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icedanceupstarts · 5 years ago

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Internationaux de France 2019 Preview

Another week, another GP, another preview from your hardworking mods! Ice dance is full of mysteries, and we have a lot of pressing questions. What will the trophies look like this time? Will Papadakis/Cizeron completely break the scoring system on their first try, or will this be more of a warm-up where they only mostly break it? Will we ever understand how the judges are coming up with the numbers they’re putting out there? Stay tuned!

Carolane Soucisse/ Shane Firus CAN

Age: 24/26

Started Skating Together: 2016

Coach: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

Season's Best: 181.39

Rhythm Dance: Jersey Boys

Free Dance: Tom Jones Medley

Ah, Soucisse/Firus. So much talent, so little ability to stay upright. We fell in love with these two last season(while they mostly just fell), and are hoping that they've finally gotten the jitters out of their system. They have really strong basics and a classy retro sort of vibe that no one else is bringing to the table. They're more versatile performers than they're generally given credit for, but this year's programs are definitely solidly in their wheelhouse. They have such a lovely lightness to their skating that they still manage to marry with power, which is a tricky balance to hit. They're still working on nailing the precision, having struggled with the levels on their pattern thus far, but their rhythm dance is generally a delight and ends with a fantastic stationary lift that thumbs it's nose at the concept of gravity. Their free dance is quite nice, moving seamlessly from cute and bouncy to slinky blues to sharp, flirtatious sass without ever once seeming disjointed or like they don't know what they're skating to. Some of that's editing, to be sure, but a lot of it comes down to their performance and movement making each section feel distinct yet connected and part of the whole. If Soucisse/Firus can remain in an upright position, tighten up their levels, and generally execute at the level they're capable of but often struggle to reach, they could have a very good placement. A strong result and score will help them a lot in their quest to get the bronze at Nationals and make it back to the championship events.

Marie-Jade Lauriault/ Romain Le Gac FRA

Age: 22/24

Started Skating Together: 2014

Coach: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

Season's Best: 182.91

Rhythm Dance: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

Free Dance: Harmonium Medley

Les Marrieds are back for their second grand prix assignment and looking for redemption after their subpar Skate America performances. They're a solid, midtier team but, while they’re still the ones with experience together working to their advantage, French ice dance is steadily growing and they may be feeling the heat. They have some great elements, especially their showstopping lifts, but they also have a tendency to be a bit inconsistent and their small errors can really add up like at their first event this season. On their home turf would be a great time to turn things around and really show off what they can do. Their lighter take on a musical rhythm dance can definitely help them stand out and good performances here in both programs can go a long way in setting them up for the rest of the season.

Gabriella Papadakis/ Guillaume Cizeron FRA

Age: 24/24

Started Skating Together: 2005

Coach: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

Personal Best: 223.13

Rhythm Dance: Fame

Free Dance: Find Me

Look, you already know who this is. Four time and reigning World champions and Olympic silver medalists, five time European Champions etc etc etc, and the probable winners of this event assuming one of them doesn't snap a bootlace or something. And well, even then. Their rhythm dance is the real surprise this year, a fun, campy, aerobics number that shows a completely different side of their skating. The beginning is especially strong, really giving us the feeling that we're watching two dancers warming up. At French Master's you could tell that this program still needed mileage, but they've had time to polish things up and tighten up their rotational lift to really utilize the music. When we heard that Papadakis/Cizeron would be performing to a spoken word poem for the free dance, it initially felt like a concept that verged on self-parody, but it actually works pretty well? It's not to our taste but Papadakis/Cizeron wring out every ounce of emotion that exists in this actually pretty mediocre poem, and create a few more besides, telling a story and really embodying the music. For these two it's less of a question if they'll win this event or make GPF(yes to both, if you couldn't guess) and more of if they'll manage to break the scoring system by the end of the season and keep the current space between them and the rest of the field.

Julia Wagret/ Pierre Souquet-Basiege FRA

Age: 20/25

Started Skating Together: 2018

Coach: Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder

Season's Best: 171.31

Rhythm Dance: Singing in the Rain

Free Dance: Benjamin Clementine Medley

The host pick is always a great opportunity for teams who don't yet have the ability to earn a GP spot on their own, and this should extend to these two. Unfortunately we don't have links for their programs for this season, but they've been working hard and improving steadily over the course of the challenger season, although who knows what scores mean anymore. Obviously not every team on the Grand Prix is coming into their event hoping to medal, but they will be looking to make the most of their GP debut by putting out solid performances and gaining valuable competitive experience.

Charlene Guignard/ Marco Fabbri ITA

Age: 30/31

Started Skating Together: 2010

Coach: Barbara Fusar-Poli

Season's Best: 202.10

Rhythm Dance: Selections from Paramour and Honeymoon in Vegas: The Musical

Free Dance: Space Oddity

Guignard/Fabbri are a solid team that perhaps embodies the proverbial tortoise. Slow and steady wins the race, or at least the bronze. They're one of the older teams in the field, and have had a long, slow climb since 2010, but their steady improvements and hard work lead them to a GPF and Euros bronze last season, as well as some hard won fandom acclaim. Where some other top teams will sometimes show up looking slow or underprepared or take months to get a handle on their programs, Guignard/Fabbri manage to upgrade and get better every year while always seeming in control and well trained, even this early in the season. Their rhythm dance is a very traditional, classic Broadway number that isn't a showy as some of their competitors, but plays to their strengths as a team. Their free dance is to a cover of Space Oddity we're not entirely sure we can condone, but it's an unexpected and out of the box take nonetheless. They have some great elements like their upright stationary lift, and they've had plenty of time to develop since Lombardia. Let's be honest, they're fighting for silver against Chock/Bates here, and consequently this result will likely make or break their qualification to GPF. Guignard/Fabbri at least have the fact that they have no domestic competition to cushion them if they fail to make it, but if they want to keep making their way up the ranks, GPF may be key.

Allison Reed/ Saulius Ambrulevicius

Age: 25/27

Started Skating Together: 2017

Coach: Marina Zueva

Season's Best: 180.13

Rhythm Dance: Bandstand

Free Dance: Aurora Medley

We still don't know what a score is, but Reed/Ambrulevicius have been getting some good ones, and with their two grand prix assignments they've got a lot of opportunities to make an impact. They picked up this assignment late as subs but have already started their season off with plenty of competitive experience. Their rhythm dance is super cute, and featuring non-Bonnie and Clyde Laura Osnes vocals, it’s just a nice, pleasant experience. We're still unsure if it's 73 points worth of pleasantness, but what is score? It's very light, traditional fare, with a nice amount of danceyness to it and great, bubbly characterization from both. The free dance is kind of interesting, a modern and contemporary program which is a great contrast for their rhythm dance and different than what we are seeing from most other teams. If they can keep building on their Challenger results, they could make an impact in this field.

Natalia Kaliszek/ Maksym Spodyriev POL

Age: 23/25

Started Skating Together: 2014

Coach: Sylwia Nowak-Trebacka

Season's Best: 185.48

Rhythm Dance: Kinky Boots

Free Dance: Dirty Dancing redux

Kaliszek/Spodyriev are coming off their best ever season, with a top 5 finish at Euros and an 11th place at worlds. They can sometimes be slow starters to the season but rally for a strong finish by the important competitions. Their rhythm dance is just really delightful. They've always been slightly offbeat performers, making their programs work with commitment and their strong chemistry and this season is no different. Natalia also has best boot covers in skating in this program. They're bringing back an updated version of their fan favorite Dirty Dancing FD from a few years back, and you can see how much stronger they are as skaters and performers. The audience loved this program three years ago, and judging by the response you're all going to love the updated version this season. Kaliszek/Spodyriev got off to something of a late start to the season due to injury, so this may or may not be a great outing for them, but they always make large strides throughout the season regardless. Even if this weekend's performances are marred by bobbles, they're still one of the most entertaining teams around.

Tiffani Zagorski/Jonathan Guerreiro RUS

Age: 25/28

Started Skating Together: 2014

Coach: Svetlana Alexeeva, Elena Kustarova, Olga Ryabinina

Season's Best: 181.82

Rhythm Dance: The Greatest Showman

Free Dance: Survivor

Zagorski/Guerreiro had their season debut two weeks ago, but it didn't go as well as they might have hoped. What is score even, but they were undoubtedly hoping to place higher after medaling at both of their events last season and qualifying for the GPF. This season, their second GP event goals are going to be all about improving on their scores and setting themselves up as competitive with the teams who will be looking to finish in the top ten at Worlds, if they can claim that third Russian spot later this season. While they were able to perform at the test skates, Skate America was their first competition of the season and they may still have been a little rusty, especially as they're coming off of injury. Two weeks isn't a whole lot of time, but we've seen faster turnarounds. They're a striking team that uses their long lines to great effect, and their free dance is a good show of their strengths. The Russian dance field is deep and full of talent, but their performances and results here will be crucial in getting back on that world team.

Olivia Smart/ Adrian Diaz ESP

Age: 22/29

Started Skating Together: 2016

Coach: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

Season's Best: 191.01

Rhythm Dance: Grease

Free Dance: Sad Clown Love Story

Somehow that free dance title is not a bit of gentle snark but the actual, intended program concept? Ice dance is truly wild. Their pre-GP season had some stumbles but they had an extremely strong set of performances at Skate America, coming fourth and achieving a new personal best. Their rhythm dance was especially strong, fun and dynamic and perfectly suited to their strengths as a team. While we remain unsold on their free dance, from concept to construction to execution, they've been scoring well with it when they execute their admittedly impressive technical content. The judges are mostly responding well to it thus far, although with the rollercoaster that scoring has been, who knows? Fortunately the Spanish dance battle will once again have Europeans to take into consideration for the Worlds spot decision, but either team taking the national title into that event will be big and Smart/Diaz have certainly brought their best to the GP thus far. Another good finish here will send a strong message of just who is the top Spanish team.

Madison Chock/ Evan Bates USA

Age: 27/30

Started Skating Together: 2011

Coach: Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer

Season's Best: 202.40

Rhythm Dance: Too Darn Hot

Free Dance: Snake Charmer

Chock/Bates have had an interesting career. From the world silver medal in just their fourth season together, to their steady slide down the ranks the rest of the quad, to changing coaches, to missing the first half of last season to surgery, and then rebounding to win their first 4CC title, it's been quite a ride. A number of people were highly skeptical of their move to Gadbois, but it's done them a lot of good. There's a softness and a breeziness to their skating now, and their new coaches have generally spruced them up without taking away the things that have always been great about them-- their lifts, their speed, their expressiveness. They're the first team this season to earn a level 4 on the Finnstep, with a lightness, speed, and precision thus far unmatched. While they had some tech issues at Finlandia, their GOE and PCS remain very high and competitive even when they're getting their choreographic steps invalidated. Opinions are pretty split on their somewhat controversial free dance, and honestly we could do with considerably fewer Obligatory Egyptian Hands(or like, none?), but the judges have thus far responded well to their expression, intricacy, body shaping, and let's not forget their incredible lifts. They've had a few weeks to smooth out their remaining rough patches and shore up their tech in order to make GPF after a year away. The gold is likely out of reach unless something truly exceptional happens, but beating Guignard/Fabbri to the silver will be necessary to qualify to GPF and start their journey back to being National champions once more.

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estebanvelezjuggler-blog · 7 years ago

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Mujeres malabaristas capaces de lograr hacer malabares con 7 clavas.

Aquí esta una recopilación de videos que encontré en internet. Quise hacer este especial para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Si conocen más videos donde aparezcan mujeres haciendo malabares con 7 clavas, puedes comentar este video, me gustaría saber más al respecto. Espero lo disfruten.

El video principal es donde aparece cada una haciendo malabares con 7 clavas. Dejaré el link de sus canales de YouTube y algunas páginas web de ellas.

Svetlana Zueva

Una malabarista extraordinaria. Nació en Moscú, Rusia. Su entrenador fue Yuriy Podznyakov. Espera muy pronto mi entrevista con Svetlana en eJuggle.org.

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Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxk0HyBhnz6EkL00ohH4fQg

Diana Gracheva.

Es una mujer muy joven y muy talentosa. Con 20 años puede hacer cosas muy increíbles. Si no has leído la entrevista que tuve con ella, la puedes ver aquí:

https://estebanvelezjuggler.tumblr.com/tagged/Entrevista-a-Diana-Gracheva-Stepanova

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Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRcFLufGxYwcp6Wv2zuiBrQ

Aleksandra Semeniuta

Estudio en la Escuela de Circo y variedades en Kiev, Ucrania. Su acto de tan solo 4 minutos ha asombrado a muchos malabaristas y espectadores no malabaristas. Su entrenador es Yuriy Pozdnyakov.

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Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1HfwmCFA9HN7BGpTRi8r6w

Françoise Rochais

Comienza a hacer malabares a la edad de 8 años. Su profesor fue un profesional, quien le enseñó en el año 1982. Empezó a practicar malabares por un pasatiempo pero poco a poco se convirtió en un estilo de vida. Descubrió que esto sería así al presentarse en un programa de televisión en Australia. Desde ahí comenzó su carrera ganando premios, participando en festivales de circo etc. (Video de 7 clavas en forma de flores, dar click)

https://www.facebook.com/francoise.rochais/videos/10200261066760687/?hc_ref=ARSgHhMd7TCISGMhFrEtrwFR3ouz7NU3k2_1AntmQE-H8iE9VCd14nkfpBATqE8aHRo&hc_location=group

Su pagina web: http://www.francoiserochais.com/

Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgPWZ2mYDXPslWQsBLI3A9Q

Yulia Gerasimov.

Viene de la familia de circo Los Gerasimov. Su hermano es el gran malabarista Nikolai Gerasimov. Hay muy pocos datos sobre ella, pero solo hace falta ver una de sus presentaciones para darse cuenta del gran talento que tiene.

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Carol Rigoletto

Es la hija de una trapecista y un payaso de circo. Es de la cuarta generación de la familia Rigoletto. A los 14 años debuto en el Spacial Circus con un acto de malabarismo y desde ahí comenzó su carrera.

Ella ha logrado hacer un flash de 7 clavas. Su felicidad en el video es contagiosa.

Nunca ha dejado de entrenar. Ha viajado a muchos países con presentaciones, asistiendo a festivales de circo etc.

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Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ1IN_ORMp4EiL28Ve-Y53g

Delaney bayles

Es una malabarista muy joven. Ha participado en la WJF (Federación Internacional de Malabaristas) en el 2013 y 2016.

Ha podido hacer malabares con 9 pelotas. Estuvo en el Top de los mejores malabaristas de séptimo lugar.

Su canal de YouTube es genial. Tiene videos para entretenerse y asombrarse de todo el talento que tiene esta mujer. (dar click en el link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wq1sPJjZ4o&t=119s

Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXOdBwCYZpEaXxWLi1RRN9Q

Olga Galchenko

Nació en Penza, Rusia. Hermana del gran malabarista Vova Galchenko. Comenzó a entrenar malabares desde muy pequeña. Gracias a su padre, los hermanos Galchenko comenzaron sus presentaciones en el año 2001, y así, los hermanos fueron ganando premios y competencias en cualquier lugar al que iban. (dar click en el link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZz6C6u5pY

Su canal de Youtube: (dar click).

https://www.youtube.com/user/olgagalchenko

Espero les haya gustado mi investigación. Si conoces mas de este tipo de material, puedes comentar tu aporte o contactame y hablar de ello.

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Feliz dia de la Mujer!!!!!!!

#Mujeres malabaristas #Womens Jugglers #dia de la mujer #7 clavas mujeres #7 clubs womens jugglers

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