Ice Theatre of New York is an extraordinary organization which has for the last 30 years, changed the face of figure skating, by integrating the sensibilities of the contemporary dance, music and art worlds into performance skating.
Founded in 1984 by Moira North, Ice Theatre of New York has changed the face of figure skating by creating works that integrate the sensibilities of contemporary dance, music and art challenging the perceptions and conventional definitions of figure skating. Its mission is to elevate dance on ice as a performance art. Through its performances in both traditional and site-specific venues, ITNY presents ice dance that opens one’s eyes to seeing skating in unexpected ways. ITNY was the first ice dance company to receive dance program funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Most of what they are doing seems to be holds and stuff not too greatly affected if skating on 'bad', or slow or rough ice. The guy seems to be doing ok but his partner seems to be struggling a little on the synthetic ice in some parts (but maybe thats just adjusting her moves to a very small area?). It's also loud as hell in this clip, is that typical or just the audio here? Would be good to see some reviews if the different synthetic ices that are independant of any organisations where skaters are giving a free honest opinion on how it compares, and better still a video of skaters doing the same routines on real ice then on synthetic to show a better real life comparison.
I love Donovan so much, he has so many unique movements and so much enthusiasm. He definitely needed a coaching change, the ISU would never let him get good scores without a coaching team from a country with more political clout within the ISU.
Amoooo a este chico maravilloso es un digno mexicano que lleva el nombre de México en lo alto..!! Vamos Donovan.. Te apoyamos mi familia y yo ..!!Dios te bendiga.. y felicidades a tus papis por tener un hijo como tu .. Guapo..!!