2025 Skate America Rhythm Dance - Blue (At This Themed Dance)

[victorskid]

Is her dress referencing something specific? I feel like it must be but I don’t know what.

As said to interviewer Lynn Rutherford and posted on X:
Phebe Bekker's stunning RD dress by Matthieu Caron "is inspired by the 1991 Versace runway. It was on my Pinterest board the whole time .... We knew we had to go high fashion," she says

Sorry but the costumes are fair game.

NOT when the comment links the costume to the body image IMHO

 

[Lanie]

I thought that was a lot of fun. It came off better live than it did on TV.

 

[Sally1214]

Okay, that was fun. I remember working out to that music when I exercised with Margaret Richards and her crew on "Body Electric" on PBS back in the day. I was dancing in my chair today ... and kind of felt like I should have 5 lb. dumbells in each hand.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Someone should have used the 90s classic It Wasn’t Me. I bet the ISU would love that.

 

[Spikefan]

Is her dress referencing something specific? I feel like it must be but I don’t know what.

Wasn’t Linda Evangelista in something like that for a video? It is vaguely familiar.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I actually think a Shaggy RD could have been really fun, but who on earth thought it would be right for THIS team?

Isn't the obliviousness of a point of the '90's?

 

[Wyliefan]

The IAM girls seem to be having a longest-hair competition.

 

[beepbeep]

Fabbri/Ayer's music is a reminder of what I hated in the 90s.
No one took Run Lola Run, no one took Dr. Alban, no one took Rhythm is a dancer... But that crap - sure.

The lack of Gala, Haddaway, Snap!, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Corona, etc, is dire.

I wanted a super trashy 90’s Ibiza RD. Chimo Bayo trashy.

 

[Karen-W]

NOT when the comment links the costume to the body image IMHO

Well, we are also talking about grown adults who have been competitive figure skaters for at least a decade if not longer, so if they haven't figured out how to dress for their body type, that's on them and it's not something I or anyone else online should feel restricted from pointing out.

Eating disorders have littered elite sports since long before the internet came along, especially in figure skating, and blaming social media is a coping mechanism that doesn't actually deal with the underlying issues that gave rise to the health problems. If skaters are that bothered, they can stay away from the internet.

 

[Matryeshka]

I think I'm hangry because I really DID NOT like B/H and F/A. But I have a snack now for the Browns.

 

[susieB129]

Long Island is not a hometown! That always drives me nuts.

 

[beckab81]

I think the costumes for F/A could work, I just wish she would do something different with her hair - the long pony with curls doesn’t match up with the costume. She should look at some pictures of Gwen Stefani in the 90’s.

 

[skatingguy]

Alicia Fabbri/Paul Ayer
Coach: M. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon, R.Haguenauer
Music: Bombastic, Oh Carolina, Rockthis Party

Sequential Twizzles W:4 M:4
Midline Step Sequence W:2 M:2
Pattern Dance Type Step Sequence B
Rotational Lift 4
Choreo Rhythm Sequence

I like the look, the skating seemed a bit sloppy in places leading to the low level on the pattern step.

65.37 = 2nd Place

 

[tony]

Whatever the skate, this is probably my favorite RD this year. Actually feels 90s WHO KNEW

 

[Karen-W]

I see that Oona Brown has gone back to a costume designer who doesn't know how to create costumes that flatter her. This high waist makes her look really boxy and the super-short black skirt is NOT slimming.

 

[canbelto]

So been super busy but checking this out.
What's with the rumors that there's another huge messy coaching split?

 

[MacMadame]

The Browns understood the assignment! I love this team. Too bad about the stumble.

 

[Kasey]

Loved the Browns! Shame about the little bobble, but they were great

 

[CassAgain]

Oona and Gage’s movement vocabulary is so 90s to me. Loved that!

 

[MacMadame]

I see that Oona Brown has gone back to a costume designer who doesn't know how to create costumes that flatter her. This high waist makes her look really boxy and the super-short black skirt is NOT slimming.

I thought she looked great.

 

[Wyliefan]

So been super busy but checking this out.
What's with the rumors that there's another huge messy coaching split?

You're going to have to give us more than that!

 

[my little pony]

im gonna spend the ice make watching a bunch of old waltz CDs to cleanse the palate

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Browns have such a genuinely fun RD. One of the few I’ve seen. Crowd loved them.

What a shame on the lift error.

 

[JoannaLouise]

"Jump Around" reminds me of middle school dances, where the dance move was just... jumping. We were cool.

 

[canbelto]

Ah I do remember how in the 90s everyone thought that particular shade of teal was amazing.

 

[TAHbKA]

How on earth do the Browns listen to that every day???

 

[Kateri]

This is another one where I love the idea of the music choice, but this team/costume/choreo/attitude are not remotely suited to it.

 

[tony]

I see that Oona Brown has gone back to a costume designer who doesn't know how to create costumes that flatter her. This high waist makes her look really boxy and the super-short black skirt is NOT slimming.

She looks great in person.

 

[Karen-W]

So been super busy but checking this out.
What's with the rumors that there's another huge messy coaching split?

Coaching split or personal life messiness? And are we talking ice dance or pairs?

 

[Braulio]

The position during the rotational lift is not very appealing, looks bad

And Gage just over the top, can be too much, only Anjelika Krylova was a bit successful with that