Recent content by KristyJ

I do think we need go no farther than the 80s and 90s compulsories that used the full 40' of the floor well for choreography, and certainly others also have over time

I think a 25' depth might be more limiting than people realize. Yes, most performance stages are rectangular, but they are also generally much larger for established companies-- Lincoln Center, for instance, is 80' x 100'. Skating rinks are rectangular but an Olympic rink is 98' x 197' and it is...

Thank you for doing these, it's so interesting!

I agree that the lavender one is lovely, and honorable mention to the Pipers Vale leo.

I think that might vary significantly by gymnast/team

I am loving all these saturated blues and corals this year

Honestly I just finished reading her book (inspired by QuietColors), and she doesn't come off that way.

True enough, but I can only imagine what working with that fed was like pre-Olympics too. IIRC the main guy in charge of it has major ego issues? The whole team clearly felt way too much pressure.

Lord only knows what the situation was like with the French fed during the leadup to the competition though

She seems very powerful, but a bit nervy on the leaps and turns and lacking some refinement?

Very nice routine I feel like that lighting is so dangerous though. Noone would choose to train in a gym that is so poorly lit, but then we throw athletes into arenas like that as though it's a pageant and not a highly complex sport?

My favorite routine of the quad for artistry

Gina had inferior dance but by far superior tumbling

Figure skating hip injuries are frequently the result of the explosive power needed to launch into a jump that takes off on a curve (even if a small one, proper technique involves up to a half rotation on ice before air time, which was a really weird thing for me to learn after decades of...

I wonder how a panel with a ballet or lyrical background would judge some of the hip hop routines or Simone Rose's that has step moves in it