Thanks for the link. SOOO looking forward to this 
Fantastic Torvill & Dean with Aliona & James Photos for CiN
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Originally Posted by cwickham:
“According to this week's Radio Times Chris & Aliona are doing an American Smooth to "Dance with Me", and Jayne & James are doing a Tango to "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"”
“According to this week's Radio Times Chris & Aliona are doing an American Smooth to "Dance with Me", and Jayne & James are doing a Tango to "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"”
The music for Chris & Aliona would have the edge for me because Ain't That a Kick in the Head? doesn't exactly scream Tango at me.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“^^^BIB I would have liked to have seen Chris and Jayne with Vincent and Flavia. I know they're not doing the show this year but it's possible they might have been willing to do CiN if asked.”
“^^^BIB I would have liked to have seen Chris and Jayne with Vincent and Flavia. I know they're not doing the show this year but it's possible they might have been willing to do CiN if asked.”
Now that would have been fantastic to see. A pro pair taking them on. The competition would be hot - mind you, they don't come much more competitive than James!
Originally Posted by Three Left Feet:
“They woz robbed. Robbed, I tell you! Unrivalled in the "being robbed" stakes until Lisa Snowden did for Austin Healey in the D-O on the darkest day of 2008.”
“They woz robbed. Robbed, I tell you! Unrivalled in the "being robbed" stakes until Lisa Snowden did for Austin Healey in the D-O on the darkest day of 2008.”
Just watched the youtube links again. Your comment is so true so very very true!!
Originally Posted by tsarina:
“Just watched the youtube links again. Your comment is so true so very very true!!”
“Just watched the youtube links again. Your comment is so true so very very true!!”
Jingoistic I can be with the best of them, but in 1994, there was an illegal lift by T&D, and the victorious Russian pair were not half bad. The pairs were so closely matched that season - an one must add Usova and Zhulin to the mix - that on their day, any one of them could win.
Indeed, T&D won the Euros before the OGs that year only as a result of a bizarre 3-way split amongst the judges. When T&D finished, they were ranked behind G&P, as G&P had more first place ranks from the judges, but then U&Z skated and took some first place ranks from G&P, but not T&D, leaving T&D the winners.
Oz on the other hand was most definitely robbed, though justice was served as if Lisa had been eliminated instead of Oz, she'd never have got to dress up in bacofoil for Brendan's weightlifting session!
Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“The music for Chris & Aliona would have the edge for me because Ain't That a Kick in the Head? doesn't exactly scream Tango at me.
Now that would have been fantastic to see. A pro pair taking them on. The competition would be hot - mind you, they don't come much more competitive than James!”
“The music for Chris & Aliona would have the edge for me because Ain't That a Kick in the Head? doesn't exactly scream Tango at me.
Now that would have been fantastic to see. A pro pair taking them on. The competition would be hot - mind you, they don't come much more competitive than James!
”
doesnt to me either - what an odd choice for a tango
Originally Posted by memmh:
“DOI is mass choreography for novice skaters and in no particular style, so don't use that to judge Chris' choreograhy. I rather think that Chris could probably out-choreograph Aliona on most of the ballroom dances, although I don't know that he's ever done an American Smooth before. Although, to be fair, there's a definite difference to doing the dances on the ice and on a dance floor, so Aliona has the advantage there!”
“DOI is mass choreography for novice skaters and in no particular style, so don't use that to judge Chris' choreograhy. I rather think that Chris could probably out-choreograph Aliona on most of the ballroom dances, although I don't know that he's ever done an American Smooth before. Although, to be fair, there's a definite difference to doing the dances on the ice and on a dance floor, so Aliona has the advantage there!”
Chris and Jayne went to the leading ballroom and latin teachers of the day when doing set pieces I know the paso was worked out with Michal Styllianos
Originally Posted by BuddyBontheNet:
“The music for Chris & Aliona would have the edge for me because Ain't That a Kick in the Head? doesn't exactly scream Tango at me.
Now that would have been fantastic to see. A pro pair taking them on. The competition would be hot - mind you, they don't come much more competitive than James!”
“The music for Chris & Aliona would have the edge for me because Ain't That a Kick in the Head? doesn't exactly scream Tango at me.
Now that would have been fantastic to see. A pro pair taking them on. The competition would be hot - mind you, they don't come much more competitive than James!
”
that music is odd - aint that a kick in the head is classic foxtrot /smooth music and dance with me tango how strange to reverse it
that music must be wrong you cant make this into a smooth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOjlaRhXkA
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“that music must be wrong you cant make this into a smooth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOjlaRhXkA”
“that music must be wrong you cant make this into a smooth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOjlaRhXkA”
unless Dave Arch has tangoed it up.........
although Im still not sure how he would do that!!
Still gets the hairs on the back of the neck standing up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51j3-pWEskc
Shame about the lift around 5 seconds before the end. It was legal for most of the 93/94 season, but the rules were changed just before the OGs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51j3-pWEskc
Shame about the lift around 5 seconds before the end. It was legal for most of the 93/94 season, but the rules were changed just before the OGs.
Originally Posted by Three Left Feet:
“Still gets the hairs on the back of the neck standing up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51j3-pWEskc
Shame about the lift around 5 seconds before the end. It was legal for most of the 93/94 season, but the rules were changed just before the OGs.”
“Still gets the hairs on the back of the neck standing up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51j3-pWEskc
Shame about the lift around 5 seconds before the end. It was legal for most of the 93/94 season, but the rules were changed just before the OGs.”
They waz robbed.
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“They waz robbed.”
“They waz robbed.
”
To quote Federation President Barry Fife in Strictly Ballroom:
"You can dance any steps you like, but it doesn't mean you'll win."
Apparently, T&D were unaware of the rule change.
I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !
Originally Posted by Cheryl423:
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
Saw a QS move in there!
Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing!
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“I think its a mistake and chris has kick in the head and Jayne Dance with me”
“I think its a mistake and chris has kick in the head and Jayne Dance with me”
nope, song and dance been confirmed by Aliona on twitter
I really cant see a tango to Aint that a kick in the head
Originally Posted by olivej:
“nope, song and dance been confirmed by Aliona on twitter
I really cant see a tango to Aint that a kick in the head”
“nope, song and dance been confirmed by Aliona on twitter
I really cant see a tango to Aint that a kick in the head
”
she follows our twitter so have just asked her again
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“she follows our twitter so have just asked her again”
“she follows our twitter so have just asked her again
”
I run AlionaOnLine *hi*
Originally Posted by Cheryl423:
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
No! Definitely new ones not seen previously. Many Thanks for sharing with us.
Its a great project for CIN and I think will be of great interest to see T&D on a non-slippery dance floor.
Not as big a change as Aliona had to choreograph for the last time for CIN - about 4 days to choreograph dancing in a medium 800 times denser than air where you are almost weightless and wearing breathing apparatus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmz8k9UIzT4
Not as big a change as Aliona had to choreograph for the last time for CIN - about 4 days to choreograph dancing in a medium 800 times denser than air where you are almost weightless and wearing breathing apparatus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmz8k9UIzT4
Originally Posted by Cheryl423:
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
“I'm not sure if 'every' photo was published, so here's the full batch, just in case !”
Hope this means it's already been filmed as James hurt his back on Monday and said he's unlikely to be fit enough to dance this Saturday on the live show pro dance 😞😞😒
Originally Posted by Amyokllew:
“Hope this means it's already been filmed as James hurt his back on Monday and said he's unlikely to be fit enough to dance this Saturday on the live show pro dance 😞😞😒”
“Hope this means it's already been filmed as James hurt his back on Monday and said he's unlikely to be fit enough to dance this Saturday on the live show pro dance 😞😞😒”
I hope he's not going to blame his bad back on lifting little Jayne.
Great photo's, I can't wait to see Aliona and James dance with Chris and Jane been to see DOI a few times it's brilliant'
I'm also a big fan of Aliona and love her choreography
I'm also a big fan of Aliona and love her choreography
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