Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto need spice

by caryl on Jan 25, 2010 4:17 PM EST Comment 2 comments

From the beginning Ice Dancing pair Ben Agosto and Tanith Belbin have been exciting, full of electricity and fun to watch. We knew they were headed for stardom. But somethings gone flat with their choreography/partnership. There is little personal connection between them lately. We are not having fun or feeling much emotion from their routines. In the beginning it was their sparkle and enthusiasm that grabbed us as well as their talent. But Ben's sense of humor and playfulness has dulled, Tanith could be skating with a robot, that's how much connection she shows toward her partner. I hope that someone gets through to them before the Olympics. Their routines are great, but they need to relate to each other, act like they care and relate more to the music, not just appear like its just another skating routine to get through. I love them and i want to see them win. They can do it.

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changes before Olympics?

Thank you so much for writing this!!

I am wondering what their preparation process is right now. With Davis and White’s ascendance internationally this season that Belbin and Agosto may be the ones left off the podium at the Olympics – it will be interesting to see if they make any major changes beforehand or just hope that the international judges will still prefer them to D & W – not to mention all of the other major contenders.

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Laura
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by LauraS on Jan 27, 2010 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i don’t frankly feel they have taken steps backwards or lost fire, i just feel that the other teams have passed them up. there is something more authentic and more true about davis/white and virtue/moir. it doesn’t feel fake or put on. as much as i have enjoyed tanith and ben’s enthusiasm, i have never felt they have the interpretive gifts or ability to really make me weep, or believe a character fully (like delobel/schoenfelder also do). to me that is that nth degree that i believe is missing for them. that being said, i thought that with their spokane FD they almost transcended this limitation, and broke through that emotional wall. perhaps they’ll go another step further, and it will make the difference. i wish them well!

by jumping clapping man on Feb 3, 2010 2:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs