#farruca

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Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri, FD The Theory of Everything • GP France 2023

[macaroni-rascal]

Of VM’s Farrucas vs Dream A Little Dream vs Latin - best Olympic SD in your opinion and why? And because it’s such a hard question what are your favorite moments and best parts of each? I love them all so much and almost wish their Latin short got more love…it’s just outdone by the magic of Moulin Rouge!

Easiest answer ever, Dream A Little Dream is the best Olympic short dance, because Farrucas is the best Olympic original dance, so the answer can magically be both. I love their sympathy for the devil short dance, I think it's wonderful, I just think DALD is the best short dance every made, with Prince being a very close second.

It's hard to choose best parts, because all of those programs are perfection start of finish, but I'll be discerning, and just pick one of my favourite small little detail moments of each, just for funsies.

Farrucas: I love this transition, it's so difficult, to control the skirt, and her free leg, and her arm, and everything else, to have it look so clean and extended, Scott such a strong base and on one foot. You just don't see transitions like this anymore, they did this just for because they could.

Dream A Little Dream: I love love love that V/M would always nod to the pattern dance in their programs, a reference to the steps somewhere else to make it all so seamless, this little moment is so reminiscent of the finnstep, and I love Tessa going around Scott's body, on one foot, free leg perfectly extended, while Scott has lovely arms and is just serving face, right on the music.

Sympathy for the Devil: I just love this moment, I think it's wonderful, charismatic, fun, and great. They are giving such face, Scott get's his little moment in front to shine, arching his back and extending his arms, Tessa having the time of her life, it always makes me smile.

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is this real 👀 there’s a word missing in the description of the 2024-25 RD:

“a dance mix of e.g. a rhythm, an artist, a ___ from stage or screen”

a what from stage or screen?

both movies and paso doble had been rumored but “Dance Party”? 😬 makes it sound deeply unserious🙃💀

they decided they liked slipsteps i guess, so it’s easier to flag where the PSt starts. more defined steps is good

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Super Hot things vm have done (continuing):

The moment in Farrucas where T lays all the way back over S’s 90* leg and she runs her hand down from his knee to his toe while he looks at her LIKE THAT.

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Shiro no Farruca by Makimura Satoru

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José Greco - Flamenco Farruca

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January 10, 2024

She – with the help of two-time Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir among others – has entered a new phase of skating.

“I've tried to unlock a little bit maturity this year in my performances,” she says. “[The choreographers] have helped me a lot to learn how I want to portray characters and how I want to skate more so than just how I want to perform my tech elements. I've really enjoyed that.”

Madeline Schizas on working with Scott Moir and co.

It’s not lost on Schizas, however: She knows how awesome it is to be working so closely with one of the great modern minds of the sport in Moir.

“Working with Scott is really cool,” she admits, that coy smile returning before she turns reflective again. “One thing that Scott always says is, ‘The goal for me and Tessa [Virtue] was for us to make people feel something.’ I’ve been trying to tap into that, [but] it’s not something that I think I’m great at at this point in my career, the emotion, the performance side.”

Which is part of the reason why Schizas chose to work with Moir and his team in London, Ontario, including Olympic bronze medallist Madison Hubbell and Spanish ice dancer Adrian Diaz.

That trio helped Schizas develop her Farrucas short program, the same music that Virtue/Moir skated to at Vancouver 2010 for their original dance.

[...]

The benefit of her five-wide choreo team is as much for the future of Schizas’s skating as it is the present: “Those guys have been really helping me come up with a story and emotion to put behind my skating,” she says. “I think that it’s paid off; it’s been a fulfilling experience for me.”

—Olympics

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I love how much Maddie's posture has improved. Farrucas is a great fit for her and Maddie knows how to bring the drama.

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Junior Rhythm Dance #WorldJFigure (1/2)

Thought it would be fun to share some thoughts on one of my favorite events of the year. Junior ice dance has become an increasingly international field, with smaller federations increasingly sending teams. It has some of the most diverse choreography that we see in any discipline which is always a treat. And even teams who are not at the top level bring so much creativity to the field. Here are my *very* short notes on the first 20 teams in the RD by starting order, time stamps for each team are in the heading.

My top 4 favorite rhythm dances to watch in terms of creativity and performance (not what I think they should've scored): Bordet/Gipoulou, Slatter/Ongay-Perez, Li/Wang, and the Straub siblings.

1 - Yucel / Ivanov @ 16:41

Lovely use of tango movements like ganchos and mini-lifts both into and out of their pattern. Obviously, not the highest technical level but compositionally this was an extremely difficult program for a less experienced team. Lovely timing and arch on the layback straightline.

2 - Roberts / Alis @ 22:54

Great to see Spain fielding more ice dance teams. Super interesting twizzle placement spatially, on the music, and between the two pattern sequences. Beautiful split with turnout by Alis in the rotational lift, love to see the lifted partner hit a difficult position. Really enjoyed their music choice and choreography.

3 - Straub Siblings @ 29:25

I have to say all these junior teams are hitting it out of the part with their opening choreography, great balance of difficulty and creativity with lifts and ganchos. Lovely extension out of that first set of twizzles it is such an awesome demonstration of edge control, less sync on the second set of twizzles in their second set but overall love the construction. She has lovely extension and flexibility which are so well showcased in their SlLi. Love the leaning almost slide (similar to FB/S's choreo slide) that they do as a transition out of their pattern. Loving the use of their stop and slides in the MiSt.

4 - Dovhal / Kulesza @ 35:48

Awesome use of that slide and interlocking toe steps as a segue into their pattern. Very difficult assisted back walkover entrance into their twizzles in addition to the 2 3turns between sets 1 and 2. Interesting back to back hold at the tail end of 2AT. Farrucas is incredibly hard music to live up to in a MiSt but I though the kick to twizzle entrance was very clever. Wish their curve lift had slightly fewer arm movements but very ambitious exit.

5 - Beznosikova / Leleu @ 42:18

This is one of the youngest teams skating at this worlds. You can tell at times with the disconnect between their movements, its a lot of different choreo in the midline which might be a bit too ambitious for their level. I have to say I think their tango portion is a much stronger style for them interpretively. This is a good opportunity for them to grow and they have 5 years left to improve, and will have plenty of opportunities to represent Belgium in the future.

6 - Stanley / Sosnenko @ 54:48

Super impressed with this team's edge depth in the pattern. Some very clear issues with control at times but those knees and relative ease of edge will serve them well as they continue to develop. I believe they're one of the newest teams here and I'm excited to see how they continue to improve as they represent Mexico. I think I would've had them ahead of the Belgians just because of their relative ease in the pattern, and very well executed RBI Counters in the MiSt.

7 - Benkiewicz / Shapiro @ 1:01:00

Right into the twizzles, got all their levels even with losses in sync. Better edge control in the pattern from these two, solid RFO step from B in 2AT. Vivaldi all the way through is an ambitious music choice because it is so fast pace that think it at times makes them feel a bit bogged down in the steps, absolute bummer about the fluke fall.

8 - Li / Wang @ 1:07:40

Awesome to see some Chinese juniors back on the circuit, very strong opening twizzles from them with great demonstration of running edge. Always interesting when teams choose to do 2AT vs 1AT, probably the weakest portion of the RD for me and their edge depth and control was much improved in the midline. Difficult straightline involving a lot of core strength. They are both individually such strong performers with so little international experience, cannot wait to see how they improve as they are already so well matched.

9 - Kim / Lee @ 1:13:55

K/L are one of those teams very similar in stature who have very coordinated lines, extension, and knee bend. A little farther apart in 2AT than 1AT but solid execution throughout. Great save on the twizzles with that slight dip by Lee in the first set. And fabulous execution by Kim in the midline she has very neat steps and turns. Hopefully this performance in conjunction with Lim/Quan will encourage KSF to keep investing in ice dance!

10 - Vainik / Barshak @

The first team to get the majority of the key points on one section of the pattern, big improvements in speed from the rest of the group. She had a little bobble on the XB-RFIO in KP1 which is why she missed it. Interesting straightline lift exit, like the creativity and immediate control on her skating leg. Some very obvious incorrect edges on the swing twizzle and open S-step in 2AT. IMO both of them looked much stronger to me in hold than in the MiSt.

11 - O'Brien / Wiederkehr @ 1:48:00

Wow, very standout music and composition choices. A little tentative in the cross roll section but nice control and spacing as well as posture in the second section. Very nice lunging slide transition out of their straightline as well. Midline is just a little frantic, you can tell they're a bit out of gas.

12 - Slatter / Ongay-Perez @ 1:54:15

Strong first section of the pattern in terms of spacing, posture, and control. They're slightly off on timing which messed up S's IO edge changes but overall well done. KP 1 and 2 of 2AT were a little messy in that 1Tw and open S-step but really amazing posture for a team with a pretty exaggerated height difference. Great in hold choreography across the rink into one of the most difficult rotational lifts in this competition, love the entrance and exit. Very nicely executed twizzles with a very difficult entrance. Teeny bit out of sync in that midline but a very demanding element. The youngest team at this competition! They have 5 years ahead of them at this level to help develop that polish in partnering and overall skills.

13 - Carhart / Horovyi @ 2:01:13

Very aggressive in the opening choreography but so much more in control and nice defined curves on the ice in the pattern with by far the best SS at this point in the competition. I think they could've used a bit more contrast in choreography and speed of movement in between the tango and flamenco sections by making the tango more tense and restrained, maybe fewer high kicks and lunges and more variety. But really lovely basics and great sync throughout the midline. Slightly scary moment on the one foot feature of the rotational lift but great skate.

14 - Tali / Frasca @ 2:07:57

A few creative hold moments throughout their pattern, she had a beautiful LFO in the lead up to her swing twizzle, showing great control in their leg movements but at times they drift apart. Great lunge to slide transition out. Overall very nice speed and the best sync so far in the midline even when doing different turns. He has a funny footwork thing he does in the RoLi which makes me slightly nervous for him catching a toepick but very well executed.

15 - Hauer / Starr @ 2:14:35

Interesting opening choreography, for a team with relatively good skating skills and power they felt a bit stiff in hold. Midline was a bit mismatched in execution and synchronicity, felt like H was maybe a bit nervous. Well executed rotational lift and performed all the way through the end of the program.

16 - Bordet / Gipoulou @ 2:27:00

Loved their take on the tango, felt distinctly different from what we've seen and more quirky. Very fast in the twizzles but felt like they were twizzling independently. Difficult CuLi with great execution, love that he is also using his hands and expressing. Loved the interplay between the two of them in the midline. She has standout edge depth to me, a little nervy on the first set but fantastic execution in remaining close in hold, matching free legs, and edge depth.

17 - Tkachenko / Kiliakov @ 2:33:25

Interesting program construction putting 2AT at the very beginning. Interesting choreography in lead up to the twizzles but minor losses of sync. I think the changes in hold and positioning they made in 1AT threw them off timing in K's 3turn. Demanding SlLi but just a little off in the midline in terms of sync.

18 - Yu / Giang @ 2:39:40

Another team coached by Wing/Lowe that is very well matched in terms of skating level and movement, free limbs are very well coordinated. Difficult jump into that first set of twizzles like the transition as well. Both a little flat in 2AT which hurt them on both levels and execution but much better in the midline with very consistent edge depth and smooth curves on the ice. Absolutely stunning split position by Y, one of my favorite RoLis at this event, I think with their lift and better sync throughout on the midline and twizzles I would've had them ahead of T/K.

19 - Karl / Hoferichter @ 2:45:40

They feel very fluid across the ice, really nice carriage and execution in 1AT, not sure if they got nervy but just much sloppier in 2AT given their skating ability. Nice speed and sync in the twizzles and very difficult curve lift with great choreography on exit. Slightly out of sync on the choreo in the diagonal step, which showed in the late ending but overall very nice skate and they have fantastic basics with knees and power.

20 - Gauthier / Thieren @ 2:52:00

Good ice coverage in the twizzles, but not a ton of choreography into or out of them connecting the elements. MiSt3 felt high to me given their brackets and counters being pretty flat. Fun She looks slightly off balance at times in the pattern where her free leg and arm is off to the side compensating for her CoM. Her LBO to RFO step in KP3 of 1AT is pretty shallow. Very flat in 2AT as well, I think I would've given them a basic level. They clearly have quite a lot of power and soft knees but not fantastic edge depth and their choreography both between elements and in element complexity is much lower than choreography attempted by teams who scored much lower. I'm not sure I would've scored them in the top 13.

Overall a fantastic event and let me know what you think!

Part 2 with the last 10 skaters will be up tomorrow!

[beautifulstorms]

roman sadovsky gadbois sp and nureyev fs... wesley cursed sam smith/r+j... l/l literally best fd (and maybe rd) of the season... g/p wuthering heights... deanna and max vampire slay... brooke and ben sp... maddie farrucas + summertime... kaiya... maybe i do need to go to calgary for nationals this year

[macaroni-rascal]

Hello! I hope you’re having a wonderful new year and that marshy is sticking to all his New Years resolutions thus far.

Here to drop a question I’m asking a few VM fans.

What are your favorite little details across VM’s programs? Could be anything from a moment during footwork, the way an element is timed to the music, subtleties in the construction of the program, costumes, etc. For example, apparently Tessa’s lift positions are intended to replicate an umbrella in umbrellas of Cherbourg, and a guitar in Pink Floyd. Also, this Q doesn’t have to be restricted to just VM.

If there are programs details from other skaters that come to mind, I’d love to learn about those too.

My favourite details across V/M's programs are the outrageously effective movement choices they make to fit the music they are skating to -- what's more, the choices are sometimes subtle, and sometimes quite obvious.

Here are some of my personal favourites, along with timestamps hyplerlinks, cause we do it right here at macaroni-rascal dot tumblr dot com!

This little kick out they do with their right legs on the beat of the music as they hold their back insides edges on the midline of their Assassination Tango.

The final lift in Valse Triste, how Tessa reaches her arms up at the short lull in the crescendo of the music, the flurry of movement in the cacophony to the final pose when the music fully pauses. It's genius.

The perfect back inside edge as the violin comes back in during Umbrellas.

Literally all of farrucas, that entire program is perfectly musically, but I especially love Tessa's little arm and head movement right on the music during their circular step sequence. She is IN it.

So many in Hip Hip Chin Chin: Tessa's arm movements on the drum beat, when they lock hands and pull together to hug as the music changes, in the little kick on the tick-tick in the music, so so good. They really made the most out of that music.

Tessa's twizzle at the beginning of the waltz goes on, how it matches with the harp.

The iconic hand flick from Tessa on that famous lick in Carmen.

The matching leg movement spin moment during the 'sycaaamore tree', and the twizzle in the finnstep on the music during Dream a Little Dream.

Scott's twizzle on the 'it took!' right before the pattern, and Tessa's very cool arm movement up and down on beat during Prince.

The leg kick during the pattern to match the guitar strum during the rumba in Sympathy for the Devil.

The piano lick as Tessa gets into up into position during the rotational lift in Moulin Rouge.

I could truly name hundreds more, but these are some of my favourites. They utilized their music and danced to their music unlike any other team. Legends, through and through.

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Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy FD

📷: maria jangbro for two for the ice

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Vamos, que se nos hace vieja la choriza. Muy farruca ella pero bueno, que ni tarta ni hostias. Un día sin meterme con ella es un día perdido... en fin. Que lo pases genial y los regalos ya te encargarás tú de apropiarte de ellos.

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