Off-ice pictures (Please don't use them without my written permission!)
Live music acts:
SUB7even
Angelzoom
Ingo Politz at the drums
Special guest:
Clint Lutes (dancer from New York)
Okay, where shall I start? First of all, there were a
few differences between the show in Erfurt and the show in Schwerin. In
Erfurt, Lucinda skated two times and three times in Schwerin. Yuka Sato
& Jason Dungjen skated one time in Erfurt and two times in Schwerin.
Jenni Meno & Todd Sand were in Erfurt but not in Schwerin!!
I don't remember the exact order in which the skaters
performed their programs, so...
First part
Opening - Rammstein "Mein Herz brennt" (My Heart
is Burning)
Well, I don't remember too much of the opening just that
I was surprised that they were using heavy metal music. It started with
Clint doing some dance moves on the ice. When Katarina Witt came on the
ice the audience began clapping and cheering like mad. Well, the people
were of course there because of Katarina. Kati Winkler & René
Lohse as well as Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze were not there
which made me worry a bit. At the end of the opening there was some small
firework, each skater was introduced and Ingo Politz did a drum solo.
Kati Winkler & René Lohse Glashaus
- "Wenn Das Liebe Ist" (If This Is Love)
I had already seen this program at the ARD Gala in Regensburg
last year. Now, that I got to see it live once more, I liked it better
although I am absolutely not a fan of Glashaus. I really love Kati's costume
and they skated the program better than at the ARD Gala.
Lucinda Ruh "Think Pink"
This was a funny program in which Lucinda wore red hot
pants. Before she came on the ice, Daniel Weiss told the audience about
Lucinda's incredible spins and how many turns she can do in one minute
(140 or something like that?) and that that's world record. The program
was funny and made the people clapp along with the music. They were surprised
about her spins and cheered and clapped a lot.
Steven Cousins "Wicked Game"
I like that program but it gets boring a bit because
the music is so slow. Still it showed Steven's great musicality and dancing
ability.
Jenni Meno & Todd Sand "Baby Did a Bad,
Bad Thing"
A very nice program of which I don't remember that much
though. The most shocking moment for me was when they did their trademark
exit of the lasso lift. I don't know how close her head was to the ice
but it was definitely closer than when a pair does the headbanger. It was
definitely less than a few inches.
I was pretty disappointed when I saw that they weren't
in Schwerin.
Katarina Witt
When she came on the ice, Jenni had to pull Todd away
from Katarina and she had to stop him from flirting with her. lol Katarina
skated to an extremely slow piano song called "I Fall In Love Too Easily"
or something like that. That program was simply boring, in my opinion.
Katarina Witt and Steven Cousins
They did an ensemble number in which Katarina seduces
Steven. This number shows what a great actor Steven is. A very funny number
which ends with Katarina kissing Steven and him falling on the ice totally
in awe because of Katarina.
Denise Biellmann "La Wally"
Finally a program that I really like. This music suits
her much better than any of her pop numbers. I don't know who sings "La
Wally" in this version but it is definitely not the version of Sarah Brightman.
Takeshi Honda The Calling - "Where Ever You
Will Go"
I really like that song. Takeshi surprised me. This is
a very nice exhibition program though I like his short program which he
performed in the second part of the show much better.
Now Daniel Weiss started telling some short story: He said that a few days ago (on Tuesday), Katarina's cell phone rang and that it were Elena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze calling. When I heard that, I knew for sure that they weren't there and I was sooo disappointed. Daniel told us that they were already at the airport when their bag had been stolen and that in the bag had been their passports. They couldn't leave the US. What a shame. If they ever find the thief...*grrrrrrrrrrrrr*. Instead they got Yuka & Jason for the show who had just arrived from the US at noon the same day. From this moment on I couldn't enjoy the show in Erfurt as much as I wanted to. The shows in Erfurt and Schwerin had been the last chances to see Elena & Anton, my favorites, live for a very long time.
Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen "Ribbon In The
Sky"
As much as I adore Yuka's skating style...and this program
is really nice but they were so slow. At times I would think that they
almost stop during a lift or almost stand still during the exit of a lift.
Group number "Schneller, Höher, Weiter"
(Faster, Higher, Further)
This was a very short group number. Clint ran around
the ice (off ice), chasing Katarina. Most of the skaters ran out on the
ice, did a death drop and a spin, and it all ended with the skaters doing
as if they were exhausted and another drum solo.
Second part
Lucinda Ruh and Clint Lutes
This was a great and interesting number with cool music.
Clint did some dance moves on the stage and Lucinda had to repeat them
on the ice. I hope that they will show it on TV when they broadcast the
show.
Denise Biellmann Angelzoom
Denise skated to a slow song performed by Angelzoom on
the stage. First I really liked the program but it, soon, get's boring
cause it's a bit one-sided. This time I was just happy that Denise didn't
do one of her pop numbers!
Takeshi Honda Vanessa Mae - "Leyenda" (or something
like that)
This was a great program. His new short program to be
exact. It's a flamenco style program and it suits him so well. It started
with Clint doing some tap dance on stage and Takeshi repeating it on ice.
It was really great!! Great step sequences. With this program he may end
up on the podium.
Kati Winkler & René Lohse
I was a bit surprised and also disappointed. It was written
in a skating magazine that they would perform their new original dance
for the first time. Instead they performed their old original dance from
last season. Well, at least I got to see it now because I hadn't seen it
last season.
Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen
(only in Schwerin)
They skated to some classical music piece. When I saw
their costumes I was like: Oh, great, they'll do "Songbird" from last year.
But I was wrong. It didn't leave any lasting impression on me though.
Lucinda Ruh "Dance Sabre" (only in Schwerin)
This was a fast program, in my opinion even too fast
to skate to but Lucinda manged this quite well. This was my less favorite
program of her.
Katarina Witt Tango of the Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
That was finally a program that was a little interesting.
Still it didn't leave any lasting impression to me except that Clint came
on the ice again to "catch" Katarina.
Laurent Tobel Carmen
I don't think I need to say anthing here. Everybody must
know this program by now. lol The beginning was funny though. Laurent came
on the ice while Katarina was still there. He pointed at the "imaginary"
clock on his wrist to let her know that it was about time for her to go
and he chased her and almost pushed her off the ice.
Kati Winkler & René Lohse and Yuka Sato
& Jason Dungjen SUB7even - "No More"
Oh what a wonderful group number. This was my favorite
program of the evening as well as the duet of Lucinda and Clint. The two
couples skated to a beautiful song performed by SUB7even on stage. They
did severaly lifts next to each other and... oh it was just wonderful.
Steven Cousins Tom Jones Medley
When Daniel Weiss introduced him as Mr. Charming skating
to Tom Jones, my reaction was: Oh no!!! Please, not another Sexbomb program!!!!
Luckily it was not. At the beginning, Steven stood in the audience, flirted
with the women and did some hip wiggling. It was funny. The "pussycat"-part
was a bit boring, though.
Finale SUB7even - "Free Your Mind"
The choreography of this group number was quite nice.
It was interesting to see which skaters like to dance and which not. From
Steven Cousins and Kati Winkler, over Yuka Sato to Jason Dungjen. Such
differences. In the end, Clint came out on the ice as well and the whole
show ended with another small fireworks.
All in all I was able to enjoy the show in Schwerin much more because I knew that Elena & Anton couldn't be there. Although I was suprised that Jenni & Todd weren't there, it was still a great show. :-)