fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoIce Dancing Isn't Figure Skating Redux. It's a Whole Other Beast.
I absolutely give you permission to learn what twizzles are, but if you're coming into this as a once-every-four-years viewer, I encourage you to appreciate these performances based on how the skating made you feel. For me, watching it reminds me of the first time I was taken to a classical music performance: "What am I supposed to do with my brain during this?" I thought.
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