Dancing on Ice Special - The Story of Bolero with Torvill & Dean

Belongs to ITV! ;-)

[@tanithschneider3051]

40 years and Bolero is still the platinum standard. No one else comes close.

[@apostolia2124]

It was a moment of pure beauty, of what the human body and soul can artistically acheive ...i've seen them on tv, i was 16 and absolutely enhanced by them, greets and congrats from Greece. ✨💙

[@chimeismith5036]

They are simply the best. I am so happy that they found one another to bring out the best in skating for everyone's enjoyment. We love you Jayne and Chris.

[@georgiehollander2199]

Have loved them since the beginning. Its 2023 now, and they are still The GREATEST EVER. As much as love all the others, my favourite is still ' Song of India '......

[@sandranorman5469]

Haven’t seen “Song of India”. But “Bolero” will always be my favorite. 23:09

[@californiahiker9616]

Their interpretation of Bolero was jaw dropping, totally mesmerizing! I’ve watched some Olympic ice dancing over many decades. While there is incredible, awesome, admirable talent out there, the only dance I remember, the only names I’ve remembered are Torvil and Dean! I’m glad the British people turned their beloved couple into celebs! Hello from California!

[@jeanluney1362]

NO other couple will ever repeat the “Bolero” performance of Torvil and Dean. They flowed across the ice in a continuous, smooth, graceful, unbroken, uninterrupted movement, as if they were a single person. No one can do it, as they did it, in that amazingly magical performance.

[@FoskettMike]

Eeeeeee we 44

[@gailhancocks5207]

Wasn't they wrong, 😂 hate Holly

[@IMusz819]

To bylo 30 lat temu ogladalam na żywo i ogladam do dzisiaj. Ich wszystkie wystepy sa idealne . Jakby jedna osoba jechala , wszystko tak rowniutko. Nie bylo i nie bedzie drugiej takiej pary.

[@joskewolfman]

They are and were the most wonderful couple who ever walked on this planet, for most of, regarding their impeccable friendship, admiration, and respect for each other, and of course their skating as if they were one!!! An unforgettable experience in many people's lifetime having witnessed seeing them on the ice. Thank you Torvil and Dean!!!!!!

[@EIbereth]

I was 15 when this sublime moment happened. After all these years watching Torvill and Dean dancing Bolero moves me to the point of tears every time.

[@TOYSTITCHER]

GREAT docu-story ! Thanks for this one 👍✨🤗

[@lilianeruppert7907]

I cannot stop looking at them, so gorgeous 👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🇨🇭🕊️

[@gabrielwood9345]

All the work they did.There will never be anyone like them❤❤❤

[@margerycollins5200]

I have been priviledged to see them skate live several times. An amazing experience. I frlt honored.

[@margerycollins5200]

That word should be felt.

[@patriciasanders2942]

Mesmerising,two people as one,sheer unadulterated brilliance,thank you for allowing us all to share your incredible breathtaking performances,

[@joemachunda]

I love how they concentrated on their dance steps and not on flailing arms and over dramatic upper body movements. They will always be the best and most enjoyable to watch. Also they did creative never before seen steps.. the beginning is reminiscent of the beach scene in the musical Carousel.

[@pacmanindy]

T&D + Bolero + 6.0s = Olympic magic

[@rmp7400]

Does she not know how much in love he has always been with her? Dear God in Heaven - reward that man for his heroic acceptance of that which he cannot change...

[@margaretmaher8146]

36 years later this skate still gives me chills. The greatest skate ever!

[@angr3819]

A bit longer ago but yes, perfection.

[@palomazza]

Yo tenía 10 años cuando vi esta competencia y me impactó tanto que han pasado muchos años y vi muchos juegos olímpicos y no recuerdo ninguna otra pareja de patinadores hasta la fecha , pero de estos británicos JAMAS LOS OLVIDARÉ siempre pienso que tan hermoso fué que me dejó una huella tan grande en la actualidad tengo 48 años

[@maryleone2023]

I remember TND's Bolero like it was yesterday. I was in awe at the time I witnessed a once in a lifetime moment that astounded the world. It was the greatest Ice Dance performance in history. They came, they danced, they conquered. They wore the colors of royalty, and to me they were British royalty. They are to Ice Dancing what Michelangelo is to sculpture. The Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers of Ice Dancing with the added magic and passion of Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy. There will never, ever be another Torvill and Dean. Thank you, Andy Croft for this superb video and sharing the story of TND's Bolero. I believe they even astounded Ravel, who watched them from that great concert hall in the sky! He must have said they immortalized the personification of Bolero.

[@okay5045]

Simply beautiful ❤️ I shall never forget this performance.

[@hemadear2509]

No one can touch our hearts with the Bolero like Jane and Chris did. Looking back now, they’re still is the best.

[@cuddlycrow198]

When two souls come together, were meant to be together, and express that soul connection - you get Torvill and Dean.

[@marbar5475]

Masz zupełną rację 😊 🙏. Oni są jak jedno ciało i jedna dusza, dlatego tańczą tak magicznie. Są pk prostu wyjątkowi. Pozdrawiam serdecznie 🤗😊🇵🇱💌💌💌

[@dadodydo]

Jayne and Christopher's beautiful story reminds me of the best years of my life. 1984 was the year when I graduated from university with a degree in English, which coincided wirh their Olympic success. If only those heady times could return.... Fairytale times. Well, the Union Jack rising above the two USSR flags was a brief insight into the near future.

[@sandranorman5469]

“One of the greatest routines ever.” I’m absolutely convinced that is the greatest performance ever, ever, ever.

[@rosemarymartinez5797]

Words for me are hard to write. I am always brought to tears when Jayne and Chris ice dance...... So breathtaking. ❤️🌹 Thank you for your dedication and love. Love Bolero......

[@chrishintz1077]

Even more epic that it was Sarajevo in “84. History upon history. A glimmer of beauty.

[@angr3819]

Thank you. They can never be matched let alone bettered. The originals who set the bar so high that all since have come off what they created.

[@mountaingirl6479]

Thank you so much for posting this! It was wonderful! I remember watching when it happened, and even though I was a figure skater, I didn’t know that much about ice dance. But I knew that was spectacular and I loved it as soon as I saw it.!

[@lorrainepearson4150]

Absolutely fantastic routine , the best skaters ever , this moved me as a child and still brings a tear to my eye when I watch them perform bolero 🥰

[@trilbywilby7826]

38:19 "They had this special contact with each other and Bolero was the one thing that could bring it out. I don't think they realized that Bolero was them." Yes! That's what makes their routines so different, so unique from any other ice dancing couple before or since. The *tone* of their contact sets them apart and Chris' genius choreography brings it out in every dance.

[@paracontejo]

What stunning skating you never get tired of watching. Have I watched it 20 or more times??? Think so.

[@darlinecason1860]

They deserve allll the accolades n best of everything for their hard work n sacrifice for alll the world to see perfection n set a higher bar for skating..

[@gabrielwood9345]

I am so glad i got to see it. They were magical

[@jacquiliddell1811]

Didn’t look like the cashier knew who they were, . I have loved the haunting music by Maurice Ravel since I was. 4 when my grandparents played it and I would dance to it. Still makes. Me cry when I watch the video of them dancing it

[@vilnius1956]

It was their awesome performance that led me to listen to Ravel's "Bolero." A piece I now start my day with.

[@angr3819]

I seem to remember then saying their relationship was like brother and sister. I think they must be like that to have done so magnificently and for so many years and still be doing it. Their first trainer and they - so normal and unpretentious, down to earth. No airs. Not even slightly full of themselves and the had a right to be a little bit of they had wanted to be. Unique forever.

[@rmp7400]

Her feeling for him is of that for brother, from a sister. His feelings for her do not at all evidence an exactly similar response...

[@lilianflynn198]

I cried after Torvil and Dean won I was at home on maternity leave so was emotional anyway ...but seeing them win Gold for GREAT Britain made the tears flow even more

[@jodeeb.6496]

Same here. T&D gave us everything they had to give and we love them for it. Look up grace in the dictionary you'll see them. Look up perfection and you will see their Bolero performance. BRAVO!!

[@janettejohnston339]

They are legends!

[@elainebines6803]

How lucky are we to have had the greatest skaters in the world from Nottingham UK. I think we have their trainer to thank also, who has sadly passed away and she presented us, the two most amazing ppl that have always come across kind, caring and professional in every aspect and to this day are inspiring skaters here and around the world. Their skating gave me goosebumps, just like an amazing song... You know its something very special.

[@paracontejo]

Two special people created by God to be together.

[@cuddlycrow198]

Beautifully said.

[@angr3819]

Together on the ice and in friendship for life 💖

[@RaraRemi_312]

Ice Dancing Angels

[@nullzero821]

there was a price for perfection not shown here, but had they not pushed so hard, perhaps the world would not have had witnessed such a beautiful moment in sport from these two fantastic artists.

[@angr3819]

I wouldn't call it sport. Dancing - on ice is more the arts to me. They must have tremendous health, strength, fitness and determination to always be so faultless.

[@bonniehowell6604]

Torvill& Dean, poetry on ice , almost meditation for the eyes. Love their work forever.

[@RaraRemi_312]

Gorgeous sentiments ❤

[@emmashell8947]

I never get bored watching T and D

[@normadesmond6017]

bloody magical. Got out of bed in the middle of the night to watch this.

[@ludodeward484]

They are the best of the best. I have watched them skate as long as I can remember.

[@vickimarlene4905]

Wish they’d bring back the series. I loved it so much. I’ve followed them from the start and saw them live in Melbourne years ago. Very special partnership and Noones ever come close to them.

[@dilekavan5796]

40 tears on since first glance I still admire your passion, dedication, ambition despite all the pain by all the means. It is still such a pleasure to watch and see you.Mt name means wish I wished like everyone you were a romantic couple with love children. Thanks for All the passion and love you showed to the world. Love from 3000 km and 40 years away.💖

[@RaraRemi_312]

It's kinda like a "Phoenix Dance" because of the fact that it's such a special dance by two most special people, spellbinding, and spectacularly recreated in Damcing on Ice by the two final contestants

[@karencollins2661]

Love Torvill and Dean. Loved them then and still love watching the reruns from the 80's and 90's MO. Fan.

[@eileenspink4394]

BRILLIANT ice dancing we all loved them and no one has done it like them

[@jessicasmith5663]

31:16 omg that’s literally all I needed to hear, that’s so sweat 🥺

[@valkyriesardo278]

I cannot see why so many were eager to this pair to be a couple.These two shared a partnership the likes of which few of us experience, an enduring passion and dedication. I think that is more than sufficient in itself.

[@angr3819]

I suspect becoming a romantic couple would have been too much. Too much time together. Too intense. Too emotional. They already had a lot of those things. Being a couple would have meant it would have been incessant without rest from each other.

[@rmp7400]

Because Chris is deeply, completely, & romantically, in love with Jayne..that is why.

[@e.conboy4286]

⁠@@angr3819: They had families.

[@e.conboy4286]

@@rmp7400Not so.

[@marieharrington1203]

Torvill & Dean, ice skaters/pairs supreme. I love their every move on the ice. They make me feel like I can Ice skate, but I cannot even stand up straight on ice skates - even when I was a teenager!

[@asmrpebbles8749]

T and D beautiful, smooth, creative. No one has done as well with smoooooothness in trying to copy their skating. She knew exactly what he wanted and remembered and conquered.

[@peterwilliams1363]

Love the story , Torvill & Dean.. ty. Ty.

[@charlesbergen5398]

I LMFAO when he said "performing Bolero in front of T&D was an honor"....personally, I would have thought it would be absolutely terrifying.....

[@AClassicalBelle]

Utter perfection.

[@martineaube4342]

For ever the Best, torvill and Dean my idols !!!

[@emmabrandstetter]

Harmonie pur, ein Genuss zu erleben

[@maryleone2023]

To all Torvill and Dean fans, please see Carly Bishop's recent 2021 videos. You will enjoy them. They make their connection to Astaire and Rogers evident.

[@TamaraJohnston-yq4bt]

Susie Crick !! Is the BEST!!! Far out inspired all of us!!!! Xoxoxo

[@itiswhatitis9083]

This is so interesting especially for T & D fans. Amazed so few views. Thank you for uploading Andy Croft.

[@daisymay9203]

There opposites and obviously they attract ♥️ legends 🇬🇧

[@lhzook]

I remember the great Dick Button, just prior to them starting their Olympic routine, saying, “hold on to your hat!”

[@jools01]

31:37 "it’s the back end it must be the dean" 😂

[@peterwilliams1363]

In response to Null Zero , yes I agree with the exact message I posted to other videos when they call him nasty.. yes to succeed you have to push hard and PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

[@carolewilson1803]

He is one of the greatest choreographers ever. I used to coach but not quite on his level. LMAO.

[@keithstarkey5584]

And still talking about it today. Why? Because when artists take their craft into the stratosphere, where few ever go, what few ever see, they show the world what life in art is all about. Here it is, before our eyes, the highest form of the craft of pairs figure skating on display for the world to see. What a down-to-home privilege to witness! (And then...and then there was their Song of India performance. There they were, skating on the clourds, the pinnacle of beauty in the art of pairs figure skating. That performance, in my opinion, sealed their world of grace forever.)

[@maryleone2023]

Ice Dancing. Pairs Figure Skating is a different event. They won the Gold Olympic medal for Ice Dancing.

[@keithstarkey5584]

@@maryleone2023 I can't keep the two straight! Further, the two look a lot a like these days. But thanks.

[@maryleone2023]

@@keithstarkey5584 You're Welcome and you are right about the two looking alike, especially these days, with higher lifts and more side by side moves.

[@amlindley361]

The classic Bolero routine was also patriotic for a pair of British royal subjects. Although Torvill and Dean likely did not intend to evoke such an overtone, not only could every young couple identify with the roles in their iconic Bolero dance, their roles even evoked the romance of the young Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, especially during the early years of their marriage, before her coronation, when the two of them were able to experience for a few years the simplicity of ordinary married life, before their state responsibilities began. Thus, the Bolero routine spoke to everyone, from clerks to royal queens, from policemen to princes....

[@lucyfoster4082]

Things that ought to happen: 1. Knighthood for T&D 2. Peter Jackson or someone restoring all the footage from their performances to HD.

[@daisymay9203]

Ah it’s the backend it must be the dean end 😂 Jayne is savage

[@TamaraJohnston-yq4bt]

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!!

[@TamaraJohnston-yq4bt]

Susquehanna margionia!! Best coach in the world!!!!

[@sandranorman5469]

“Bolero” should be retired as a musical masterpiece and NO ONE should ever use it again.

[@user-up5vp8gk4k]

WOW! I JUST HEARD THAT JAYNE IS PART OF THE BICKNELL FAMILY LIKE MY GRANDMA WAS! SHE WAS SISTER TO ERNIE BICKNELL THE BOXER ROM EDLINGTON.

[@vallee3140]

I'd love to know if I am imagining it or, did they have an alternative ending, but changed it.?

[@angr3819]

Hahaha a many times world champion casually says "this skating stuff" 😅

[@hannadanile7731]

Как жаль что все хорошее имеет конец.

[@mirarot7037]

Они остались недосегаемыми

[@dailapodzina7209]

Atceros skaistas uzvaras tajos tālajos gados! Paldies!

[@jamesleogue3938]

Was so looking forward to watching this but as soon as I heard the narrator I switched off. 🇬🇧🧐

[@Chuck0856]

What's the bald guy's name?

[@gaylepassan7965]

Stunning skate, breath taking!

[@bobtudbury8505]

sorry can;t do it with this person narrating the story , when are we going to be given the facts about him