The Dance Hall 11: Movin' On Up 2023-2024

[Wyliefan]

Welcome to the new dance thread, named in honor of all the promising young teams turning senior in the new season!

 

[Dobre]

This is a general discussion thread for all things ice dance. A place where fans of all ice dance teams can discuss their favorite heart-stopping moments, tear-inducing mistakes, inscrutable rule changes, costume malfunctions, high-risk predictions, controversial critiques, and whatever else the ice dance world throws at us.

Here's to a season of shoulder pads, snap bracelets, and spandex.

 

[Dobre]

Maybe we could forego the Daniela Silivas perms, however?

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[Karen-W]

Maybe we could forego the Daniela Silivas perms, however?

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LOL! We need BIG hair with spiral perms a la Katarina Witt, Debi Thomas, Tiffany Chin, and every other great female skater of the '80s!

 

[Dobre]

Not a fan of the Jill Trenary hairstyle either, of which there was plenty.

 

[Rukia]

If no one crimps their ponytails and teases their bangs to the heavens it will be a failure on the part of the ISU just put it in the rules

 

[Andrea82]

Turkkila/Versluis's new RD is getting choreographed by Massimo Scali. They were in Rome last week to work on it (source: their social media posts).

 

[Ena Grins]

If no one crimps their ponytails and teases their bangs to the heavens it will be a failure on the part of the ISU just put it in the rules

This is ice dance. We can't even fathom the heights (in some cases literal) the hair and costumes will reach in the next year.

 

[screech]

I just want insanely teased hair (that is basically cement with way too much hairspray holding it in place), paired with hugely puffy sleeves and that shiny synthetic fabric that was everywhere. Basically Drew Barrymore's 'Josie Gossie' prom dress in Never Been Kissed, but with bigger hair.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

I just want insanely teased hair (that is basically cement with way too much hairspray holding it in place), paired with hugely puffy sleeves and that shiny synthetic fabric that was everywhere. Basically Drew Barrymore's 'Josie Gossie' prom dress in Never Been Kissed, but with bigger hair.

Why?

 

[kwanfan1818]

Or they could just look.at costumes and hair from 1980's skating videos.

 

[screech]

Why?

Because 80s

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting from the previous Dance Hall & U.S. Ice Dance news threads:

noemi on Instagram: "Hi everybody :) We are super excited to announce our partnership. We will be competing for team Italy ! 🇮🇹"

597 likes, 74 comments - noemi.tali on April 17, 2023: "Hi everybody :) We are super excited to announce our partnership. We will be competing for team Italy ! 🇮🇹".

www.instagram.com

New dance team for Italy: Noemi Tali / Noah Lafornara (previously represented USA with Romy Malcolm), which means Tali / Frasca have split.

October 17, 2022 in the U.S. Ice Dance news thread:

Canadian-born Romy Malcolm, 18, and Noah Lafornara made their JGP debut for the USA at the Solidarity Cup JGP in Gdansk (finished 9th on Oct. 1) and she has an IPS profile as of 10/16, now based in Barrie, Ontario ("I can also represent Canada and am open to representing other federations.") update - her IPS profile has since been removed

Malcolm/Lafornara (age 19)'s ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114536.htm
Tali (age 18)/Frasca (21)'s ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00108376.htm

 

[litenkyckling]

Looking forward to the isu communication being released so that we actually know what to expect from this 80s theme (which I’m still kind of sceptical of because 80s isn’t really a style - so will they get to choose from styles that were popular in the 80s).

 

[Trillian]

Or they could just look.at costumes and hair from 1980's skating videos.

I recommend this whether or not you’re currently preparing a 2023-24 rhythm dance, just for the LOLs.

 

[deegee]

not sure if this has been posted yet, but super excited about the experimental partnership between hubbell & papadakis!

A Once Unthinkable Revolution Is Coming to Figure Skating. Is the Sport—and the World—Ready?

Some of its biggest stars think so.

slate.com

 

[Sylvia]

not sure if this has been posted yet, but super excited about the experimental partnership between hubbell & papadakis!

GSD thread :

Slate | The Once Unthinkable Revolution Coming to Figure Skating

There's a feature over at Slate today regarding the possibility of same gender teams in skating: https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/figure-skating-2023-same-sex-gender-pairs-rules.html

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting from the previous thread:

IDC article by Daphne Backman (April 14):

Mazingue & Gaidajenko: The Journey and the Miracle – Ice-dance.com

www.ice-dance.com

Estonia’s Solene Mazingue (20) & Marko Gaidajenko (21) had a whirlwind 2021-22 season. They relocated to Montreal in the off season and were preparing for the 2022-23 season when an accident during practice resulted in the season turning out much different than planned and Mazingue needing emergency brain surgery to save her life. Learn more about this young team’s individual journeys as well as how they’re moving forward after an unpredictable season.

At the end of the article:

How You Can Help
As you can imagine the cost of Mazingue’s ongoing therapy is costly on its own, but coupled with training expenses the team needs help to continue fighting for their dream. You can support the team via their GoFundMe page.

"With the large medical bills from the surgery and our federation pulling our funding for not placing high enough this season. We will not be able to afford to continue to skate."

 

[thvu]

That’s so short sighted of the Estonian Fed. I donated, but I’m afraid there won’t be enough donors to make a dent.

 

[thvu]

Nikolaj Majorov on Instagram: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the

1,576 likes, 82 comments - nikolaj_majorov on April 21, 2023: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the next step and...

www.instagram.com

Majorov has switched to Ice Dance! He says he has a partner, but no mention of who that is yet.

 

[Marta24]

Nikolaj Majorov on Instagram: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the

1,576 likes, 82 comments - nikolaj_majorov on April 21, 2023: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the next step and...

www.instagram.com

Majorov has switched to Ice Dance! He says he has a partner, but no mention of who that is yet.

A Swedish Ice Dance team? Awesome!

 

[Karen-W]

Nikolaj Majorov on Instagram: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the

1,576 likes, 82 comments - nikolaj_majorov on April 21, 2023: "And a new chapter begins! Due to my injury I have decided to change to ice dance! I have always had a passion for ice dance but never the reason to try, after hearing that my injury would not heal for jumping I took the next step and...

www.instagram.com

Majorov has switched to Ice Dance! He says he has a partner, but no mention of who that is yet.

A Swedish Ice Dance team? Awesome!

Wow! Go Sweden! Another potential team entrant for 2026!

 

[Karen-W]

Wow! Go Sweden! Another potential team entrant for 2026!

Here's the article about the switch from SkateSweden - doesn't name the partner, but does say they will represent Sweden. https://www.skatesweden.se/nyheter/...-disciplin---siktar-mot-varldstoppen-i-isdans

 

[Sylvia]

ISU debuted their 6-minute video on Solène Mazingue & Marko Gaidajenko today (April 21) and included a link to their GFM: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...today-on-isu-youtube-channel?templateParam=15
Direct link to watch on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eycV20nqsls

ETA that I've created a thread in GSD: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...dajenko-est-their-journey-her-miracle.110669/

 

[Sylvia]

Posted by @Gris earlier this month in the 2022-23 Dance Hall thread:

Some junior dance team splits:
O'Brien / Wiederkehr - She is moving to the U.S. with her family. Both are looking for new partners.
(Post by their joint account: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT7EhZrteD/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=)
Vainik / Barshak - He is on IPS: https://www.icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=7365
Yu / Giang - He is on IPS: https://www.icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=7368

Milla O'Brien, 16, now lists Igor Lukanin & Kristin (Fraser) Lukanin as her new coaches in New Jersey in her IPS profile, dated today: http://icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=7381
She lists Ireland as her primary citizenship and says she also has passports for Switzerland (represented this season through Junior Worlds) and Finland.

 

[Karen-W]

Posted by @Gris earlier this month in the 2022-23 Dance Hall thread:

Milla O'Brien, 16, now lists Igor Lukanin & Kristin (Fraser) Lukanin as her new coaches in New Jersey in her IPS profile, dated today: http://icepartnersearch.com/showbio.php?i=7381
She lists Ireland as her primary citizenship and says she also has passports for Switzerland (represented this season through Junior Worlds) and Finland.

Surely there's got to be some boy with Irish ancestry in New York or New Jersey to skate with her, lol.

 

[Sylvia]

Updating @Dobre's last post in the previous Dance Hall thread with contributions by @Belsornia & @Andrea82:

Ice Dance Drama Update:

Splits:
Senior:
Katarina Wolfkostin & Jeffrey Chen USA (both mentioned in their Feb. 8th IG posts that they want to continue)
Haley Sales & Nik Wamsteeker CAN (she is on IPS; he has retired)
Vanessa Pham [she has aged out of ISU Junior & wants to continue] & Jonathan Rogers USA
Denisa Cimlova CZE & Germany's Joti Polizoakis (she’s rumored to have partnered with Dario Chirizano/Cirisano; he recently skated with Disney on Ice in Singapore & Thailand)
Olivia Oliver POL & Elliott Graham (she is based in Egna, Italy now; he has retired)
Grace Vainik & Yehor Barshak GEO (both are on IPS)
Carolina Portesi Peroni & Michael Chrastecky ITA (she is on IPS)
Isabelle Guise (NZL) & Ethan Alday USA (he is on IPS; last comp. for NZL was Feb. 5, 2023)

Junior:
Marianne Hubert & William Oddson CAN (both are on IPS)
Hailey Yu & Brendan Giang CAN (he is was on IPS; his profile has since been removed)
Milla O’Brien & Laurin Wiederkehr SUI (she is on IPS; he wants to continue)
Noemi Maria Tali & Stefano Frasca ITA
Romy Malcolm & Noah Lafornara USA
Sophia Bushell & Alex Lapsky GBR (he is on IPS)
Lou Koch & Ivan Melnyk FRA (she is on IPS)


New Teams:
Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck (country TBA) - both are in Montreal now
Shira Ichilov & Dmitriy/Dmytro Kravchenko (ISR): https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5pFy2rhSr/
Noemi Tali & Noah LaFornara (ITA; ISU Junior age-eligible): https://www.instagram.com/p/CrI2X9Xta8X/
Katarina DelCamp-Akalin & Berk Akalin (TUR) - announced in Ocober 2022

Coaching changes:
Stepanova & Bukin to Zhulin
Oona & Gage Brown (USA) "are now part of the Ice Academy of Montreal in collaboration with their coaches, Joel Dear & Inese Bucevica" (April 3, 2023): https://www.instagram.com/p/CqkuYfmLVsB/

Aging or moving up to seniors:
Mrazkova & Mrazek CZE
Bashynska & Beaumont CAN
Lim & Quan KOR
Bekker & Hernandez GBR
Simova & Aksenov SVK (to seniors-only now)
Gauthier & Thieren CAN

Note: I [Dobre] don’t include novices on my summer dance drama list, but fyi, that Li & Le Coq [USA, debuted internationally in Adv. Novice this season] have split as well (he is on IPS).

Posted by @Belsornia in the previous thread:

Some ice dance women have moved to IAM: Marianne Hubert (CAN), Kayleigh Maksymec (SUI), Maxine Weatherby (competed for KAZ, 2019-20). (Source: IG ) Doesn't appear that any of them have new partners yet, but not totally certain - maybe the IAM pull factor will help with that. Similarly Olivia Oliver (POL) now seems to be based with Zanni/Young Goose.

Last I heard, Layla Karnes (USA/GBR dual citizenship) is still training at I.AM Ontario and looking for a partner.

ETA that Komatsubara/Koleto are the first team to announce their 2023-24 RD music: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2023-2024-rhythm-dance.110442/page-15#post-6426019

 

[ellenpuff]

Welcome to the new dance thread, named in honor of all the promising young teams turning senior in the new season!

Let's hope they make an immediate impact next season. Things are stale at the top.

 

[Wyliefan]

I expect most of them will have to fight their way up, but it's fun to wonder if any team will have a quicker rise, and if so, which team!

 

[ostile17]

Announced today during Bloom on Ice 2023, Japan's junior Kida/Morita have split