OK... where were we?
DAVIS/WHITE
THEME: Indian Folk Dance
RECOGNIZABLE MUSIC? In India … absolutely (You Tube has SPOKEN!)
HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS? It’s ALL good. Authentic costumes, excitement and joy throughout, new moves (for ice dance, anyway) executed with confidence… and extra points for Meryl’s FIERCE earrings; I never noticed before how they almost cover the entire ear (wonder how long it took to get used to skating w/those monstrosities!)
IF THIS OD WAS A WILD INTERNATIONAL PARTY… They would be splendid hosts with whom everyone would hope to get a few minutes’ audience
SCORES: 67.08
Personal best; and 2 points ahead of you-know-who. PULLED UP TO 2nd.
PECHALAT/BOURZAT, FRANCE
THEME: American Country Dance…
RECOGNIZABLE MUSIC? It was for me; John Denver was one of the only artists everyone in my family liked when I was a kid. (Though Dolly Parton (?) didn’t have anything to do with the version of “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” that I’m familiar with)
HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS? It’s cute… I think that’s been my prevailing thought all season. It’s cute, but I prefer the Kerrs. Nothing really stands out in this one, except the thought that we needed D/W back in there to twizzle when the music sped up near the end. (And it’s trivial, but I thought the braids were a good choice for her.)
IF THIS OD WAS A WILD INTERNATIONAL PARTY… They’d probably hang with Sam/Bates and do shots together all night
SCORES: 59.99 THEY PULL UP TO 7TH.
ZARETSKY/ZARETSKY, ISRAEL
THEME: Jewish Folk Dance
RECOGNIZABLE MUSIC? Yes, but oh, what is it called? (Hava Nagila, which means “Let us Rejoice”.)
HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS? Tracy said “nice soft feel for that dance.. good character…” Little problem at end of twizzles. Like Can-Can’t for the French team, I wanted to get jazzed about this skate because the music demands it… but…not so much in the end.
IF THIS OD WAS A WILD INTERNATIONAL PARTY… everyone’s looking to these two to start a big fun circle dance
SCORES: 55.24 THEY STAY IN 10th.
VIRTUE/MOIR, CANADA
THEME: Spanish Flamenco
RECOGNIZABLE MUSIC? Vaguely so
HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS? She changed her skirt! It no longer looks like dark room drapes. And I think she can work it easier as well. NICE inverted lift. Great arm movements on twizzles. And that quick lift/spin-in-the-air thing at the very end went well. They do look on fire here, si?
IF THIS OD WAS A WILD INTERNATIONAL PARTY… They’d be the strong, silent, mysterious but wildly attractive couple noodling at the piano
SCORES: 68.41 Yowza! THEY END UP IN 1st TONIGHT.
BELBIN/AGOSTO, USA
THEME: Moldavian Folk Dance
RECOGNIZABLE MUSIC? To birds and those who enjoy their 45 RPM records played at 78 RPM
HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS? Let’s just say their new costumes were as busy as the music. They skated fast, and strong, and with all the energy the music called for, but it was a little like Hava Nagila with a double shot of espresso… when one would have been plenty. (And did they flub the lift at the end? Not sure.)
IF THIS OD WAS A WILD INTERNATIONAL PARTY… People would want to pick away the details of their costume (e.g. Tanith’s bling near the collarbone) and make lively instruments out of them, like tambourines… Ben would enjoy sharing; Tanith, not so much.
SCORES: 62.50 THEY STAY IN 4th…
...and anyone who thinks they’ll make the podium at this point needs a kick in the head with Tanith’s bright red Moldavian folk boot. Even she shrugged at the results. I think they know… so let’s hope they forget the bad costumes they’ll be wearing for the FD, and just have a glorious moment or two out there…
And there you have it… this international party is officially over. Stay close by… the Free Dance will be here before you know it! And by the way, here’s the skate order for those dancers featured on NBC Sunday night…
Last to skate in Group #3… SAM/BATES
Group #4… ZARETSKYS… KERRS… PECHALAT/BOURZAT… DELOBEL/SCHOENFELDER… (KHOKLOVA/NOVITSKI, not shown Sunday but are in 9th and skate last in this group)
Final Group… DAVIS/WHITE… FAIELLA/SCALI… VIRTURE/MOIR… BELBIN/AGOSTO… DOMNINA/SHABALIN.
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2 comments:
You are cracking me up, Kelli! I would rather read your blog for your analysis than listen to the blather on NBC. You are good!
Virtue and Moir: SWOOOOOON!!!! <3
Anyway, I hope both V/M and D/W do their best tonight in the FD!
Both of them brought their game face last night. It could have been tied but V/M kept up speed and intensity in the Flamenco. I'm cheering more for V/M, though. GOOOOOSSSEEEE!!!!! XD
By the way, my email is jojo_garnet@yahoo.com
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