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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ice dancing was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. This competition began with a compulsory dance, the Ravensburg Waltz, on February 17, in which all couples performed the same dance. The original dance, in which skaters performed to a designated set of rhythms (Latin combination), was held two days later, and the 4-minute free dance concluded the competition on February 20. 24 couples entered the competition, and all of them continued through to the free dance. Coming into the competition, Russians Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, the reigning world champions, were the clear favorites. Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, who won silver medals at the last World Championships, aimed to win the first Olympic medals in ice dance for USA since 1976. Teams from Ukraine, France, Canada, Israel, Lithuania, Italy, and Bulgaria were also vieing for a medal. There were a few surprises during the Compulsory Dance, which saw reigning world champions (undefeated this season) Navka and Kostomarov finishing second to the Italian team of Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio. The Italians, who were bronze medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake, decided to make a comeback at these Olympic Games and had not competed at any international events since the last Games. They edged the Russians in the technical score and tied them in program components. Bulgaria's Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski were another surprise finishing in third after the CD, followed by Canadians Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Reigning world bronze medalists, Ukrainians Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov, finished in fifth. The biggest surprise was the sixth place finish of Belbin ... Read more

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Chapters: Compulsory Dances, Original Dance, Scala Eisrevue, Free Dance. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976. As in pair skating, dancers compete as a couple consisting of a man and a woman. Ice dance differs from pair skating by having different requirements for lifts, requiring spins to be performed as a team in a dance hold, and by disallowing throws and jumps. Typically, partners are not supposed to separate by more than two arm lengths; originally, partners were supposed to be in a dance hold the entire program, though this restriction has been lifted somewhat in modern ice dancing. Another distinction between ice dance and other disciplines of skating is the usage of music in the performances; in ice dancing, dancers must always skate to music that has a definite beat or rhythm. Singles and pair skaters more often skate to the melody and phrasing of their music, rather than its beat; this is severely penalized in ice dance. In some non-ISU competitions, solo dancers can also compete. There are three components in an ice dance competition: the compulsory dances ("CD"), original dance ("OD"), and the free dance ("FD"). The free dance is the most heavily weighted in the scoring and is used as a tiebreaker. Some competitions, such as the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, do not have a compulsory dance. Compulsory dances are a part of ice dancing in which all the couples perform the same standard steps and holds to music of a specified tempo. One or more compulsory dances are usually skated as the first phase of competitions...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=39577 ... Read more

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Chapters: Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Ice Dancing, 2006-07 Isu Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Ladies' Singles, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Pairs, Figure Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Singles, 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, 2007 Polish Figure Skating Championships, 2005-2006 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships, 2006 German Figure Skating Championships, 2006 European Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2006-2007 Swedish Figure Skating Championships, 2006-2007 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Coupe Internationale de Nice, 2006 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Nordic Figure Skating Championships, 2007 Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Triglav Trophy, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2006 Czech Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, 2006 Cup of Russia, 2006 Nhk Trophy, 2006 Skate Canada International, 2006 Skate America, 2006 Cup of China, 2006-2007 Isu Junior Grand Prix, 2006-2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2006 Golden Spin of Zagreb, 2006 Slovak Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, 2006 Merano Cup, 2006 Finlandia Trophy, 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 217. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ice dancing was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. This competition began with a compulsory dance, the Ravensburg Waltz, on February 17, in which all couples performed the same dance. The original dance, in which skaters...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22202064 ... Read more

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Chapters: Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ice Dancing, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ladies' Singles, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Pair Skating, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Singles, Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Qualification. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The ice dancing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Pacific Coliseum on February 19 (compulsory dance), 21 (original dance), and 22 (free dance), 2010. The compulsory dance was held on February 19. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica. The original dance was held on February 21. The free dance was held on February 22, 2010. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25310524 ... Read more

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Angeline Mouseling and her friends rehearse for a special New Year's Eve ice skating show, but her cousin Henry keeps getting in the way and the big boys from the village knock them over. After a big snowball fight Angelina persuades the boys to join in the show which is loved by all. ... Read more

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Angelina and friends ring in the New Year with great style!
In "Angelina Ice Skates", Angelina uses her creativity to rope in two mischievous mice, Spike and Sammy to participate in the New Year's Eve Ice Dance pageant. The illustrations by Helen Craig are beautiful and charming as always and enhance the story. The Angelina series of books are wonderful for preschoolers and up and will appeal to aspiring little dancers, those who love the charming stories of little mice inhabiting a fantasy world, and anyone who appreciate charming stories.

Grandchildren' delight
This was a gift for my grandchildren. They loveAngelina and had recently been ice skating, so the book was an ideal gift.

Skating to New Years!
Angelina loves snowy days and starts to prepare for the New Year's Eve Ice dance with her friends.Two big boys from school ruin the preparations and Angelina's mother suggests that they want attention! This gives Angelina an idea! And at the end of the story she has two more friends!

another great Angelina book
My daughter loved the Angelina books when she was a pre-schooler and continues to love them though she's now in 3rd grade. I love them because the stories are fun,have a nice message, and are beautiful. I particularly like this one because in it Angelina is skating and dealing with annoying boys. This means my daughter can imagine herself Angelina more easily than usual, since she does not take ballet but does skate and has a brother. Hooray for the branching out!

Charming
In this next book in the Angelina Ballerina series, Angelina prepares for the New Year's Eve Ice Dance. It's a lovely pageant, but she repeatedly finds her practice interrupted by Spike and Sammy, two boys from the school. When she complains to her mother, Mrs. Mouseling explains that the two boys just want her attention. And so, Angelina forms a plan to include the two boys...

Once again, I must say that Katherine Holabird sure knows how to write a wonderful story. I liked the lesson of the book, and my daughter and I both loved Helen Craig's illustrations. We highly recommend this book to you. ... Read more

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Explains how to create a unique, personal skating style and foster creativity, charisma and excellence on the ice, and covers topics from choosing the right music to off-ice exercise, warm-ups, and nutrition. ... Read more

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a modest book with an incredible depth of artistic content!
This book has been around for a while but nothing can hold a candle to the depth of artistic and technical content that Ricky Harris has given us in this "must have" book! Her expertise and technical insight is areal gift to us all, the chapters on" Design in Space and Time","Movements from Gestures" as well as "Warming Up" &"The Ice Barre" show such artistic evaluation andimplimentation.Since She runs a dance studio her chapter on "WhyDance?" is especially relevant and the photos of her studentscertainly validate that she is a Master Teacher in her field. Actually I amsurprised that her book is not more widely known and used in the skatingfield. I teach an on/off ice course for figure skaters and am alwaysrecommending this book to both skaters and coaches for its clarity,accuracy, and wisdom..."be humble; ask for help if you need it. Onelittle word from someone may cause that light to switch on", and one Ialways harp on "A Stretch is NOT a Warm up!" ... Read more

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DANCING WITH ICE
This book is an incredible journey.I truly enjoyed the action and suspense as well as the humor and sensitivity.I understood police work in a way I never did before and I experienced human drama through the heart of the main character, Michael Callahan.When's the next book, Mr. Edwards?

A compelling story
This book wants to be read non-stop; with gripping episodes mixed with contemplative description, it holds your attention continuously. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ
THIS IS THE KIND OF BOOK YOU CANNOT PUT DOWN!! From the very first page to the very last, you will be engulfed in the story. The author's protagonist, Michael Callahan, is the kind of man every woman wants to know. He is strong and courageous, yet not afraid to explore his feelings. He interacts with the other characters in this book with authority and power, yet uses his wit and humor to portray kindness and understanding.
Michael Callahan is a cop, but this is not just a cop story. What you get is an insiders look at his life and how he manages to stay alive (almost) through some of the hardest situations anyone could possibly face. Along his journey, he manages to help others confront their own deamons, which ultimately helps him face his own.
This is a story of survival; of hope and healing. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, you will grip the book with sweaty hands and beg for a moment to catch your breath. And in the end, you will beg for more. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dancing on Ice is a British television show, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT, has been a prime-time hit in eight different countries, including Italy and Chile. In Australia, where it was titled Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, it was axed after just one series. Originally titled Skating With Celebrities the show was renamed following the failure of ITV's celebrity orientated 2005 summer schedule. Dancing on Ice is frequently compared to BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. The show was given a January premier amidst network doubts about its visibility but became a surprise hit in Britain, where it became the third highest rated television show of 2006. It attained an impressive thirteen million viewers for the final in March. Britain's best-known ice-skating duo and former Olympic champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean help to train the aspiring dancers, and also appear throughout the show with comments and advice. Judge Karen Barber also trains the skaters for the live show. ... Read more

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Chapters: Argentine Figure Skaters, Dancing on Ice Around the World, Horatio Torromé, Natalia Mitsuoka. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In Argentina, the show was broadcast on Channel 13 as a segment inside the television program "Showmatch", hosted by Marcelo Tinelli. It started on August 9, 2007 featuring an all-female cast. The segment was called "Patinando por un Sueño" (Ice-Skating for a Dream) due to the titles of the other segments: "Bailando por un Sueño" (Dancing for a Dream) and "Cantando por un Sueño" (Singing for a Dream). Biggest score. Up for eviction and saved by the jury. Up for eviction, and saved by the public. Up for eviction, and eliminated of the show by the public. Replaced by Adabel Guerrero, and had the biggest score. Replaced by Adabel Guerrero. Replaced by Adabel Guerrero, nominated, and saved by the public. Replaced by Virginia Da Cunha. The jury was made up of 2 "Celebrity" journalists and 2 personalities: The jury's members also studied ice-skating practice and critical theory to support their knowledge. There are two versions of Dancing on Ice in Germany aired on different channels. The German version was aired beginning 9 October 2006 on RTL and hosted by actor Wayne Carpendale and Mirjam Weichselbraun. The show scored average and sometimes even below. Another German Version called Stars auf Eis started on 18 October 2006 on ProSieben, which is hosted by Stefan Gödde and Katarina Witt. The show scored successful and season 2 was announced just after the finals. The German Version Stars auf Eis is currently airing sincd 13. December 2007 on ProSieben, which is hosted by Oliver Petzokat (Season 1 Winner) and Katarina Witt. Changes include the jury member Kati Winkler (Season 1 winner's partner) and a larger field o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8907090 ... Read more

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Chapters: Dancing on Ice, Planet Earth, Torchwood, Big Brother 2006, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, the X Factor, Life on Mars, Jam ... Read more

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Chapters: Big Brother 2009, Big Brother 2008, Big Brother 2007, Dancing on Ice, Coach Trip, I'd Do Anything, Celebrity Big Brother 2007, Big Brother 2006, the X Factor, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Popstars the Rivals, Pop Idol, the Murder Game, I'm a Celebrity...get Me Out of Here!, Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5, Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, Wags Boutique, the Mole, Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4, Any Dream Will Do, Britain's Got Talent, Dumped, the One and Only, Controversy and Criticism of the X Factor, Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 3, the 1940s House, Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 1, Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 2, I'm a Celebrity...get Me Out of Here!, Trinny ... Read more