Tune-In Alert: Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice
TUNE-IN ALERT
Show: Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice
Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012 
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm EST
Where: NBC (Check your local listing for channel information)
Skaters:
Miki Ando
Sarah Hughes
Tara Lipinski
Shizuka Arakawa
Ekaterina Gordeeva
Nancy Kerrigan
Yuka Sato
Joannie Rochette
Sasha Cohen
Liz Manley
Nicole Bobek
With a special tribute to Peggy Fleming
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Improv-Ice: A Fan’s Fantastic Backstage Pass
Today, one skating fan took a chance to tell us all about how the Improv-Ice rehearsals and preparation was going ahead of the live show in Greenville, SC, tonight. Join Jan Getz in taking this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how this Pandora NBC Skating Series show is came together!
Skaters (left) watch STYX rehearse
One by one, each skater found out what two songs they will self-choreograph and skate to TONIGHT! Over the next 6 hours they listened, planned, choreographed, practiced, chose costumes, learned the 8 minute finale, and had a TV camera rehearsal! It’s been amazing to watch everyone working so hard for tonight’s performance.
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Tune-In Alert: Musselman’s Apple Sauce presents Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular
TUNE-IN ALERT
Show: Musselman’s Apple Sauce presents Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular
Date: Sunday, December 18, 2011
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm EST
Where: NBC (Check your local listing for channel information)
Skaters:
Brian Boitano
Michael Weiss
Ryan Bradley
Caryn Kadavy
Steven Cousins
Kim Navarro & Brent Bommentre
Elena Leonova & Andrei Khvalko
Gev Manoukin
Musical Guest Stars:
Chicago
The Marching Band of the Fighting Irish
Taped at:
Compton Family Ice Arena in the campus of the University of Notre Dame
TV Host:
Brian Boitano
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Countdown to Improv-Ice
Our next Pandora NBC Skating Series live show is coming up quickly! Improv-Ice takes over the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC, this Thursday, December 15, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are still on sale! Jeremy Abbott at last year's Improv-Ice
This show challenges our skaters to choreograph two programs to music they get only hours before show time and without the assistance of a choreographer. Each skater will have a song from the iTunes Top 50 Most Downloaded songs, as well as a song from rock band STYX, who will perform live.
Featured in the show will be an all-star cast of skaters including Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, two-time world bronze medalist Michael Weiss, three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir, two-time U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott, reigning U.S. champions Ryan Bradley and Alissa Czisny, and 2008 U.S. champion Mirai Nagasu. Last week, 1995 U.S. champion Nicole Bobek was also added to the cast.
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“Best Improv-Ice Skater” Voting
Voting for the “Best Improv-Ice Skater” has finished. Thank you to everyone who voted over the last couple weeks!
Check out these recap videos for each skater before you watch this Saturday, February 4th, when the “Best Improv-Ice Skater” is announced during Pandora Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice, part of the Pandora NBC Skating Series.
Improv-Ice: Q&A with Lawrence Gowan of STYX
On December 15, 2011, Improv-Ice comes to the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC, challenging the cast of skaters to come up with their own choreography to music they get only hours before show time. Each skater will perform to a number from rock legends STYX, who will be singing live during this Pandora NBC Skating Series show. Tickets are still available!
Disson Skating caught up with STYX vocalist and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan for a fun and entertaining look into the the combination of rock music and skating–including the band members’ personal skating experience!
1) What is coming up for you in the next few weeks? Where can fans catch live performance?
We’ve played nearly a hundred shows this year in the USA, Canada, the UK and Sweden combined.
Styx have just two shows remaining for this year: one in Savannah, Georgia, and then we wind it up in Tommy Shaw’s hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. That will be a special night.
Tommy is in the Alabama Music Hall Of Fame, and people there are especially proud of his achievements.
2) Olympic skaters such as Nancy Kerrigan, Alissa Czisny, Sasha Cohen, Michael Weiss and Mirai Nagasu are going to skate to your music. Have you ever done a show like this before? Have you ever skated before?
Being the lone Canadian in Styx, I skated before I walked. It’s required by law in Canada, and Kurt Browning (Canadian Minister in Charge of Skating Affairs) sees to it that this law as strictly adhered to by all.
All members of Styx are sports fans, and I believe we have all skated in our lives.
Chuck’s brother John Panozzo (Styx original drummer) was a very respected goalie…and drummer!
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Improv-Ice: Q&A with Sasha Cohen
Improv-Ice is coming to the BI-LO Center in Greenville, SC, next Thursday as part of the Pandora NBC Skating Series, and it promises to challenge our all-star cast of skaters–skaters will receive two pieces of music (one from the iTunes Top 50 most popular songs, the other a song from rock band STYX, who will perform live) only hours before the show to which the skaters must choreograph their own programs. Tickets are still available!
Sasha Cohen at last year's Improv-Ice show
1) How do you find time to practice for a show like Improv-Ice while attending college?
My new schedule with school and skating is quite challenging, but I’m learning to manage my time. Luckily, there is no advance choreography needed for an improv show, but I still have to train on and off the ice to keep up my skating.
2) Of the top 50 songs on iTunes, which one do you hope is assigned for you to choreograph?
I hope I am assigned an Adele song. I absolutely love her voice and the style of her music. I think it would be a great fit for my skating.
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