Junior Solo Ice Dance

Rhythm Dance

80’s theme - Top Gun (Rocker Foxtrot)

Judges Feedback from Panda (Mark Storten)

  • timing was off (especially on the rockers)

  • Everything was virtually done on flat edges

  • Core strength to improve to help with edges

  • Eyes up and engage with audience

  • Stroking and edges to be deeper

  • Top Gun perhaps too strong a music at this stage as performance didn’t meet the strength of the music… not sure if changing the program will help or chose different music

  • Program still too much artistic than dance

Positives:

  • Great first effort and Mark said that this new category is going to change as it goes along and as long as Louise was happy to adapt and take on board all the changes and feedback and put in the hard work she will do well

Dress

Music

Freedance

Theme: Moulin Rouge

  • Eyes up and engage with audience

  • Stroking and edges to be deeper - but they were better than the Rhythm dance

  • Opening sequence to be more dramatic and stronger

  • Needs to incorporate more spins - too many upright spins

  • Twizzles were ok - but can absolutely be better

  • Still a little more artistic than dance but better that the Rhythm

Positives:

  • great change in movement between the softer music and the tango music - Mark felt it was strong and captured the music

  • Mark said her movement progressed really well with the tempo of the tango and built up the performance with the music (including building up speed)

  • Mark also said that she embraced the dramatics of the tango but needs more dance elements too it also

Dress

Music: Moulin Rouge