Jonathon Hunt and Natalia Zeitseva at Sun Valley
What could be better than skating outdoors in the summer sunshine surrounded by a great old lodge and beautiful mountains? That’s Sun Valley. My husband and I were there for the ice show, the setting, and for me to skate and him to do yoga. One of my favorite memories is Jonathon Hunt teaching an adult Coffee Club group lesson in dark sunglasses. He led us through warmups used by the Ice Theatre of New York, lunges, swizzles and turns with big, balletic arm movements, to music that could have come from my favorite Pandora station. At our break I texted my husband, “I am in heaven.”
The photo is Jonathon and his pairs partner Natalia Zeitseva during the Sun Valley Ice Show on August 23rd. There’s also a video of their program from that night. I love their music, which is from the movie The Artist, and I could see skating to it. I often pick music with a similarly wistful quality.
Headlining the show that night were reigning Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Got a lotta photos of them to share, so….. their Scheherezade long program that they took to Sochi:
And their exhibition program:
More on the Sun Valley Ice Show and Adult Skating Week at Sun Valley in Part II (soon).
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Sun Valley Skating Part II Sun Valley on Ice 2014 and the Adult Skating Week.
Ice Theatre of New York Part III Ice Theatre of New York's premiere of Ice:Dance 2014 in Wenatchee, WA: Part III of my report.
Skate America 2013, the Free Dance Competition The free dance competition at Skate America 2013.
Ice:Dance 2014 by Ice Theatre of New York Part I Ice Theatre of New York's premiere of Ice:Dance 2014 on Oct. 3rd in Wenatchee, WA.
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Beautiful pics! looks like a great show!!
Thanks!
What a great show. I’d be in heaven too!
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I’ll bet you would! Put it on your list!
So jealous!! Did you get to meet any of the skaters?
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They did all hang around afterward to meet folks, I didn’t participate in that except to say hi to my own coach, it didn’t feel right at that moment. But I did get to meet some of the skaters later in the Coffee Club sessions and at the seminars for the adults.
That *does* sound like heaven! Sounds like I need to add Sun Valley to my bucket list!
I so want to see Meryl and Charlie perform before they fully retire… I’m worried I’m running out of opportunities. How exciting that you got to see them!
Definitely add it to your bucket list! Does Stars on Ice come to your city? I hope they will still be in it next year. I’ve been lucky in seeing them several times. I got to see them at the Detroit Skating Club ice show and at a meet and greet afterward a few years ago, that was really special.
Thanks for sharing these gorgeous photos with us! These really capture how beautiful these skaters are.
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