Downtown Jason Brown - Let the Good Times Roll (uber thread #2)

Jason is doing an Instagram Live right now (will be archived on IGTV for later viewing) - eta link to watch Part 1: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCW7txDJlhR/
Part 2: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCW_S24pqBz/

He said he finally will get on the ice in Toronto tomorrow. :)

His Peggy Fleming Trophy artistic program was created with Rohene and says he will record it when he return to the ice.

I had posted this on 6/20 in the previous U.S. Men's news thread:
Sylvia said:
I watched an Instagram Live chat with Rohene Ward not that long ago and recall him saying that he would be working with Jason on program choreography in the Chicago area (where some rinks opened earlier this month).
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I wonder how Jason is doing. Sad for medvedeva, especially as they’re close friends, but now there’s really no excuse for Orser not to give Jason some coaching time! I want to see that quad in competition!
 
feraina said:
I wonder how Jason is doing. Sad for medvedeva, especially as they’re close friends, but now there’s really no excuse for Orser not to give Jason some coaching time! I want to see that quad in competition!
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We all wonder what Jason is doing. He's always had some coaching with Brian, but Tracy is his main coach. Exactly what he is training and with whom he is training, we don't know. I'm sure that he was aware that Zhenya was having difficulties and might have to make a change. The shocker was in the nature of what that change would be. No one expected this. Probably not even Zhenya. I think she was given an ultimatum from the powers that be in Russia.

But I'm sure Jason misses her and his other buddies at TCC who aren't currently in residence, and he will continue to miss her. We're all pretty sad about it. With Yuzu and Jun out of the picture, maybe Brian and Ghislaine will have some extra time for Jason if he needs it. The biggest issue that I am concerned about is that one of the big advantages of TCC was the concentration of high level skaters on the rink. That was something Jason never had with Kori. There are still some very good skaters at the rink, but no one on Jason's level overall. So that is a big change and not a good one. It's a difficult situation no matter where you train and who you train with at this point. You do the best you can. I'm more concerned with his social situation in Toronto than his training. I'm am quite sure that Jason's training is fine. But his friends are gone and there's no one his age at the rink. We'll see what happens.
 
He’s ok socially I’m sure. He’s mature and level headed. A lot of people in the world right now are missing a big chunk of their social life. He has a lot of his coaches’ attention and time right now. It’s good.
 
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Frau Muller said:
Here is a ballet/modern dance version of “Oh, Sinner Man” (Jason’s SP music)...famous trio in Alvin Ailey’s REVELATIONS.

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Alvin Ailey Revelations - Sinnerman

(non commercial use) History, schedule of performances, general information at http://www.alvinailey.org/
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Wow!! I can just imagine what David will build into the program. Jason has not been back in
toronto long and had to quarantine for 2 wks before going to the rink.
 
Impromptu said:
Rohene Ward was the SP choreographer. :)
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Excellent. I think that this Sinner man program can really grow...maybe add some accents similar to the ballet! I can picture it, although the current version is a wonderful start.

Also, perhaps it was the poor quality of the film but...the arrangement of the song in the Ailey ballet might work better than Jason’s current arrangement? Or maybe not. We need to see a higher-quality film in which the accents of the music are captured more clearly. “Run, run run...run to the rock!”

We’re going to be cheering like crazy come Nationals. :cheer2: And leave it to Jason (& his team) to find such a topical theme.

P.s. I love the Slaughter FS too, especially the gentler parts. Here’s a clip of the Balanchine ballet - movie version - with my favorite tune. Vera Zorina & Eddie Albert.
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Vera Zorina in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

George Balanchine choreographed "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" to music by Richard Rogers for the 1936 Broadway musical and film "On Your Toes" (1939) with Vera...
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AxelAnnie said:
I have never been a Jason Brown fan. Usually fast forwarded.

Last night I watched his Schindlers. List program. Half way through I was weeping.

The artistry, the precision, everything. It was just awe-inspiring.
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Welcome aboard! I hope you will stay on as a fan. I've enjoyed Jason's skating from the get-go, but realize that not every skater will appeal to all despite their popularity. I root for so many skaters that it's kind of borderline ridiculous, but there you go. It would have been great had Jason competed @ Skate America. Oh well, next time.
 
Article by Brandon Penny (Oct. 28, 2020):
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How Moving to Toronto Reignited Jason Brown’s Love for Figure Skating - U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone

In less than two and a half years living in Toronto and training under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson, 2015 U.S. champion Jason Brown has been through it all. He suffered
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"I definitely think I'm much more mature," he said. "I know that's a very simple term, but I do feel much more mature as a skater – the way that I carry myself, the way I approach competitions, the way I'm mentally prepared. I definitely am in a much more confident place, too. I still have that chip on my shoulder of wanting to make it back on that Olympic Team, and I think that's pushed me to take more risks and try different things.
"Not making the Olympic Team in 2018 was one of my first experiences where I didn't achieve a huge goal that I had set. Having gone through that and coming out on the other side OK, it gave me a sense of not being concerned about playing it safe, and I really think my skating is showing that. There isn't this reserve. I'm skating as though I have nothing to lose. My love for the sport has really been reignited being in Canada and I think that takes precedent over any type of fear."
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Just thinkin’ that this weekend we should’ve been seeing for the first time Jason’s two new programs in a full competition setting. Sigh... ?. So not until Nationals?
 
On Ice Perspectives' latest video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHB7O6EnHq1/
Two Halloweens ago, we got to skate with @jasonbskates at the Toronto Cricket Club for the first time. The coaches thought all we’d do is film some videos on the 9pm session, but Jason didn’t stop for breath in 60 minutes, and kept calling it “a training session!”. Well, thank you Jason, for the best hour of training I’ve ever had! ??
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Also, from On Ice Perspectives: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBUtzuHcMk/

In another reality we’d be together on the ice at Skate Canada right now, with all our favorite people. But what I know for sure is that I won’t stop trying my best to make another skating livestream a reality. Stay tuned. Three weeks.
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I hope Jordan is able to pull off a livestream event for Toronto area skaters like he did in September with the Montreal ice dancers, where the skaters did run throughs of their SP and FS.
 
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