2020/2021 Canadian Ice Dance: News and Updates

[Colonel Green]

Scott Moir is working on a Skate Ontario coaching certification:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGu5EumpljJ/

 

[Wyliefan]

Carol Lane's teams did a photo shoot with Joren Romaniuk. Scroll through the top few posts: https://instagram.com/jorenr.photography?igshid=zco4h7hx9t6s

 

[Sylvia]

Now that they are officially listed as participating in CHAMPIONNATS « A » DE LA SECTION QUÉBEC (pdf link), I can post the clip of Marine Pouliot & Cameron Colucci skating together at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, filmed by OIP's Jordan Cowan and shared last month, in this thread: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFmuA3oj6KA/

The event page states "Programs submitted by video will be judged from November 28 to 29, 2020 for the qualifying categories" [Senior/Junior].

Senior (5):
Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer
Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
Elysia-Marie Campbell / Liam Fawcett
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen

Junior (7):
Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia*
Jasmine Levesque / Alexandre Faucher
Jessica Li / Jacob Richmond*
Chaima Ben Khelifa / Everest Zhu
Sandrine Gauthier / Quentin Thieren*
Hannah Lim / Ye Quan*
Marine Pouliot / Cameron Colucci (new)

* on 2020-21 NextGen Team

 

[Wyliefan]

Carol Lane's teams did a simulation for PJ Kwong, who has pics on her Instagram and video in her stories, including an interview with Molly and Dmitri.

https://instagram.com/pjkwong?igshid=pd0og9eqjvm

Carolane borrowed a dress from Piper for this. I like it, but I don't know if she's going to keep it for the season or just used it this once.

 

[Colonel Green]

Another look at L/L's new lift:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8e0_JLcqU/

 

[Bellanca]

Another look at L/L's new lift:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8e0_JLcqU/

Great lift! Flexibility and strength !!

 

[victorskid]

Carol Lane's teams did a simulation for PJ Kwong, who has pics on her Instagram and video in her stories, including an interview with Molly and Dmitri.

https://instagram.com/pjkwong?igshid=pd0og9eqjvm

Carolane borrowed a dress from Piper for this. I like it, but I don't know if she's going to keep it for the season or just used it this once.

Carolane said, in an interview shown on PJ's Blade This! after Battle of the Blades last evening, that her own dress wasn't ready yet.

 

[Wyliefan]

I'm glad she's getting something new for the RD. I was never sold on that dress with the spots.

 

[Colonel Green]

IAM posted Marjorie & Zach’s part of IAM Live on their Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHA-R0hDzAg/

Carol Lane’s junior teams dressed for Halloween:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHA0AILrUXu/

 

[Sylvia]

Skate Ontario published their Sectionals entries on Oct. 30 (thanks to @shutterbug for the heads up in the 2020-21 Canadian competitions thread in Kiss & Cry):

Senior Dance (2): https://skateontario.org/results/21SEC/21SECSeniorDanceEL.pdf
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (Bye)
Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs (Bye)

Junior Dance (7): https://skateontario.org/results/21SEC/21SECJuniorDanceEL.pdf
Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont (NextGen)
Natalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell (NextGen)
Emma Goodstadt / Michael Barsoum (NextGen)
Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers (NextGen)
Sydney Embro / Eric Millar
Erica Estepa / Nolen Hickey
Maia Iannetta / Liam Carr

Practice & taping schedules currently known for Junior Dance: Nov. 9-10 at Iceland in Mississauga.

 

[Colonel Green]

Happy birthday to Marjorie Lajoie (20) and Paul Poirier (29).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQH0yorfrJ/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQV2iahhrc/

 

[Colonel Green]

Natalie & Bruce will be competing at the Ontario Sectionals junior RD tomorrow.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWQr1Bp_2r/

 

[Sylvia]

D'Alessandro/Waddell, Nadiia Bashynska/Peter Beaumont & Emma Goodstadt/Michael Barsoum are the 3 junior dance teams scheduled to record their Sectional programs in North York on Monday & Tuesday for judging at a later date. (Bruce Waddell also is taping his Senior SP & FS on Wednesday & Thursday.)

 

[Colonel Green]

The junior dancers today:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325828774362013697

 

[Colonel Green]

Sectionals junior free dance practice:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326186959979601921

 

[Colonel Green]

Marjorie posted that she's officially qualified as a provincial coach now. Good way to pay some of the bills.

 

[Sylvia]

D’Alessandro & Waddell shared 4 photos from their new FD: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHiUfNzJMBJ/

 

[Colonel Green]

A look at the filming of Quebec Sectionals from Nikolaj, including their new costumes.

 

[Wyliefan]

Good color on her.

 

[shan]

A look at the filming of Quebec Sectionals from Nikolaj, including their new costumes.

Does anyone know their FD music?

 

[RoseRed]

Does anyone know their FD music?

It's listed on their ISU bio.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Edge of Glory tweeted and Carol Lane retweeted that Paul Poirier has graduated with a Master's degree from the University of Toronto!

Wrote Lane:

Anyone who thinks high performance sport and education cannot go together should take a look at how Paul made it happen. So proud of him for making it happen [heart emojis]

https://twitter.com/cjlanecoach/status/1330479409044795392

 

[coralline]

Did Natalie and Bruce skate their new fd？I wasn’t able to watch live and now can’t find their fd anywhere...
I found Nadiia and Peter’s though.

Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont 2021 Skate Ontario Sectional Championships - FD

Scarboro FSCMusicCaruso by Lucia Dalla, performed by Andrea BocelliAnd the Waltz Goes On by Andthony Hopkins, performed by Andre Rieu

youtu.be

 

[Sylvia]

Did Natalie and Bruce skate their new fd

No, B/B were the last team to skate.

 

[coralline]

No, B/B were the last team to skate.

Oh I was so looking forward to their swan program! Thank you.

 

[Colonel Green]

Last year I recall they similarly did their RD at one of the summer series events but didn't do the FD.

We should be getting the scores tomorrow, so I'll be interested to see who won the RD between the top two teams (I thought B/B looked sharper overall, but with IJS ice dance I really don't have the technical knowledge to assess the finer details without the TES box).

 

[Colonel Green]

And I was correct; Nadiia and Peter won the RD by almost two points, a very good result for them. Since Natalie and Bruce didn't stick around for the FD, obviously we won't get a final result.

From today's IAM Live feed, Zach did a solo run-through of their new free dance (they don't say why Marjorie wasn't there), which looks like the most unusual program they've ever done. They really run with the bird theme.

Emmy was also back, so whatever injury she was recovering from seems to have abated. She and Aissa continue to seem closer and closer in height, unfortunately.

Alicia and Paul also looked good.

 

[Sylvia]

Emmy Bronsard & Aissa Bouaraguia (ETA: I've finally learned how to spell his last name without looking it up! ) were working on a short section of their new Junior FD (music is from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet); they were followed by a partial FD run through by Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer to the Frida OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MgYr0tmoHE&t=38m55s

 

[Gris]

On Ice Perspectives posted a clip of D'Alessandro / Waddell's Swan Lake FD

https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9dZLqnXNT/?igshid=1kxq0mjtocm1p

I didn't expect this direction of L/L's Rio FD at all. Thought it would be a samba program. Looking forward to it!

 

[barbarafan]

Emmy Bronsard & Aissa Bouaraguia (ETA: I've finally learned how to spell his last name without looking it up! ) were working on a short section of their new Junior FD (music is from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet); they were followed by a partial FD run through by Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer to the Frida OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MgYr0tmoHE&t=38m55s

There is more of
Alicia and Paul in beginning of the tape with a very neat lift.....Welcome to Burlesque is another song they are skating to.