2023-2024 Rhythm dance

[skategal]

I think they are doing 80s to appeal to their base audience and judges (those of use who remember how fabulous the 80s were.)

 

[sap5]

I think they are doing 80s to appeal to their base audience and judges (those of use who remember how fabulous the 80s were.)

Is that why we don’t see Charleston/Roaring 20s themes anymore?

 

[MacMadame]

Lots of waltzes from the 80s.

Journey “Open Arms” was a popular one.

Mr. Mac and danced to that at our wedding as our first dance. I was a big Journey fan. Plus I wanted a waltz so we could do more than sway back and forth.

I feel like that’s where the RD is headed (to irrelevancy). I hope I’m wrong.

It's becoming a Short Dance like the other disciplines have a Short Program.

I don't get this. The 80s is ages ago, and people who were young then are old now. I should know, I was there!

I think 70s nostalgia was big a few years ago so 80s is next, right? Though normally, nostalgia is for the decade 30 years ago which would be the 90s. Like ->

If they are doing this I want the 90’s next. Give me all the grunge programs, mixed in with some Dawson’s Creek programs and most of all a million Buffy the Vampire Slayer programs.

The 90s had better music than the 80s anyway!

 

[Seerek]

I'm now having flashbacks of Cappellini/Lanotte Footloose + Total Eclipse free dance from 2006 Junior Worlds

https://youtu.be/E_kV9Yk358M

 

[Karen-W]

Yeah, my 15 year old nephew and his friends were obsessed with Stranger Things and Kate Bush. So I forced him to watch some 80’s music videos and he was less of a fan.

If they are doing this I want the 90’s next. Give me all the grunge programs, mixed in with some Dawson’s Creek programs and most of all a million Buffy the Vampire Slayer programs.

That's not what we'd get. We'd wind up with warring Backstreet Boys and N*Sync programs with a healthy dose of early Britney and Christina thrown in for good measure, not to mention some Spice Girls and another "Friends" theme program for good measure. It would feel like last season all over again!

 

[tony]

If they are doing this I want the 90’s next. Give me all the grunge programs, mixed in with some Dawson’s Creek programs and most of all a million Buffy the Vampire Slayer programs.

Please, a nice Melrose Place program set to that jazzy intro, full-on with reenactments of some of the highlight moments of the show, minus blowing up the apartment complex. That was my 90's weekly viewing.

 

[kwanfan1818]

All of the women with their roots growing out would look just like Heather Locklear (Amanda Woodward).

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I don't like excessive amounts of romance programs but I'm all in for Buffy/Spike, Willow/Oz and best of all would be a Willow/Tara one if they ever go 90s. We need another dance man in a skirt. It's been too long since the famous kilt.

 

[tony]

Actually, scratch that. I have wanted a Twin Peaks program since I first found the show over a decade ago. I believe there was a German skater who used it as part of his short in the mid 2000's, but it was before everything was streamed and I didn't find any videos when I looked some years ago.

Anyways, I think the 80's theme could really be over the top fun in a good way for some teams, while others will just pick the most generic and safe stuff. But I really want the one rule to be that the original (or at least 80's version) must be used, not the 2019 emo tragedy tinkly piano version.

 

[Ena Grins]

Personally I'm curious if the theme is literally just 80s, will any teams keep this year's programs? McNamara/Spiridonov could delight us with an extra season of Careless Whisper!

More seriously, will the ISU name it the Short Dance again? It's not exactly a Rhythm Dance if they don't care about the rhythm at all.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

A million points to a team that dares to skate to Einstürzende Neubauten

 

[Aussie Willy]

I am all for an 80s RD. It was my favourite era of music, particularly the UK scene from punk to new romantic. I am still finding it weird that it is considered retro these days. There is so much music to choose from.

And I am sure that we will get some fabulous costume voids.

 

[Aussie Willy]

A million points to a team that dares to skate to Einstürzende Neubauten

Oh please post a clip to this one.

 

[skategal]

If we do 90s someone better skate to “Rhythm is a Dancer” for the Rhythm Dance or I’m gonna be really pissed off.

 

[myhoneyhoney]

Don’t hold your breaths, people. We may get all the Boy George, Twisted Sister, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Oh please post a clip to this one.

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Einstürzende Neubauten Berlin 1982

 

[myhoneyhoney]

If we do 90s someone better skate to “Rhythm is a Dancer” for the Rhythm Dance or I’m gonna be really pissed off.

We did a halftime cheer routine to that when I was in high school.

 

[thvu]

Anyways, I think the 80's theme could really be over the top fun in a good way for some teams, while others will just pick the most generic and safe stuff. But I really want the one rule to be that the original (or at least 80's version) must be used, not the 2019 emo tragedy tinkly piano version.

Yes please! No covers!

 

[Rukia]

Don’t hold your breaths, people. We may get all the Boy George, Twisted Sister, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

poto after poto only

 

[topaz]

@Spikefan
Kate Bush has garnered a new fan base with her music being played in Stranger Things.

Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ Tops Both Billboard Global Charts

Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and posts its first week atop Global Excl. U.S.

www.billboard.com

 

[topaz]

If they are doing this I want the 90’s next. Give me all the grunge programs, mixed in with some Dawson’s Creek programs and most of all a million Buffy the Vampire Slayer programs.

90's R&B and HipHop in my opinion is some of the best music of the 20th century. Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, New Edition, Bobby Brown's solo stuff. TLC, Teddy Riley, Janet and Michael Jackson. Hmmm, I would love for team(who can dance off ice) do a program to "Scream" by MJ and Janet. More crazy thoughts coming from me, but this would be a good program for the Brits or the Lithuanians.

I'll add Brandy, Monica, Mary J Blige to the list.

 

[PRlady]

I’m fine with the ‘80s. The ‘90s started with grunge which sent me right down the radio dial to country music (which was great then.)

Someone had better pick this:https://youtu.be/129kuDCQtHs

 

[Primorskaya]

Can't decide if this is the ISU trying again, tragically, to be down with the kids, or trying, as they should, to be down with the grannies. Either way, it has massive ridiculousness potential so I'm interested.

Although yeah, really, I'd kill for a waltz, complete with Empress Sissi beribboned cupcakes as dresses (and all the guys looking like the Nutcracker)!

 

[Tesla]

Can't decide if this is the ISU trying again, tragically, to be down with the kids, or trying, as they should, to be down with the grannies. Either way, it has massive ridiculousness potential so I'm interested.

Although yeah, really, I'd kill for a waltz, complete with Empress Sissi beribboned cupcakes as dresses (and all the guys looking like the Nutcracker)!

Hey! I think they're trying to be down with the Gen Xers (I am a Gen Xer with a 6- and 10-year-old).

 

[skategal]

Hey! I think they're trying to be down with the Gen Xers (I am a Gen Xer with a 6- and 10-year-old).

I am a Gen X with a 12 year-old.

 

[BlueRidge]

Well if we're going with the 1980s then there is lots of Windham Hill skaters can choose:

George Winston - Rain

George WinstonRainFrom the album "Winter into Spring"http://www.georgewinston.com/

www.youtube.com

"the bricklayer's beautiful daughter" will ackerman

www.youtube.com

 

[barbk]

I'll take an 80s theme over the Argentinian Tango any day.

Make that every day.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I am a Gen X with a 12 year-old.

I am a GenXer with a cat

 

[skategal]

I am a GenXer with a cat

I guess I should have added the two rabbits I have.

How dare I be so disrespectful to them.

I’ll pay for that later.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I guess I should have added the two rabbits I have.

How dare I be so disrespectful to them.

I’ll pay for that later.

When I was a kid, we had a rabbit who thought he was one of the cats! He ate cat food and used the litter box. I'm sure some enterprising dance team could come up with an RD or FD on a related theme.