The Dance Hall 13: When You Dance on the Ice and Your Feet Twizzle Twice, That's Amore

[Icetalavista]

One thing I found odd at worlds: Tanith commentated instead of being with Green and Parsons. Yes, Guerlein is perfectly competent, but I found it odd. Unless she was commentating from the U.S. and needed to be home near the kids?? Or needed the $$??

 

[TanithandBenFan]

One thing I found odd at worlds: Tanith commentated instead of being with Green and Parsons. Yes, Guerlein is perfectly competent, but I found it odd. Unless she was commentating from the U.S. and needed to be home near the kids?? Or needed the $$??

The NBC commentators weren’t in Prague. Only Andrea Joyce was on site for interviews.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Zuerlein's been with MIDA teams all year. Charlie White wasn't always with him.

 

[QuiteContrary]

I actually thought it was a tape delay the way they were almost preparing the audience for Fear and Gibson's finishing off the podium

 

[skatfan]

One thing I found odd at worlds: Tanith commentated instead of being with Green and Parsons. Yes, Guerlein is perfectly competent, but I found it odd. Unless she was commentating from the U.S. and needed to be home near the kids?? Or needed the $$??

As others have said, she stayed in the US. Tracy Wilson probably declined doing Worlds, and since it really was a one-day gig, the money was probably worth it.

Parsons and Green have plenty of experience, so Guerlein with them was just fine. And Tanith may have signed the contract before they knew Chock/Nates weren’t going to Worlds.

 

[her grace]

Zuerlein's been with MIDA teams all year.

He’s also the most experienced coach of the MIDA (former) trio. Didn’t he also help coach Green/Parsons while they were at WISA?

 

[kwanfan1818]

Zuerlein started coaching after he and Chock split after 2011 Worlds; it was at Shpilband/Zoueva's rink.

 

[OrioleBeagle]

Zuerlein started coaching after he and Chock split after 2011 Worlds; it was at Shpilband/Zoueva's rink.

Greg worked a year with WISA. A lot of their former junior students have gone on to train with Tanith and Greg at the senior level.

 

[Taso]

Zuerlein started coaching after he and Chock split after 2011 Worlds; it was at Shpilband/Zoueva's rink.

Yes, but wasn't he at WISA for a few years following that? And didn't he and Green and Parsons all go to Michigan together?

 

[Debbie S]

Yes, but wasn't he at WISA for a few years following that? And didn't he and Green and Parsons all go to Michigan together?

Greg was at WISA for one season, 2018-2019 and then went back to MI. About a year later (during Covid), the WISA coaches split, with Novak/Kiliakov taking some students (including Green/P) to a different rink in VA....VA rinks reopening sooner than the rinks in their county in MD may have had something to do with that move....and some other teams (including Bratti/Somerville) staying with Dmitri Ilin at the rink in MD.

Greg and Dmitri seemed to be coaching together for another year or so...Greg doing the teams' choreo. IIRC, B/S were splitting their time between both places. Then when MIDA launched, B/S made a full-time move and then ultimately Green/P left Kiliakov/Novak and moved there.

I think Greg has continued to do choreo for some of Dmitri's students, including Ilin/Cain, who just split.

 

[Taso]

Greg was at WISA for one season, 2018-2019 and then went back to MI. About a year later (during Covid), the WISA coaches split, with Novak/Kiliakov taking some students (including Green/P) to a different rink in VA....VA rinks reopening sooner than the rinks in their county in MD may have had something to do with that move....and some other teams (including Bratti/Somerville) staying with Dmitri Ilin at the rink in MD.

Greg and Dmitri seemed to be coaching together for another year or so...Greg doing the teams' choreo. IIRC, B/S were splitting their time between both places. Then when MIDA launched, B/S made a full-time move and then ultimately Green/P left Kiliakov/Novak and moved there.

I think Greg has continued to do choreo for some of Dmitri's students, including Ilin/Cain, who just split.

Thank you!

 

[Wyliefan]

We should start thinking about next season's dance thread title. Preferably something with "waltz" in it.

 

[Rhumba d’Amour]

We should start thinking about next season's dance thread title. Preferably something with "waltz" in it.

What about “The Waltz—Be Careful What You Wish For.”
Because I suspect we will still be judging on “vibes”

 

[skategal]

We should start thinking about next season's dance thread title. Preferably something with "waltz" in it.

Off the top of my head with inspiration from old songs and movies…

- Take This Waltz

- Take This Waltz and Shove It

- On Golden Waltz

I suspect by the end of the season we will all be thinking number 2. lol

 

[marbri]

"Dance vibes only because learning to WALTZ is hard"

 

[Karen-W]

How about "Waltzing Our Cares Away"?

 

[litenkyckling]

Waltz is a CDE anyway?

 

[Wyliefan]

[Hastily Googles location of next year's Worlds]

Waltzing Off to Tampere

or

Waltzing Off to Finland

I also like @skategal 's On Golden Waltz

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Waltz off Shawn Rettstatt!

 

[her grace]

Waltz on, waltz off

because many teams won’t be able to sustain the waltz feel

 

[skipaway]

In Waltz We Trust

The Waltz Must Go On

Keep Calm and Waltz On

 

[QuiteContrary]

I'm Waltzing on Sunshine! Whoa-oh!

 

[Wyliefan]

Lots of good ones here. We may have to set up a poll!