On Thursday’s This Morning, Christopher Dean admitted that he always advised the show’s reserve skaters to “Practice practice, because you’ve got about a sixty percent chance of being part of the show. And this year is no different”. Except of course, this year is different. Not only is Dancing On Ice subject to the obviousContinue reading “Calling all reserves”
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Intros, Injuries, Eliminations and Endless Adverts
Finally! Dancing on Ice 2021 kicked off on Sunday 17th January with an opening group number showing the professionals skateless and dancing off ice like the rest of us before culminating in the studio with rainbows aplenty no doubt in tribute to those risking their lives on the front line of the pandemic. Like allContinue reading “Intros, Injuries, Eliminations and Endless Adverts”
Dancing on Thin Ice
For the last forty-five years Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have graced the world’s rinks together. The Nottingham rink (now The International Ice Centre) of the 1970s was decorated with an alpine mural showing skaters on a frozen lake, inspiring Chris to one day go al fresco. Dancing on Thin Ice saw the 1984 goldContinue reading “Dancing on Thin Ice”
White Skates 