Ice Dance International's THE SEASONS 2026 tour, Feb. 28-March 21 with Papadakis, Czisny, Rohene Ward, the Browns & more!

[MacMadame]

I have two excellent tickets to this for tonight but am not able to go. I posted the details in the Tickets for Sale thread. They include the VIP Meet & Greet

 

[skatfan]

Got to go to the show last night with my cousin. What a lovely show. Every skater has high skating skills and got to do things outside their usual skating. Gabby’s solo was lovely, Rohnert is so watchable, but they all had something unique to offer. So glad I went!

 

[Sylvia]

Tai Babilonia's photos from the afternoon show in Lakewood, CA today:

Tai Babilonia on Instagram: "Today @dgwskate @icedanceinternational “The Seasons” performance @the_rinks So much fun & the cast did a beautiful job. I loved every minute! @rohenew @kawaharasarah @gofiguredocumentary Cindy Stewart @socialimpactfund @s

103 likes, 1 comments - tai_babilonia on March 15, 2026: "Today @dgwskate @icedanceinternational “The Seasons” performance @the_rinks So much fun & the cast did a beautiful job. I loved every minute! @rohenew @kawaharasarah @gofiguredocumentary Cindy Stewart @socialimpactfund @soulskatera...

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ETA: Skaters pictured with Tai that I recognize include: Randy Gardner, Rohene, Russ Scott; Sarah Kawahara, Cindy Stuart; Atoy Wilson.

 

[Spiralgraph]

@Sylvia that is Randy in those pictures with Tai and Rohene etc?

 

[Sylvia]

@Cachoo yes, Randy is in Tai's photos #1, 2, 3 & 5 (he's in many of her IG photos).

Jordan Cowan filmed the cast outdoors in Sun Valley for this new promo video, "The Vision Behind ice Dance International," narrated by founder Douglas Webster lol: when Rohene gives a "look" toward the camera as he's skating with Angela Wang):

Ice Dance International on Instagram: "Ice Dance International was founded in 2014 as a non-profit organization with the mission of showcasing and promoting ice dance as a recognized performing art form. Based in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, IDI brings to

174 likes, 15 comments - icedanceinternational on March 14, 2026: "Ice Dance International was founded in 2014 as a non-profit organization with the mission of showcasing and promoting ice dance as a recognized performing art form. Based in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, IDI brings together a...

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Fast spinning by Emmanuel Savary in Sun Valley:

Emmanuel Savary on Instagram: "@diversify_ice @district_ice_rinks @icedanceinternational"

512 likes, 31 comments - emmanuelsavary on March 13, 2026: "@diversify_ice @district_ice_rinks @icedanceinternational".

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A Matte Painter at Lucasfilm Animation "live painted" some of the skaters during the Santa Rosa show:

Kyra Anastasia on Instagram: "Thank you @icedanceinternational @gabriellapapadakis @emmanuelsavary @rohenew @lissastarr for the incredible hard work you put into your performance, and for your kindness after the show! It was a joy to meet you all 😄

35 likes, 3 comments - art.kyra on March 15, 2026: "Thank you @icedanceinternational @gabriellapapadakis @emmanuelsavary @rohenew @lissastarr for the incredible hard work you put into your performance, and for your kindness after the show! It was a joy to meet you all 😄 Rohene's choreography...

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Diana Dumbadse Photography at the Santa Rosa show:

Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "Thank you @icedanceinternational for such a beautiful evening on ice 😍 No words just lots of photos 😉😁🙏🏻 ⛸️ 🎵 😘 @dgwskate #icedanceinternational #theseasons #SOAR #makesmyheartskate #dianadumbadsephotography

108 likes, 9 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 14, 2026: "Thank you @icedanceinternational for such a beautiful evening on ice 😍 No words just lots of photos 😉😁🙏🏻 ⛸️ 🎵 😘 @dgwskate #icedanceinternational #theseasons #SOAR #makesmyheartskate #dianadumbadsephotography".

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "📸⛸️ Some skaters perform. Some skaters command the ice. Rohene Ward does something even rarer — he inhabits the music. From behind the lens, you see the details: the deep edges, the musical phrasing, the q

23 likes, 3 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 14, 2026: "📸⛸️ Some skaters perform. Some skaters command the ice. Rohene Ward does something even rarer — he inhabits the music. From behind the lens, you see the details: the deep edges, the musical phrasing, the quiet moments between...

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "After The Rain! #lotsofdrama #icedanceinternational #theseasonstour #makesmyhearthappy #dianadumbadsephotography"

19 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 14, 2026: "After The Rain! #lotsofdrama #icedanceinternational #theseasonstour #makesmyhearthappy #dianadumbadsephotography".

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "Next level fun! Who says you can’t score the fun of figure skating?!?! @icedanceinternational knows just how to create magic on ice @dgwskate #icedanceinternational #theseasonstour #whohasmorefunthanus #makes

21 likes, 1 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 14, 2026: "Next level fun! Who says you can’t score the fun of figure skating?!?! @icedanceinternational knows just how to create magic on ice @dgwskate #icedanceinternational #theseasonstour #whohasmorefunthanus #makesmyheartclap...

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "A moment suspended between strength and surrender. A reach toward something just beyond the music. This is what I love about watching Ice Dance International — every lift feels like a story unfolding in the

9 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 15, 2026: "A moment suspended between strength and surrender. A reach toward something just beyond the music. This is what I love about watching Ice Dance International — every lift feels like a story unfolding in the air. ✨...

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "The beauty of skating isn’t always in the jumps. Sometimes it lives in the quiet power of a deep edge — a blade leaning into the curve, carving poetry into the ice. Where balance meets trust… and the ice beco

11 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 15, 2026: "The beauty of skating isn’t always in the jumps. Sometimes it lives in the quiet power of a deep edge — a blade leaning into the curve, carving poetry into the ice. Where balance meets trust… and the ice becomes a canvas. ⛸️✨...

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "It’s like a Merry-go-round of skaters! So many emotions and so many memories all wrapped into one human experience! #icedanceinternational #theseasons #tour2026 #makesmyheartclap #dianadumbadsephotography"

9 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 15, 2026: "It’s like a Merry-go-round of skaters! So many emotions and so many memories all wrapped into one human experience! #icedanceinternational #theseasons #tour2026 #makesmyheartclap #dianadumbadsephotography".

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "How do pick just one? @icedanceinternational #photo #memories #freezeframe #makesmyheartcapture #dianadumbadsephotography"

10 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 15, 2026: "How do pick just one? @icedanceinternational #photo #memories #freezeframe #makesmyheartcapture #dianadumbadsephotography".

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Diana Dumbadse Photography on Instagram: "“In the space between strength and surrender, skating becomes poetry.” #IceDanceInternational #KseniyaPonomaryova #theseasons #ArtOnIce #dianadumbadsephotography"

6 likes, 0 comments - dianadumbadsephotography on March 15, 2026: "“In the space between strength and surrender, skating becomes poetry.” #IceDanceInternational #KseniyaPonomaryova #theseasons #ArtOnIce #dianadumbadsephotography".

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Kseniya & Alina Ponomarova's preview of the IDI Junior ensemble preparing to perform at the Rosemont, IL show on Friday (I see Marlo Rosen and Maxine Bautista in the group):

Alina Ponomarova on Instagram: "Last touches before the show next week! Come to see IDI Junior perform at The Seasons @icedanceinternational show at @rosemonticearena this coming Friday! Information and tickets in bio."

51 likes, 3 comments - alinaponomarova6 on March 15, 2026: "Last touches before the show next week! Come to see IDI Junior perform at The Seasons @icedanceinternational show at @rosemonticearena this coming Friday! Information and tickets in bio.".

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[Sylvia]

IDC's Q&A with Douglas Webster with photos by Naomi Jiang (NJ show) - IDI’s The Seasons Connects Artistry with Audiences (March 16, 2026): https://www.ice-dance.com/site/idis-the-seasons-connects-artistry-with-audiences/

Long-term, my goal is to keep expanding the company with ice dancers of that level. Having skaters like Gabriella, Oona, and Gage involved really helps elevate that vision. Gabriella especially believes strongly in what Ice Dance International is doing. She’s doing so much on social media to promote our tour, our mission and our vision. One of our big goals is eventually taking the company abroad—to Europe—and I think that could happen soon. Gabriella has been very supportive of that idea as well.
Another goal of IDI keep growing to build on our production itself – lighting, video projection, the technical side of the company as well as the skating side so audiences can see dance on ice as a performing art.

The full tour cast: Gage Brown, Oona Brown, Alissa Czisny, Tim Koleto, Jean-Simon Legare, Gabriella Papadakis, Kseniya Ponomaryova, Emmanuel Savary, Angela Wang and Rohene Ward. Collin Brubaker will perform in select cities.

ETA - more about IDI’s edge classes before the show:

Ice Dance International on Instagram: "On tour, our Edge classes are a chance for the IDI company to share the joy of skating with local communities. Together, we explore the foundations of movement, expression, and the key principles that shape the

29 likes, 0 comments - icedanceinternational on March 17, 2026: "On tour, our Edge classes are a chance for the IDI company to share the joy of skating with local communities. Together, we explore the foundations of movement, expression, and the key principles that shape the way we work and move...

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Clip from "Emotional Seasons" choreographed by Rohene:

Ice Dance International on Instagram: "“Transcendent ““Mesmerizing “ Join THE SEASONS by @icedanceinternational on tour—final performance dates this week! Remaining Shows: March 18–Rochester, MN March 19–Mequon, WI March 20–Rosemont, IL (featuring

23 likes, 0 comments - icedanceinternational on March 17, 2026: "“Transcendent ““Mesmerizing “ Join THE SEASONS by @icedanceinternational on tour—final performance dates this week! Remaining Shows: March 18–Rochester, MN March 19–Mequon, WI March 20–Rosemont, IL (featuring IDI Junior company)...

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Remaining Shows:
March 18–Rochester, MN
March 19–Mequon, WI
March 20–Rosemont, IL (featuring IDI Junior company)
March 21–Detroit, MI [DSC in Bloomfield Hills, MI]

 

[Sylvia]

Patrice Hutton's in-depth article for BmoreArt (March 18) after attending the Philadelphia/Ardmore show and interviewing Douglas Webster afterwards:

Rivalry, Cooled: Ice Dance International Eschews Competition for Passion - BmoreArt

Ardmore, PA: During the day, the Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society is lit by the sky. Arched skylights hug the rink’s semicircular ceiling, and a wall of windows provides a forest backdrop at the far end of the ice. Below the sylvan view sits a mirror, meaning the rink both opens out to...

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Excerpts:

“Usually when you’re partnering, it’s with the same person, always. So you’re used to that person, but in a group of ten people it’s a lot of people that you’ve never skated with before,” Papadakis says. “You really have to stay alert all the time and pay attention. And that is something I enjoy doing.”
Czisny was a singles skater, winning national titles in 2009 and 2011, and credits IDI with the fact that she’s still skating. “One of the first things I noticed is that I get way less nervous when I skate with other people. It just feels like other people on the ice are a grounding factor for me–you know, being able to look at someone that’s on the ice or hold their hand or skate with them. You have to match timing so you’re consistent every night. But I also think that you can create more as a skater on the ice with other people.”

Garrett Smith, renowned ballet choreographer, developed “Swam,” the sweeping piece that closes out Act I. At one point, all eight skaters come together to join hands. The women on both ends have been lifted above the men, and the unit rotates as one.
“It’s something that you rarely see in skating because we often get stuck in the same structure of thinking and skating. This is what we’ve always done. This is how we’ve done it,” Czisny says. But “Swarm” challenges all of that. “We create some shapes and lifts that are really unique—eight of us in one group, creating not so much a feeling as a visual picture,” she says.
Why isn’t there more of this? I ask Webster. Figure skating has long been the crown jewel of the Winter Olympics, the most watched sport of the winter games. Clips of Liu’s Olympic gala performance to “Stateside” by PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson are still flooding my (admittedly biased) timeline, and now, everyone from Broadway casts to Chinese grandmothers are sharing their own attempts at Liu’s choreography. Baltimore has its own viral skating sensation, Ryan Dunk, who performed with IDI last spring before joining a cruise ship’s skating show. We’re so entertained by skating, yet we have few opportunities to see it live.

Ice itself is a major limiting factor. IDI depends on rinks that will open their doors to Webster’s show and lock up at the end of the night. Webster tells me that it was ice itself that led toward the undoing of John Curry’s show. During their residency at the Metropolitan Opera, a sold-out opening night was lost to a dispute about who could lay down the ice (the Met would not allow Curry’s person to do it, yet the Met staff did not know how to do it themselves), leaving Curry’s company responsible for the opening night loss.
The complexity of straddling the figure skating and dance worlds is another limiting factor. “I think a lot of people have the dream, but it’s daunting to think about how to fund it, how to build an audience, how to do all of that. You know, it took me almost twenty-five years of a career before founding IDI and the experience of working with Disney on Ice and understanding production,” Webster says.

ETA: There are photos by David J. Murray and Mark Walentiny (the latter previously has won PSA Photo of the Year awards).

 

[just tuned in]

Patrice Hutton's in-depth article for BmoreArt (March 18) after attending the Philadelphia/Ardmore show and interviewing Douglas Webster afterwards:

Rivalry, Cooled: Ice Dance International Eschews Competition for Passion - BmoreArt

Ardmore, PA: During the day, the Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society is lit by the sky. Arched skylights hug the rink’s semicircular ceiling, and a wall of windows provides a forest backdrop at the far end of the ice. Below the sylvan view sits a mirror, meaning the rink both opens out to...

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Excerpts:

Beautiful photos accompany the article.

 

[Coco]

Anyone going to the Mequon show and want to meet up? I'll have some non-skating people with me

 

[Brooke]

Anyone going to the Mequon show and want to meet up? I'll have some non-skating people with me

If only there weren't a Great Lake between us Have fun!