{"id":4850,"date":"2011-01-20T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2011-01-22T20:16:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T01:16:13","slug":"meet-the-novices-ice-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2011\/01\/20\/meet-the-novices-ice-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Novices: Ice Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011uschampslogo.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4861\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"2011 U.S. Championships\" src=\"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011uschampslogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>Twelve teams have qualified to compete in the novice ice dance event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. The compulsory dance is January 23 and the free dance is January 24.<\/p>\n<p>Skaters advanced to the U.S. Championships from three sectionals: From the Eastern Sectional are Morgan Grant and Luke Skala, Cassandra Jeandell and Damian Dodge, Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons, and Elliana Pogrebinsky and Ross Gudis; from the Midwestern Sectional are Kaitlin Hawayek and Michael Bramante, Jessica Mancini and Tyler Brooks, Holly Moore and Daniel Klaber, and Brittany Schmucker and Adam Munday; and from the Pacific Coast Sectional are Grace Deissroth and Brett Mueller, Jessica DeMaria and Dean Miller, Roxette Howe and Ryan Farmer, and Bryna Oi and Mark Jahnke.<\/p>\n<p>Profiles for each team are below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grace Deissroth and Brett Mueller<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate <\/em>March 18, 1993 and April 10, 1992<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Sewell, N.J. and  Montclair, N.J.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> SC of Wilmington and Los Angeles FSC<br \/>\n<em><em>Coaches<\/em><\/em> Igor Lukanin and Igor Yaroshenko<br \/>\n<em><em>Choreographer<\/em> <\/em>Igor Lukanin<br \/>\n<em><em>Free Dance <\/em><\/em>Music from La Strada by Nino Rota<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place finish at the Pacific Coast Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica DeMaria  and Dean Miller<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><em>Birthdate<\/em><\/em> January 6, 1995 and July 21, 1994<br \/>\n<em><em>Hometown<\/em><\/em> Industry, Pa. and Beaver Falls, Pa.<br \/>\n<em><em>Club<\/em> <\/em>All Year FSC and Beaver County FSC<br \/>\n<em><em>Coaches<\/em> <\/em>Robert Mock, Jennifer Gray-Sarver<br \/>\n<em><em>Choreographer<\/em> <\/em>Keith Lichtman<br \/>\n<em><em>Free Dance<\/em> <\/em>\u201cI\u2019m Feeling Good\u201d by Michael Buble<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morgan Grant  and Luke Skala<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> June 30, 1995 and May 26, 1993<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Silver Spring, Md. and Clifton Park, N.Y.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Peninsula SC and Philadelphia SC and HS<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Genrikh Sretenski, Robbie Kaine and Gregory Maddalone<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em>s Genrikh Sretenski and Julia Sretenski<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cCell Block Tango\u201d and \u201cNowadays\/Hot Honey Rag\u201d by John Kander<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Eastern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaitlin Hawayek  and Michael Bramante<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> November 4, 1996 and April 24, 1992<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> East Aurora, N.Y. and Dover, Mass.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> SC of Western New York, Detroit SC<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Pasquale Camerlengo and Angelika Krylova<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em>s Angelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cStrictly Violin\u201d by ND and \u201cThe Red Violin\u201dby Ikuko Kawai<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Midwestern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roxette Howe  and Ryan Farmer<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> December 6, 1993 and November 15, 1993<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Woodland Hills, Calif. and Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> All Year FSC and South Bay FSC<br \/>\n<em>Coach <\/em>Arleen Barton<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em> Ren\u00e9e Roca<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cWho Wants to Live Forever\u201d by Freddie Mercury<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cassandra Jeandell  and Damian Dodge<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> July 23, 1994 and September 1, 1994<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Wilmington, Del. and Southampton, N.Y.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> University of Delaware FSC and Peninsula SC<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Yovanny Durango and Jerry Santoferrara<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em> Yovanny Durango<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cYou Raise Me Up (Por ti Sere)\u201d by Il Divo<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Eastern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Mancini  and Tyler Brooks<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> July 31, 1996 and September 2, 1994<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Castle Rock, Colo. and Colorado Springs, Colo.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Broadmoor SC<br \/>\n<em>Coach<\/em> Tiffany Dombeck<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em> Tiffany Dombeck, Ryan Jahnke<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cLa Vie en Rose\/La Mer\u201d by Louis Armstrong<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a third place showing at the Midwestern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holly Moore  and Daniel Klaber<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> December 7, 1995 and March 18, 1994<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Chagrin Falls, Ohio and South Euclid, Ohio<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Pavilion SC of Cleveland Heights<br \/>\nCoach | Jackie Miles<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em> Zuzanna Parchem<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cHarem\u201d by Frederico de Brito<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Midwestern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bryna Oi  and Mark Jahnke<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> 9\/5\/1993 and 12\/22\/1990<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Wellesley, Mass. and Ketchikan, Alaska<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> SC of Boston and Seattle SC<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Barret Brown, Thomas Lescinski<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em>s Yaroslava Netchaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cUn Bel Di Vedremo\u201d from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Pacific Coast Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Parsons  and Michael Parsons<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> November 19, 1997 and October 3, 1995<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Derwood, Md.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Washington FSC<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov and Dmytri Ilin<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em> Elena Novak<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cFirebird\u201d by Stravinsky<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a first place showing at the Eastern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elliana Pogrebinsky  and Ross Gudis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> April 22, 1998 and September 20, 1995<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Campbell, Calif. and Chevy Chase, Md.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Peninsula SC and Washington FSC<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em>s Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> \u201cSpirit of the Universe\u201d and \u201cTetsujin\u201d by Don Davis<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a second place showing at the Eastern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brittany Schmucker  and Adam Munday<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Birthdate<\/em> October 30, 1992 and June 11, 1987<br \/>\n<em>Hometown<\/em> Broken Arrow, Okla. and Sammamish, Wash.<br \/>\n<em>Club<\/em> Tulsa FSC and Stars FSC of Texas<br \/>\n<em>Coaches<\/em> Kimberly Berry-Borgos, Pierre Panayi and Nick Traxler<br \/>\n<em>Choreographer<\/em>s Pierre Panayi and Nick Traxler<br \/>\n<em>Free Dance<\/em> Elvis Presley medley<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Qualified with a fourth place showing at the Midwestern Sectional<\/p>\n<p><em>For complete coverage of the ice dance event in Greensboro, visit Ice-Dance.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>__________<\/p>\n<p><em>Figure Skaters Online strives to be an accurate source of          information related to the sport of figure skating. To report an error,          please e-mail the <\/em><em>news editor<\/em><em>. Include the article date      and title in your e-mail.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve teams have qualified to compete in the novice ice dance event at the 2011 U.S. Championships, January 22-30, in Greensboro, N.C. 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