More concretely, I heard an interesting paper at the last SDHS conference
on figure skating by a young woman who seemed to really know her skating
history. It should be in the conference proceedings, which will be out
soon. If I can find my conference schedule I'll send you her contact
information.
sandi kurtz
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Mardi Jennings wrote:
> Also anyone intersted in the choreography for figure skating / dance
> exercise / rhythmic gymnastics / synchronized swimming / gymnastics
> ...could we join efforts in research and development?
>
> Diane,
> My proposed Honors thesis at the University of Adelaide centers on the
> notion
> of how figure skating has evolved as an art form.
>
> As a skater/dancer, in 1995 I 'got together' an ensemble of dancers and
>
> skaters, we called ourselves Jete' Dance Company and were funded to
> perform at
> an arts festival in Adelaide, Australia. The event involved skaters and
> dancers
> on ice (some without skates), 'contemporary' choreography and original
> soundtrack. There is, to my knowledge, no one else working this way in
> Australia.
>
> There is very little/if any texts or resources in this area - Paul
> Schwartz of the New York Ice Theatre seems to think that there are very
> few studies/articles that have been written on the 'artistic' side of
> figure skating and its development in the US, Canada or Europe.
>
> I have been yet to find, other than articles by Denby, that look at the
> sport/art critically - any thoughts.
>
> As you can imagine here in Australia skating is such a minor sport that
> there seems to be few/if any articles/texts available here. Any
> thoughts? I'd be pleased to correspond on these issues.
>
> Mardi
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