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  Dancing On Ice
Skating legends Torvill and Dean hit the road once more in April 2008.
Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice - The Live Tour is a spectacular DVD of the legendary Torvill and Dean’s dazzling live extravaganza from the 2007 UK tour.
Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice - The Live Tour is the ultimate DVD for ice skating fans everywhere and the best live show of the year!
www.dancingonicetour.co.uk   (501 words)

  
  DANCE: TORVILL AND DEAN, ICE SKATERS - New York Times
Torvill and Dean, as the team is known, thrilled the world at the 1984 Olympics when the two young Britons won the Gold Medal in the ice-dancing category.
Torvill and Dean, by contrast, do not appear to be as interested in transposing theatrical dance forms to ice as in extending and exploring the specific approach to ice skating with which they started in the first place.
Dean looks positively obsessed when he rushes out as the matador in the ''Paso Doble'' with Miss Torvill, projecting her own speed and power at his side.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE6DD1E3FF93BA35757C0A960948260   (687 words)

  
 Dance: Ice Capades, Torvill and Dean - New York Times
In Ice Capades, Torvill and Dean, as they are called, have to wend their way through so many props, people and paraphernalia that it is a wonder one sees them at all.
Torvill and Dean come shooting down the center to the front and the Russian motifs of the ''Danse des Bouffons'' by Rimsky-Korsakoff become a rhythmic springboard for what is, for them, a surprisingly acrobatic duet.
Dean's choreography is nonstop movement and the difference between it and the rest of the show is that it incorporates very few conventional skating moves.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEED91631F931A15752C0A96E948260   (671 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean Ice Skating Tickets — Dancing on Ice Live at Wembley Arena London
With Torvill and Dean ice skating tickets you’ll be able to cast your vote for who you think is the top performer, so bring your mobile and support your favourite pair.
With Torvill and Dean ice skating tickets you’ll be able to catch your favourite celebs skating their hearts out.
Torvill and Dean ice skating tickets are available for performances on 6th April and 7th April 2007 at Wembley Arena.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /torvill-and-dean-ice-skating-tickets_index.html   (360 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean - Picture - MSN Encarta
British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won numerous international titles for their ice dancing, including four world championships (1981-1984).
They helped to increase audience interest in their sport with their innovative routines, which broke free from the strict conventions of ice dancing.
They are shown here in a performance of the routine that won them a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina).
encarta.msn.com /media_461558711_761561185_-1_1/Torvill_and_Dean.html   (81 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Jayne Torvill, OBE (born October 7, 1957, Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a British figure skater who, with her skating partner Christopher Dean, won a gold medal in ice dancing at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
The Torvill and Dean win at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games was one of the most popular achievements in the history of British sport, watched by a British television audience of twenty four million people.
Torvill and Dean returned to competition and added a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Jayne_Torvill   (243 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Winter Olympics
Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean transfixed the fans as they danced their way to glory with a stunning routine which saw them even outshine German diva Katarina Witt as the brightest stars of the Games.
Torvill was British National Pairs Champion by the age of 14 and three years later she had teamed up with former policeman Dean.
Dean said the revolutionary zeal they carried to Sarajevo was quite deliberate.
www.abc.net.au /winterolympics/2002/legends/torvill_dean.htm   (510 words)

  
 Danger money may be due - TV & Radio - Entertainment - theage.com.au
Dean was a junior champion ice dancer but Torvill was a figure skater, not a dancer.
Torvill says she was surprised by the aptitude of certain participants, although she declines to name names.
For Torvill and Dean, the most emotional performances of Bolero are not when they perform it for the cameras but when they practise it alone.
www.theage.com.au /news/tv--radio/danger-money-may-be-due/2006/07/19/1153166390698.html   (814 words)

  
 Lifestartsat - Win Torvill & Dean Greatest Moments on DVD
World and Olympic champions, Torvill and Dean were the first ice dancers to receive the perfect 6.0 from all the judges during the 1984 Olympics with their unforgettable interpretation of Ravel’s Bolero.
After their Olympics success, Torvill and Dean turned professional and decided to stage their own ice shows, with which they enjoyed phenomenal success as their unique shows sold out the world over solidifying their iconic status.
Torvill and Dean will be starring in a new series of Dancing On Ice on ITV1 in the New Year.
www.lifestartsat.com /competitions/torvil_dean.php   (426 words)

  
 > Sports > Skating > Ice Skating > Skaters > Torvill and Dean   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Torvill and Dean - Fan page devoted to the ice dancing champions with photos, fan comments and a detailed chonology of all programs and competitions.
Torvill and Dean Fan Network - An up to the minute site featuring a poet's corner, profiles of all the programs and an exhaustive archive of articles and news item.
Torvill and Dean Photo Archives - Collection of photos by J. Barry Mittan taken over the course of the duo's career.
www.torontopost.biz /d_go.asp?/Sports/Skating/Ice_Skating/Skaters/Torvill_and_Dean   (434 words)

  
 Anecdotes
By the time Torvill and Dean reached Helsinki for the World Championships, MC was part of the team.
On the video, "Torvill and Dean: Path to Perfection," he is interviewed before and after the dance routine is shown, plus he is in the coaches box with Betty Calloway during both rehearsal and actual competition.
On the down side...the next year, when Torvill and Dean came to MC with the idea of using "Bolero," he told them it was too serious for his taste.
members.nuvox.net /~on.erikog/mc/anec/anjude.html   (287 words)

  
 Dancing On Ice: Torvill and Dean
In 1975 Torvill and Dean, who are the experts on ITV's Dancing On Ice, became a skating pair for the first time, brought together by Janet Sawbridge.
In 1998 Torvill and Dean announced their retirement and a year later they were awarded an OBE.
Jayne Torvill was born on October 7 1957 in Nottingham.
www.biogs.com /ice/torvillanddean.html   (293 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 14 | 1984: British ice couple score Olympic gold
Torvill smiled as the gold medal was hung around her neck and Dean had to fight back tears as he stood on the Olympic podium to receive his award.
Torvill and Dean now have only their world championship to defend before starting a lucrative professional career.
Torvill and Dean's Olympic gold was followed up with a record-breaking maximum points in the world figure-skating championship shortly after.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14/newsid_4156000/4156053.stm   (525 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean :: Skaters : Gourt
Torvill and Dean are a famous innovative British ice dancing team, consisting of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Torvill and Dean - Fan page devoted to the ice dancing champions with photos, fan comments and a detailed chonology of all programs and competitions.
Torvill and Dean Photo Archives - Collection of photos by J. Barry Mittan taken over the course of the duo's career.
sports.gourt.com /Skating/Ice-Skating/Skaters/Torvill-and-Dean.html   (332 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean skating on thin ice | the Daily Mail
Torvill and Dean are set to skate back into the limelight in a new ITV1 show.
Dean now lives in the US while Torvill teaches her craft in the UK.
Dean, 46, said he was "thrilled" to be reuniting with his former ice partner.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=328378&in_page_id=1773   (688 words)

  
 Care to Ice Dance? - Torvill & Dean   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Torvill and Dean won four straight ice dancing world championships between 1981 and 1984, and capped off their streak with an the Olympic championship in Sarajevo.
Torvill and Dean are also known for their innovation and completely changing the sport of ice dance.
Dean and Torvill worked together to create the 2000 FD of Anissina & Peizerat, who won their only world championship that year.
www.caretoicedance.com /tordea.html   (203 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Torvill, Dean Win Crowd, Lose Judges
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, the sensual 1984 Olympic gold medalists who now are 36 and 35, respectively, left the professional ranks, boned up on ballroom dancing, and returned for one more run at a gold medal in these Games.
Torvill and Dean said they were dumbfounded by the judges' reaction to their ballroom number, which couldn't have been further removed from their unforgettable performance to Ravel's "Bolero" in Sarajevo in 1984.
In fact, because of sultry performances like Torvill and Dean's and other Olympic winners in 1988 and 1992, officials changed the rules of the sport to get away from that, saying the free dance must have a rhythmic beat and a melody.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/1994/articles/94-icedance.htm   (643 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Dancing On Ice with Torvill & Dean [2006]: DVD: Jayne Torvill,Christopher Dean,Phillip Schofield   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The stars and Torvill and Dean talk about their journey on the show from training to the actual show itself and is intersperced with clips from the show too so you can mainly just hear their voices whilst clips show on screen.
One top of that Fire and Ice is on here, it's a dance show that Torvil and Dean filmed for TV years ago and it shows off their amazing ice dancing skills.
Some people seem to have expected it to be all about Torvill and Dean while although they were one of the main reasons for the show's success, I don't feel that people should have expected it to be all about them.
www.amazon.co.uk /Dancing-Ice-Torvill-Dean-Jayne/dp/B000EU69GU   (1360 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Winter Sports - Torvill and Dean honored in Britain - Thursday April 27, 2000 03:23 PM
In 1981, the queen awarded Torvill and Dean with the distinction of MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, after they won European and world ice-dancing titles.
Torvill and Dean continued to dominate the sport after turning professional, winning three more world titles before retiring.
At a ceremony Thursday, Prince Charles presented Torvill and Dean with the added distinction of OBE, or Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /wintersports/news/2000/04/27/torvill_dean_ap   (305 words)

  
 DVD Review: Torvill & Dean - Golden Moments - DVD
Torvill and Dean features 18 dances from Torvill and Dean which shows why they are the royalty of ice dancing.
Before each dance, Torvill and Dean do a short introduction explaining how the dance came about, their thinking at the time and highlighting some of the idiosyncratic TandD moves such as the train and their take on the Charleston.
The Paso Doble in which Torvill acts as the cape to Dean's matador is brilliant with scenes of Dean positively strutting pulling his cape along; ending with Torvill being thrown to the ground like a throwaway cape.
dvd.monstersandcritics.com /reviews/article_1229102.php/DVD_Review_Torvill_&_Dean_-_Golden_Moments   (424 words)

  
 Torvill & Dean: In from the cold - Independent Online Edition > Profiles
Both born in Nottingham, (Torvill in 1957, Dean in 1958), they began skating separately from the ages of eight (Torvill) and 10 (Dean).
Dean was the creative engine, dreaming up complex patterns and dances for which Torvill found the techniques.
Torvill has said: "In the end, you have to decide if you want to carry on being famous, which means you kind of hide away most of the time, or if you want to join the rest of the world, to be normal again."
news.independent.co.uk /people/profiles/article337181.ece   (1188 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Torvill And Dean's Fire And Ice [1986]: Video: Jayne Torvill,Christopher Dean   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jane Torville and Christopher Dean skate as the Ice Princess and the Fire Prince, an ice skating fantasy free from the rules of competition.
There are many other skaters in it as well, Chris shows his talent for dancing on a floor aswell as ice, and Jayne shows her talent for figure skating aswell as dancing.
It is a Romeo and Juliet type theme, and the dances between Torvill and Dean themselves are very romantic, spectacular and moving.
www.amazon.co.uk /Torvill-Deans-Fire-Ice-Jayne/dp/B00004CIZ9   (354 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean are back together for ITV's Saturday show Dancing on Ice (January 2006)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Torvill and Dean are back together for ITV's Saturday show...
Over 24 million people watched Torvill and Dean skate their way to gold medal stardom at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Valentines Day in 1984.
Torvill and Dean coach the celebrities who with their partners devise, learn and perform a different routine every week on the live Saturday night show brought to you from ELSTREE FILM and TELEVISION STUDIOS, presented by PHILLIP SCHOFIELD and HOLLY WILLOUGHBY.
www.elstreefilmtv.com /html/news/TorvillandDeanarebacktogetherforITVsSaturdayshowDancingonIceJanuary2006.htm   (327 words)

  
 Torvill & Deans Dancing On Ice Live Tour Dates & Tickets
Torvill and Dean's Dancing On Ice Live -
Probably the most famous ice dancers of all time, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean captivated TV audiences in 2006, dancing together for the first time in nearly a decade, in the smash hit ITV show, Dancing on Ice.
Now, Torvill and Dean are rivals, as they train two teams of celebrities in the art of 'ice-dance'.
www.ents24.com /web/artist/92145/Torvill_&_Deans_Dancing_On_Ice_Live.html   (198 words)

  
 Torvill and Dean   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Level   Topia!: Sports: Skating: Ice Skating: Skaters: Torvill and Dean (9) Six Zero - Tribute to ice dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Torvill and Dean - Fan page devoted to the ice dancing champions...
Torvill and Dean - Path to Perfection from: Hbo Studios 24 June...
www.topiasearch.com /topia/Torvill+and+Dean   (125 words)

  
 Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
Around 1975, Jayne Torvill was a former British Senior Pairs champion and Christopher Dean and his partner had won a British Junior Ice Dance competition.
Although Torvill and Dean had been able to leave their jobs as an insurance secretary and policeman, respectively, thanks to grants from the city of Nottingham, they were not allowed to earn any money from skating as long as they wished to remain eligible for the Olympics.
After 10 years as professionals, Torvill and Dean decided to return to the amateur arena for the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
dancingonice.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=113063   (623 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Nottingham, England, mesmerized the audience with their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Bolero.
The couple managed to present their 4-minute 28-second dance despite the fact that the time limit was 4 minutes 10 seconds by moving their bodies to the music for 18 seconds before they started skating.
Torvill and Dean returned to the Olympics in 1994 and placed third.
www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=77081   (109 words)

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