4CC 2011 - Meryl DAVIS/Charlie WHITE - FD

[@SLuMberMoOn7]

That was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! White looks so majestic with his smooth moves..and Davis is so passionate in her facial expression...they're just amazing! :)

[@Higbby]

Thank you

[@starsmoon0216]

Very well done. This was an extremely difficult piece of music to skate to. They performed this best at the Worlds which is why they won the gold medal. It just proves that Meryl and Charlie can skate to any genre of music.

[@sk8lvrnc]

Great program!!!

[@uncchristine99]

Wow, the first lift was such a breeze... it used to be a bit more labored but now it's totally smooth. Very nice!

[@IIIRikaIII]

Charlie, I love your energy!!! Meryl, I love your passion!!!

[@Unfiltered494]

@UnoriginalJess92 yes, this program has improved enormously during the season, if you don't see it, well, then maybe you should pay more attention when you watch ice dancing next time. I think their programs this year are much more mature than last year, and this I call improvement. And the tango spark is all there - I really don't know what more you people expect from them, but they really do work hard and it shows.

[@lauramartha3]

Interesting to re-view this during the season. By the time they reached 2011 WC, it was much more complex and emotional; and they became the first American ice-dance duo to win Gold Medal at Worlds! (And then they won Gold again in 2013, with a fantastic program, and never stopped winning until they won Gold at the 2014 OG.....I think this was the start of them pushing themselves to do more complex dances, instead of "Phantom of the Opera" (which was my least favorite program of theirs -- just my own personal opinion!) And a lot of people forget that they won Gold at 5 Grand Prix Finals in a row.

[@Unfiltered494]

@UnoriginalJess92 oh, I'm sorry, I really should read comments more carefully... and about tangos - I totally agree here, I was harsh on the whole idea of them having a tango FD from the very beginning, but here, at 4CC was the first time I truly enjoyed it and I also think it's emotionally good as well. It still can better, though, of course.

[@Tayannenlg]

@dtv2031 ... But you can find it for download in a fan site :)

[@iliherr1417]

I missed the US championships...how did they do??? I love these two!!!

[@Tayannenlg]

@dtv2031 not, unfortunately removed the video from KZbin.

[@cahmilllex]

@UnoriginalJess92 When I said she has a small capacity for movement I meant that she doesn't extend as much from her core as she should. It is evident whenever she has raises her arms or even in their straightline footwork where she tends to stoop forward. Extending from the core helps dancers express their emotions using their body instead of just using facial expressions. This youtube video from 0.56 explains what I'm trying to say: watch?v=TwZ1NTV5y74

[@UnoriginalJess92]

@cahmilllex I don't think you sound like a hater. I don't see a vast improvement from last year, either- maybe because I preferred their programs from last year! That said, this program has improved heaps from the beginning of the year. I just don't feel the tango spark that I think I should. What do you mean, though, when you say that Meryl has a small capacity of movement? Not being a dancer, I don't quite know what to look for...

[@UnoriginalJess92]

@Haley452 I said that I could see that this program has improved immensely this season. I know it's emotionally more demanding than what they attempted last year, but I don't feel that they have fully mastered the emotions required for this program yet. I'm not ruling out the possibility that they can- their '10 Worlds FD was their best performance that season, with great emotional intensity. However, this season I'm just a little over tangos so it makes me a harsher judge!

[@jlpack62]

In their first lift, I would have liked to have seen them hold that final position a bit longer.

[@dtv2031]

@Tayannenlg Is that on youtube somewhere? I can't find it.

[@rekontratati]

they are awesome... what's the name of the song at 3:19 ? please!!!!!!!!!

[@pinklisoff]

what's the name of the song at 1:27 ?

[@cahmilllex]

I still don't see any improvement in their lines, so I can't really call them dancers. She, in particular, has a very small capacity of movement. Some people say that this is a sport and athleticism should come first. However, since it's ice dancing, champions should be able to combine athleticism with the aesthetics expected from dancers. I know I sound like a hater, but I did enjoy their past programs, perhaps because their athleticism matched their music.

[@kelkelann1]

@cahmilllex Yes, you do sound like a hater. It is often hard to be objective when our favorites don't win. Just don't become to bitter.

[@favelmomma]

when are they gonna do Beauty and the Beast..Charlie is so beautiful..and Meryl is so beastly.lol

[@Tayannenlg]

I think in the Nationals they performed much better