• It's great when you skate: how ice dance became cool

    It's great when you skate: how ice dance became cool
    This season’s ice shows offer sequins, fireworks and dancers dressed as Disney characters but there are moves afoot to introduce arty elements to the formWith Christmas this year comes a flurry of ice shows – Holiday on Ice, Disney on Ice, The Nutcracker on Ice – all peddling wintry charms, spangly showmanship and a cast of former competitive athletes who’ve swapped triple salchows for furry cartoon costumes. Ice dance lives in a limbo between sport and entertainment, but

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