2024-25 Program Music and Choreographers

[coralline]

The Taschlers have an IG reel with Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd playing. I would be here for it, please no more disco.

They have already updated their ISU Bio. They are doing Donna Summer…

RD: "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer! "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer; 'No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer

FD: "Porcelain" by Moby; "When It's Cold I'd Like To Die" by Moby; "In This World" by Moby; choreo by Matteo Zanni, Pasquale Camerlengo

 

[Spikefan]

That’s disappointing, thanks.

 

[Frau Muller]

FD: "Porcelain" by Moby; "When It's Cold I'd Like To Die" by Moby; "In This World" by Moby; choreo by Matteo Zanni, Pasquale Camerlengo

Oh, I love the symphonic quality of many Moby tunes. New Age-ish. I think that this could be great.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Per their ISU bio, Bratti/Somerville are keeping their Ne Me Quitte Pas FD from last season.

 

[Wyliefan]

Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA)
FS: Dune soundtrack
Choreographer: Benoit Richaud

Adam Siao on Instagram: "D U N E Free Program 24/25 Choreography @benoitrichaud Music @cedric__tour Costume @astraeecouture Video @svenvee We are excited to share our new choreography, inspired by the powerful universe of Dune 1 & 2. This program

5,554 likes, 143 comments - adam.siao on September 18, 2024: "D U N E Free Program 24/25 Choreography @benoitrichaud Music @cedric__tour Costume @astraeecouture Video @svenvee We are excited to share our new choreography, inspired by the powerful universe of Dune 1 & 2. This program explores...

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[ice coverage]

Maxim Naumov (USA)

2024-25 Season Notes
SP Music: "Steppin’ Out With My Baby" by Tony Bennett
FS Music: "Adagio for TRON" and "The Grid" by Daft Punk and "Blow Your Mind" by Will Sparks

per updated USFS and ISU bios:

https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/figure-skating/roster/maxim-naumov/1019​

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103185.htm​

Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik (USA)
RD: Jive Talkin, Staying Alive, You Should Be Dancing (all remixes)

Per Emilea on the Off(ice) Hours podcast

(Aug 30)

Adding for Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik (USA) from updated USFS bio:

FD Music: "Epilogue" by Olafur Arnalds and "Lost It to Trying" by Son Lux​

https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...24-25-news-updates.111843/page-6#post-6650217​

 

[jmtfti]

Since it hasn't been posted in here officially, per their updated ISU bio:

Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko

FD: Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin

 

[chantilly]

Ooooh boy!
It better be good!

 

[Marta24]

Mrazkova/Mrazek (CZE)
RD:
Love Me Do by The Beatles
Help! by The Beatles
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
She Loves You by The Beatles

FD:
Pulling a Thread by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet
The Secret History by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet
An Invicible Summer by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet
The Architect by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet
Portrait of a Courtesan by Kerry Muzzey, Andrew Skeet

Simova/Aksenov (SVK)
RD:
Boogie Wonderland
September
Fantasy

FD:
Dracula (soundtrack) by Wojciech Kilar

 

[BlueRidge]

I like the sound of Mrazek's RD. That could be fun!

 

[coralline]

Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck （ESP）

（so I've counted 12 Dune programs this season…）

Music Rhythm Dance as of season 2024/2025

Move Over by Janis Joplin Piece of my Heart by Big Brother, The Holding Company & Janis Joplin, Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns Touch Me by The Doors, Robby Krieger

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025

Resurrection (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Seduction (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer House Atreides (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer A Time of Quiet Between the Storms (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Trailer 3 Music Dune Part Two (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA)
FS: Dune soundtrack
Choreographer: Benoit Richaud

Adam Siao on Instagram: "D U N E Free Program 24/25 Choreography @benoitrichaud Music @cedric__tour Costume @astraeecouture Video @svenvee We are excited to share our new choreography, inspired by the powerful universe of Dune 1 & 2. This program

5,554 likes, 143 comments - adam.siao on September 18, 2024: "D U N E Free Program 24/25 Choreography @benoitrichaud Music @cedric__tour Costume @astraeecouture Video @svenvee We are excited to share our new choreography, inspired by the powerful universe of Dune 1 & 2. This program explores...

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I'm really excited for this. If we're going to have the Year of Dune, let's have a skater and choreographer that can really tap into the epicness and mixture of soft and hard science fiction elements.

Shall we all bring the popcorn bucket to Worlds in Boston?

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Since it hasn't been posted in here officially, per their updated ISU bio:

Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko

FD: Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin

I don't understand why coaches give their students re-hashes of their own past work...is it a lack of creativity or ego or something else?

 

[Karen-W]

Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck （ESP）

（so I've counted 12 Dune programs this season…）

Music Rhythm Dance as of season 2024/2025

Move Over by Janis Joplin Piece of my Heart by Big Brother, The Holding Company & Janis Joplin, Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns Touch Me by The Doors, Robby Krieger

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025

Resurrection (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Seduction (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer House Atreides (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer A Time of Quiet Between the Storms (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Trailer 3 Music Dune Part Two (Dune soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel

I can be quite okay with that RD music choice from SmaDie! Not so much on the FD music selection but now the IG post from earlier in the week where she was wearing her FD headpiece does make sense.

 

[litenkyckling]

Madison Chock/Evan Bates
RD
Hawaii 5-0 by Jive Bunny
Let’s Twist Again by JiveBunny
Rock Around the Clock by Jive Bunny
The Madison Watusi with Lucy by The Dovells
Nitty Gritty by Skeewiff
Stayin Alive by Bee Gees
Car Wash
Blame it on the Boogie by The Jacksons
YMCA by Village People
Last Dance by Donna Summer

FD
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by Juju

(per ISU bio)

 

[Marta24]

Madison Chock/Evan Bates
RD
Hawaii 5-0 by Jive Bunny
Let’s Twist Again by JiveBunny
Rock Around the Clock by Jive Bunny
The Madison Watusi with Lucy by The Dovells
Nitty Gritty by Skeewiff
Stayin Alive by Bee Gees
Car Wash
Blame it on the Boogie by The Jacksons
YMCA by Village People
Last Dance by Donna Summer

FD
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by Juju

(per ISU bio)

10 songs in the RD???

 

[Karen-W]

Madison Chock/Evan Bates
RD
Hawaii 5-0 by Jive Bunny
Let’s Twist Again by JiveBunny
Rock Around the Clock by Jive Bunny
The Madison Watusi with Lucy by The Dovells
Nitty Gritty by Skeewiff
Stayin Alive by Bee Gees
Car Wash
Blame it on the Boogie by The Jacksons
YMCA by Village People
Last Dance by Donna Summer

FD
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by Juju

(per ISU bio)

10 songs in the RD???

Right?! That's maybe 15 seconds per song. And a total romp from the '50s through the '70s.

The FD sounds like it could be interesting, though I was more excited by the idea of them doing a tango.

 

[Kateri]

You can't skate slow making sinous shapes while skating to Take 5, surely? You gotta skate fast, right? So I'm in favour of that, I guess.

(Watch them pull out a slow emo cover of Take 5)

 

[nuge]

You can't skate slow making sinous shapes while skating to Take 5, surely? You gotta skate fast, right? So I'm in favour of that, I guess.

(Watch them pull out a slow emo cover of Take 5)

I always liked T/D T5 so this should be interesting!

 

[Wyliefan]

Were they afraid we wouldn't know it was a rhythm dance if they didn't shoehorn some Donna Summer in?

 

[TanithandBenFan]

Ughhhhh I HATE Take 5. I was scared the moment someone said they were doing blues/jazz.

 

[Rukia]

I looked it up and those songs with Jive Bunny listed are probably a mashup. I can't explain the rest though lol.

 

[Kateri]

I looked it up and those songs with Jive Bunny listed are probably a mashup. I can't explain the rest though lol.

Jive Bunny aren't exactly mashups, but they're megamixes that go through a lot of songs, fast. My dad used to play them in the car, and I consider them a source of musical brain damage, but also kind of love them.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Jazz FD is interesting to promising for me.

WTF on the RD. Hawaii 5-0 could have been a way to go - mix in a little Wipeout, etc. South Cali/Hawaiian 60s theme.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

The Jive Bunny megamix is the one Oksana and Viktor did for their joint exhibition at the 94 Olympics. I watched that VHS tape an insane amount of times in college lol.

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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[litenkyckling]

I mean Shawn Rettstatt did say he wanted to see all of the decades used... the ice dance technical committee might love it! I wonder if they will need to do what H/D did in 16/17 and just admit defeat and cut the medley down as the season goes on

 

[Kateri]

The Jive Bunny megamix is the one Oksana and Viktor did for their joint exhibition at the 94 Olympics. I watched that VHS tape an insane amount of times in college lol.

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They might be using part of that one (Rock Around the Clock) but I think the opening part at least will be this one, from the tracks listed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnN7usQhhaU

 

[NinjaTurtles]

They might be using part of that one (Rock Around the Clock) but I think the opening part at least will be this one, from the tracks listed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnN7usQhhaU

The issue with using mixes and mashups like this for RD dances is that the cuts have to be even faster and it's just too fast to get the recognition and nostalgia to resonate within the chaos. When you give it a little time to breathe, it can be fun. They exist for a reason.

Let's not forget Hubbell/Donohue's tragic 2016/2017 hip hop SD.


I would love if ISU was like, we need to go viral so let's design the RD per the totally contemporary meme of 2006: Evolution of Dance dance. And that's how we got to this decades of social dances shit.

 

[Wyliefan]

Hawaii 5-0 could have been a way to go - mix in a little Wipeout, etc. South Cali/Hawaiian 60s theme.

That would have been perfect for them. She's Hawaiian, they just had a Hawaiian wedding -- keep the theme going!

 

[chantilly]

Removed quote

Madison Chock/Evan Bates
RD
Hawaii 5-0 by Jive Bunny
Let’s Twist Again by JiveBunny
Rock Around the Clock by Jive Bunny
The Madison Watusi with Lucy by The Dovells
Nitty Gritty by Skeewiff
Stayin Alive by Bee Gees
Car Wash
Blame it on the Boogie by The Jacksons
YMCA by Village People
Last Dance by Donna Summer

FD
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by Juju

(per ISU bio)

I think these are WTH choices.

I like Take 5 but I just listened to a live version of Juju singing it and it comes across very cruise ship to me.

So far this year of ID is a disappointment for music choices.

And the RD is way too many songs.