Carol Robinson from Conisbrough

Following Sunday evenings glued to the TV, astonished at the quality of performances delivered by the contestants on Dancing on Ice, a last minute decision to see the live performance  saw us lucky enough to get  wonderful rink side seats.  These really are the best in the... [more]

Event Date: April 2, 2009
Event Venue: Sheffield Arena

Following Sunday evenings glued to the TV, astonished at the quality of performances delivered by the contestants on Dancing on Ice, a last minute decision to see the live performance  saw us lucky enough to get  wonderful rink side seats.  These really are the best in the venue, offering a real taste of the excitement, skill and danger the skaters are exposed to - a true "smell of the grease paint roar of the crowd", experience.  

The show was unbelievable, opening with "Bolero" from Jane & Chris. Amongst the celebrities,  Susan Shaw, Jessica Taylor and of course Ray Quinn, stood out for me.  Some of Susan Shaw's elements were so  ambitious and the level of  danger quite scary. Jessica is a picture of grace  on the ice and such a lovely  character who stole the audiences heart and caused quite a stirr when  the top of her costume came undone, doing  well to continue with her performance.  Todd is a favourite with the crowd but his ability to act the fool on the ice would seem to me seem to point to his skills being much greater than he would have us believe.

The  show was a sheer delight.  The two-and-a-half hours of  total skill and professionalism, a testament to the hard work and commitment of the celebrities, but most of all, I believe, to the teaching and mentoring  skills of the Torvill and Dean ice team. [less]