With Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron, skating has room to grow. They aren’t merely ice dancers: T hey dance on the ice, showing how it’s capable of becoming a living canvas, one that curves toward the skater as the skater curves back into it. In ice dance, there are no lifts above the head, no heroic jumps. He skates for himself, the same way Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron skate — as if they are in their own world. But the lyrical and musical Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron are more of a slow boil.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 23:03 UTC