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In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance International

Professional skaters in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance International" captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.
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Professional skaters in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance International" captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.

Airs Friday, July 5, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

“In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance International” captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form - a combination of figure skating and dance, unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.

Taped on location at an outdoor ice rink in Sun Valley, Idaho, this dynamic performance special features top skating talent from Ice Dance International (IDI) — a ballet company on ice — including U.S. Men’s Champion, Ryan Bradley.

Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.
Courtesy of American Public Television
Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.

The program, hosted by IDI artistic director Douglas Webster, showcases six contemporary and classic ice dances arranged by some of today's most successful ice dance choreographers.

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Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.
Courtesy of American Public Television
Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.

It also features interviews with top names from the world of ice skating and dance, including Edward Villella, one of America's most celebrated male ballet dancers; Judy Blumberg, U.S. Olympian and five-time U.S. ice dance champion; and Jojo Starbuck, two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. pair skating champion.

Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.
Courtesy of American Public Television
Dancers in performance. "In Flight: The Art Of Ice Dance" International captures the grace and artistry of ice dance, offering a front-row seat to a creative new American art form unbound by the technical rules of competitive skating.

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Produced by Ice Dance International. Distributed by American Public Television.