Best dancing on ice: Daisuke Takahashi at GPF 2011

One of the most impressive men's figure skating ever was by Daisuke Takahashi of Japan in the Men's Final Grand Prix 2011. He performed brilliantly - dancing on ice!

The music itself was not the ordinary classical but the blues (Blues for Klook). Takahashi captured the feel of the blues with smooth and expressive moves, high jumps and timely gestures beautifully. It's rare nowadays to watch figure skaters perform their numbers as though they are REALLY dancing, not just doing their routine of jumps, spins and footsteps.

Though he messed up the quad jump at the beginning, but for the rest of the program he made everyone in the audience feel the music through his skating. He was sensational! It's no wonder that he received a standing ovation for his great performance.

What an inspirational skater!

1 comments:

jackieb said...

Couldn't agree more! Daisuke is my absolute favorite skater - men, women or pairs!!!! Also recommend watching his 2010 world SP and his 2008 Hip Hop Swan Lake! Daisuke Takahashi always tries new things! He is the only skater who seems to feel the music & have both the technical and artistic ability to interpret it - unlike some who just move disjointly between jumps - his skating will take you somewhere you want to go!! By far the best, most talented, creative, and entertaining skater I have ever seen - and oh yeah - a great athlete to boot!!!!!!!! Ps loved his In the Garden of Souls (2011 NHK SP)

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