Ordway/Dwight (GBR) 07-08

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Short Program
Music: Libertango by Piazzolla, performed by the Cinema Serenade Ensemble

Costumes: Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilya Kulik's 'Casi un Bolero' costumes

Opening pose: standing center ice in a dance hold: Christian's right hand on Alice's back, his left out in a ballroom manner; their left and right hands are pressed against each other, and her left hand is on his right upper arm. They are looking to the right, at the judges.

Sharp steps, one foot in front of the other on toepicks in tango hold. Christian steps away and spins Alice once with her free leg up, foot at other knee, and she steps onto the free leg and he pulls her into some more tango-esque steps into crossovers

Pairs combination spin (camel/Alice layback, Christian upright/ch/camel/both upright, Alice's right leg around Christian's left, his left hand on her shoulder, right hand holding her hand)

Split double twist

SBS triple Salchow

SBS flying camel/sit into cannonball sit/ch/camel with bent leg/front-catch attitude

Three turns into throw triple loop

Flip-up press lift, Alice in stag position into star, twist dismount

Backward outside death spiral

Straightline footwork: side-by-side open mohawks into side-by-side counters, a little hop by both into a dance hold with Alice backward, Christian forward where they do the same steps but different feet so they're almost mirroring each other, Alice backward and him forward with rocker/counter/Alice mohawk, Christian three turn/bracket/bracket then part for SBS double three turns with the free leg behind, toepick pointing down, arms out in classic position. The music speeds up and they go into side-by-side twizzles backward on right feet into side-by-side forward right foot twizzles with arms behind back, hands clasped, side-by-side mazurkas, backwards counters, rockers, open toe steps, forward twizzles on left foot into backward twizzles on right foot, leg up and arms up, open mohawk into three-turn with legs in scratch spin position, series of rockers, counters and brackets alternating feet

Right after the footwork sequence, Christian pulls Alice into the ending pose.

End pose: Christian has his left leg behind him, toepick in ice, right leg in front with a bent knee like he would be doing an Ina Bauer; Alice's back is resting across his knee, her hands on his shoulders, his arms around her neck, one leg tucked behind her with toepick on ice and the other extended with boot on the ice. Their faces are very close together.

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Long Program
Music: Emperor Concerto, Allegro by Beethoven

Costumes: Alice in light blue empire waist dress with beading on the bodice and spaghetti straps. Christian in similar color loose shirt, and black slacks.

Opening pose: facing each other but at least five feet away from one another, feet in ballet fourth position with back foot on toepick, arms down and to the sides

The music begins--soft--and they stroke then do forward crossovers, settling deep on each edge, circling around each other.

They come together, side-by-side, and offer a hand to each other, stroking forward together in time, then turning into crossovers.

Toe lasso lift--Alice in a stag position, Christian goes clockwise then turns counter-clockwise, switch hand for dismount.

They skate forward together, on lobes, right foot then left foot, sort of like they are walking/swaying a bit, holding hands then they both turn at the same time for crossovers.

SBS triple flip

Stroking forward to the left of the ice surface, him behind her, she turns into back right-over-left crossovers and he catches up so they're doing crossovers for awhile, right-over-left, then change direction with RFI three turn to brief forward right-over-left crossovers into left-over-right back crossovers

Split triple twist, Alice's arms up during the twist

Upright running threes into SBS back camel/ch/sit/upright, free leg back in very low attitude

Pairs upright Ina Bauer, his hands on her shoulders, her hands up on his, into throw triple Salchow

When he catches up he takes Alice's right hand with his left; it's quick, fingers clasped and she steps back and turns so they're doing crossovers

Pairs combination spin: Alice layback, Christian upright/camel/sit, then with Alice leaning to the side a little/ch/catch-waist camel

Backward inside death spiral with change of hand

Pairs outside spread eagle into reverse star into star lift into reverse star held up with left hand instead of right into brief carry platter lift with Alice backwards, tipped slightly forward, back somersault entry with dismount where he holds her, she's kind of sitting on his knee a bit with his knee bent and in a 'mix' of a shallow Ina Bauer/lunge position

SBS triple Salchow

They skate away from each other in a circle as if they're about to go into another combination spin but both stop and then turn, skating toward each other. They cross each other, linking feet, going forward, then Christian moves his foot so he's pulling Alice toward him. She turns to face him, her legs end up bent forward at the knee as he holds her around her back and sort of dips her, then she wraps her arms around his neck and he stands up, holding her like that but supporting her legs, moving in a slow circle. She lets go and moves her arms up then down as he sets her down.

Alternating back crossovers into step-through press lift--two hand to one hand, flip over dismount so Alice is behind Christian

After the lift, Alice does a one-footed glide into an arabesque, moving her leg to the right side as Christian takes her waist. He goes into a pivot, turning her around, until she brings her leg in and turns to face him. They take some strokes (him backwards, her forwards, holding hands), until he turns and she strokes forward once on a solid LFI edge into a pairs spiral sequence (forward LFO into LFI, holding hands then letting go/Alice turns, holding opposite hands, she's RBI and he's still LFI/slow edge work as the piano comes in/both RBI, his hands on her waist, her arms back)

Forward outside death spiral

Serpentine footwork, mostly edge work, changes of direction, feet, etc, mirror skating, end of sequence in varied dance holds

Alice pulls back from the footwork sequence into a back lunge, Christian following in a forward lunge

Ending pose: they're in that same position, Alice back lunge, Christian forward, hands on each other's shoulders, Alice leaning against his chest

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Exhibition
Music: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel