John Curry - 1979 Les Patineurs

[HandsOnVermont]

Again John Curry has amazed me in his ability to bring theatrical dance to the ice. A wonderful accomplishment and inspiration.

[Euphobia1]

I first saw Curry do this as a solo at Queens Ice Rink London in about 1970. He wore a purple page boy costume & a pill box hat. It was very different from the above and was a lesson in all the steps one can do on ice. What was impressive was the series of spins each one performed on each leg to left & right perfectly.

I think it was better than above which is lovely but not so innovative. I was privileged to skate at Richmond and watch a young boy turn into an artist on ice!

Bravo John!

[ktbat]

THANK YOU floskate and quillerpen!

[skatesindreams]

floskate, I'm glad that you were able to post this as well!

I enjoy comparing the development of performnances over time. Thanks, quillerpen, for giving me the chance to see this one from its' beginnings.

[quillerpen]

Well done! I'm glad you had more luck loading this than I had - it deserves a wider audience.

Viewers may like to compare this with 'The skaters - John Curry' loaded by K9henrydog. Both use the same music and costumes (for Lorna and Cathy) from the Palais de Glace number from John's 1978 Felt Forum show.

[riverhouse2007]

Fabulous. Thank you so much for this. So sweet, so innocent, so elegant, so graceful, so Edwardian. Perfect.