404100?c=39550187727945729

Can someone confirm that Satoko Miyahara's SP was choreographed by Lori Nichol to "Sayuri's Theme" from the Memoirs of a Geisha OST?

Google translation of final sentence: Miyahara said, "It's a strong women's movie going aiming and I hope I can express it to fit the atmosphere of the movie."

 

[kittysk8ts]

Just saw this Japanese article link on Twitter: https://this.kiji.is/263712818982404100?c=39550187727945729

Can someone confirm that Satoko Miyahara's SP was choreographed by Lori Nichol to "Sayuri's Theme" from the Memoirs of a Geisha OST?

Google translation of final sentence: Miyahara said, "It's a strong women's movie going aiming and I hope I can express it to fit the atmosphere of the movie."

LOL @Sylvia, I think you are correct and you are a genius for figuring that out!

 

[Kristin]

Do we know what James and Cipres and Tessa and Scott are skating to? I hope the French keep their Sound of Silence LP from last season. fingers crossed.

 

[kittysk8ts]

Do we know what James and Cipres and Tessa and Scott are skating to? I hope the French keep their Sound of Silence LP from last season. fingers crossed.

Very unlikely that V/M would reveal music before High Performance Camp in late August. While I LOVED J/C's Sound of Silence and their marked improvement with their new team last season, I now want to see where else they can go choreographically. I am quite excited about this.

 

[aftershocks]

I do think it's beautiful though and will highlight his skating skills really well. It's just kind of to see people lose their sh!t when it's so sad and melancholy. "OMG yes, it's depression!"

Well, going through losing one's sh!t can be sad, melancholy and depressing. But then maybe there's a bit of relief and lightness of spirit afterward. Dust in the Wind is not intended to be depressing anyways. It's just reflectively telling the truth or telling one's own truth as personally experienced. Sorry if anyone finds my observations depressing.

Patrick is preparing to as best he can. And he apparently wants to show up fighting in his own way with no regrets. Then later he can pursue skydiving and other active pursuits with a relatively sound body and a lightness of spirit. Lay it down as only you can Mr. Chan. Hallelujah!

 

[Tinami Amori]

Just saw this Japanese article link on Twitter: https://this.kiji.is/263712818982404100?c=39550187727945729
Can someone confirm that Satoko Miyahara's SP was choreographed by Lori Nichol to "Sayuri's Theme" from the Memoirs of a Geisha OST?
Google translation of final sentence: Miyahara said, "It's a strong women's movie going aiming and I hope I can express it to fit the atmosphere of the movie."

It is "Memoirs of a Geisha", but it is not specifically "Sayuri's Theme" music selection from the soundtrack of the film.
You see, in the japanese text it states 画「SAYURI」- 画 means A Film/Movie called "Sayuri". In Japan when the film was released, it was not called "Memoirs of a Geisha", but "Sayuri" as an official name. So it is confirming the name of the Film but not the specific music piece "Sayuri's Theme".

 

[DobrinFan]

Just saw this Japanese article link on Twitter: https://this.kiji.is/263712818982404100?c=39550187727945729

Can someone confirm that Satoko Miyahara's SP was choreographed by Lori Nichol to "Sayuri's Theme" from the Memoirs of a Geisha OST?

Google translation of final sentence: Miyahara said, "It's a strong women's movie going aiming and I hope I can express it to fit the atmosphere of the movie."

Satoko 'Memoirs of a Geisha' SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gi7DF-2_VA

 

[Jeschke]

Satoko 'Memoirs of a Geisha' SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gi7DF-2_VA

I love the 'Memoirs of a Geisha' OST, such good music. Perfect for Satoko. The program needs some mileage, but it's july, so let's wait.
Love the dress, the flow of the skirt, but don't like the dress for the 'Memoirs of a Geisha' program, would like something more conservative here.
C'mon Satoko, kick ass!

 

[Karpenko]

It's a beautiful program, wow I've really missed her. The jumps have left her for the time being but I see lots of potential. The maturity and musicality she brings to the program is absolutely beautiful.

 

[jenny12]

Satoko is such a lovely skater and it's great to see her again. Hopefully the jumps become more comfortable for her with time.

 

[DobrinFan]

Mura 'Too Close' SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmaxT1R34o

 

[Jeschke]

Mura 'Too Close' SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmaxT1R34o

hm. for 2/3 of the programs it's just him skating to background music. not impressed.
costume is so conservative for mura

 

[alexikeguchi]

Wow, Satoko always has the best programs! She looks very smooth and polished already other than the jumps, and I love how she really seems to get rather than just execute her choreography. I hope she kicks some tail in her comeback.

 

[Jun Y]

Caroline and Gordon Green free dance music: Prince Igor with Sarah Brightman's song in the middle (Stranger in Paradise).

Does anyone know the music of Allie Rose and JT Michel's free dance? I'm fascinated. It's a rendition of Bonnie and Clyde.

Haines/Koszuta FD music: The Way You Look Tonight (Sinatra) + It's a Wonderful World (instrumental) + something else.

 

[aftershocks]

Well alrighty then. Here's the perfect music for last minute panic attacks.

Just like a roulette wheel, we also have a Spinning Wheel.

"What goes up, must come down ... Talking 'bout your troubles and you never learn. Ride a painted pony, let the spinning wheel turn... Would you mind a reflecting sign? Just let it shine within your mind and show you the colors that are rrrreal..."

 

[arakwafan2006]

Chock/Bates are picking the wrong season to vacillate and change

 

[VGThuy]

Chock/Bates are picking the wrong season to vacillate and change

Or maybe it'll work out for them haha. Get the adrenaline going. Tweaking that SD non-stop helped H/D at Worlds.

 

[aftershocks]

Or maybe it'll work out for them haha. Get the adrenaline going. Tweaking that SD non-stop helped H/D at Worlds.

H/D simply held to their vision and made refinements to their last season's SD. They did not change anything completely, only edits and refinements. Their concept and overall choice remained the same and they didn't waver in the face of fan criticism -- but they did listen to what the judges were saying.

Hopefully C/B have a concept in mind but are having trouble mainly with music to match their concept?

 

[VGThuy]

H/D simply held to their vision and made refinements to their last season's SD. They did not change anything completely, only edits and refinements. Their concept and overall choice remained the same and they didn't waver in the face of fan criticism -- but they did listen to what the judges were saying.

Hopefully C/B have a concept in mind but are having trouble mainly with music to match their concept?

That's true. C/B had to change their SD three times before 2015-2016 season and ended up with a GPF silver, 4CC silver, and World bronze, so we know they can do it. It'll just be much harder than if they didn't have to do it. Better change it now than mid-season. We know how that goes for ice dancers during the Olympic season.

That said, H/D's choreography changed quite a bit throughout the season.

 

[SmallFairy]

Satoko looks just lovely. Great timing and refinement already. Great program for her, great mood. Great indeed.

 

[arakwafan2006]

Or maybe it'll work out for them haha. Get the adrenaline going. Tweaking that SD non-stop helped H/D at Worlds.

That had to be an all
Time low for CB. I think Igor has taken them as far as he can.

 

[Doggygirl]

hm. for 2/3 of the programs it's just him skating to background music. not impressed.
costume is so conservative for mura

I was thinking exactly this re: background music. I'm hoping the voidy costume is still at the costume maker!

 

[DobrinFan]

Alexander Samarin
SP Moonlight Sonata (E.S. Posthumus) choregraphed by Peter Tchernyshev and Nikita Mikhailov
LP Metallica-Unforgiven III choregraphed by Peter Tchernyshev
https://www.sports.ru/figure-skating/1053994573.html

 

[AxelAnnie]

Chock/Bates are picking the wrong season to vacillate and change

Thought they did that last season.

 

[DobrinFan]

Ivan Righini
SP Lord of the Dance https://www.instagram.com/p/BXFrGjqFR3K/?taken-by=barielloivan

 

[Ananas Astra]

Ivan Righini
SP Lord of the Dance https://www.instagram.com/p/BXFrGjqFR3K/?taken-by=barielloivan

I really hope his FS is Pepe le Pew-themed according to his new hairstyle.

 

[Wyliefan]

Satoko was breathtaking. Oh man, I hope she gets those jumps back. I know the competition in Japan will be fierce, but I want her on the Olympic team SO BADLY.