Stars on Ice 2012

Sis, BiL, Buster and I went on our annual pilgrimage to see Stars on Ice.  Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman were back!  Yay!  Here they are in Act 1 skating to "Johnny got a Boom Boom:"

Sasha Cohen was exquisite as always. Here she is skating to Dos Gardenias by Buena Vista Social Club:

Todd Eldredge did "The Waiter's Gallop" from Hello Dolly! It was a cute idea, but there wasn't enough good choreography for me.

There was a vignette to the film Up! which was odd, but I loved seeing Ilia Kulik in this quasi 50s look. Here he is with Ekaterina Gordeeva: 

A surprise addition to the program was Japanese pairs skaters Narumi Takahashi and Marvin Tran (who is actually Canadian).  They were adorable and did a number to "A Little Less Conversation." This photo is horribly overexposed, but they still look great.

British ice dancing pair Sinead and John Kerr were new to the show. I liked how she lifted him a few times:

My absolute fave number of the night: the quartet of guys skating to "Waiting For My Real Life to Begin" by Colin Hay. Ryan Bradley, Kurt Browning, John Kerr, John Zimmerman skated in a very dark rink and with four spotlights. A real pain to get a good photo. Hence the abysmal quality of this pic:

 

Sasha Cohen skating to "Big Spender:"

Ina and Zimmerman skating to Rascal Flatts' "Take Me There"

I love the pairs numbers and sigh wistfully to the days that the tour had many pairs skaters.  Kurt Browning was awesome and I turned off the camera to enjoy his numbers completely.  Ryan Bradley, who is a newbie to the tour, was very charming.  He made smart choices too: Footloose and Sinatra's "The Best is Yet To Come."

I very much liked the pairing of Gordeeva and Kurt Browning at the end of the show. She did a strong number to The Pussycat Dolls' "Feelin' Good" and he did a number to Adam Lambert's "Feeling Good." Here's a copy of the program. Had a great time.  Thanks Sis and BiL!