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Post by maximaddict on Sept 23, 2010 21:29:39 GMT 1
"Ice and Fire" - Week 1"Ice and Fire" premiered last Sunday. This first week, Maxim Shabalin and his partner Ekaterina Vilkova performed a fiery-hot number on the dancefloor to the sound of "Harder and Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5. The choreography was created in "Apache Dance" style, a fast and racy style very popular in Hollywood during the early years of the 20th century, and during the Great Depression. The couple depicts a fight to the music, with some acrobatic elements. Watch the videos on Channel 1 Russia: PrаcticeDancеTranslation of Maxim and Ekaterina's spoken excerpts in this week's show Read on Official Website
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Post by maximaddict on Sept 29, 2010 22:02:47 GMT 1
"Ice and Fire" - Week 2
Last night on Channel 1 Russia, "Ice and Fire" contenders showed the audience their skills in modern dance. Dancing their way through the second week of the TV show, Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin, performed a very passionate and sensual floor routine to the notes of "Be Italian", from the soundtrack of "Nine", on a sand-covered dance floor. This is what Ilya Averbukh had to say about it on the show's official website: "For the shooting of Katya Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin's performance we had 50 bags of sand brought especially on the set and quickly emptied on the dance floor. Unfortunately, during rehearsal we could only fill with a modest quantity of sand a small two square metres area, therefore Katya and Maxim performed in a very hard situation. The sand behaved in an unpredicted way: it poured onto the unprepared surface and where the layer was thinner it got slippery and the guys couldn't control their feet. As they admitted later "All we could do was hang on by our teeth!" Nevertheless, as far as the interpretation, this small inconvenience worked as an advantage."Watch the videos on Channel One: * Practice * Dance * Translation of Maxim and Ekaterina's spoken excerpts Ekaterina and Maxim placed 5th on the night, with a total score of 11.90. We are looking forward to the duo's debut on the ice, Maxim's more familiar element. The first round of the ice competition will air next Sunday. Best of luck to Maxim and Ekaterina!
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Post by maximaddict on Oct 3, 2010 16:48:17 GMT 1
Maxim Shabalin stars in ice musical "City Lights"Maxim Shablin will appear in Ilya Averbukh's ice theatre project " City Lights". He will be joining a cast of well renown figure skaters and champions of the past. New ice show City Lights, written, produced and directed by Ilya Averbukh, opens a new genre in performance arts that reunites various types of choreography: classical ballet and dances on ice, live sound and vocal support. Staging is done based on an original score, taking into consideration the peculiarities of visual capabilities of the ice stage. Sets, costumes and new technical solutions allow to present the world-known images, created by the genius of Charlie Chaplin a century ago. The show is having its world premiere in Moscow, at GCKZ Russia in Luzhniki, from October 14th through the 17th, 2010. For further details, please check this Website (English) or " Ice Symphony". Moscow Dates - GCKZ Russia in Luzhniki14 October 19:30 15 October 19:00 16 October 15:00, 19:00 17 October 19-00
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Post by maximaddict on Oct 5, 2010 19:16:47 GMT 1
Ice and Fire - Week 3 The third episode of "Ice and Fire" aired last night, and the viewers had the chance to see the skaters and the celebrities for the first time on the ice. For this Folk Dance themed show, Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed a dance of the North American Indians, to the music of "Last of the Mohicans". Back on his most familiar element, Maxim masterfully led his partner into an original and fluent dance, which featured some interesting lifts and moves. Ekaterina's confidence on the ice instills trust in the potential of the couple, and has us looking forward to the upcoming installments of the show. After earning a score of 11.84 for their ice performance - and 23.74 points overall after the first two days of competition - Maxim and Ekaterina share the fourth place with pair E.Arzamasova / M.Stavisky. Watch the videos on Channel One: PracticeDancеTranslation of spoken excerpts
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Post by maximaddict on Oct 17, 2010 20:49:25 GMT 1
Ice and Fire - Week 4 - "Stylagi" Contenders of "Ice and Fire" were back on the dance floor last Sunday, to perform their dances on the evening's theme of "Stylagi". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin entertained the audience and the jury with a dance from the homonym Valeri Todorovski's movie, which featured Ekaterina Vilkova herself in a major role. Dancing to the notes of "Da Svidania, Mama", Ekaterina and Maxim gained 11.86 points, and are currently in 11th place. Best of luck for a great come-back to the top of the standings next week, with their performance on the ice! Watch the videos on Channel One: PracticeDancе
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Post by maximaddict on Oct 24, 2010 14:49:42 GMT 1
Ice and Fire - Week 5 - "Soviet Composers" Yesterday, the contenders were back on the ice to complete the second round of "Ice and Fire". The couples displayed their skating skills to the music of "Soviet Composers". The romantic dance which Ekatherine Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed to the song "Separation" from Russian mini series "Naval Cadets, Charge!", turned out to be a one hundred percent hit, and was very well received by the audience and judges alike. After scoring 11.90 points for the number, and 23.76 points overall, Ekatherine and Maxim are currently 13th in the standings. Here is how Maxim Shabalin commented on the music choice : " The idea was actually mine. I like working on historical characters, and so I really enjoyed skating to a number from that century. I didn't want to embody the image of any of the characters from the movie - I wanted to be myself." Watch the video on Channel 1: PracticeDanceTanslation of Ekaterina and Maxim's spoken excerpts
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Post by maximaddict on Oct 24, 2010 14:58:25 GMT 1
Maxim Shabalin awarded with "Chrystal Ice" award The Chrystal Ice Awards ceremony was held last night at the Luzhniki Centre in Moscow. Winner of the prize in the "Endurance" category was Maxim Shabalin. Congratulations to Maxim Shabalin on winning this well-deserved award!
Maxim shared this honor with Olympic champion in Men's figure skating, Evgeni Plushenko. Winners in other categories were: Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (nominated for "Breakthrough of the Year"), Artur Dmitriev, Jr. and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (nominated for "Breakthrough"), Tamara Moskvina (nominated for "Coach of the Year"). The People's Choice Award went to famous Swiss figure skater, Stephane Lambiel.
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Post by maximaddict on Nov 2, 2010 23:22:46 GMT 1
"Ice and Fire" - Week 6 - "Russian Movies"It's time for the beginning of the third round on "Ice and Fire". The remaining sixteen couples were back on the dance floor on Sunday, to introduce us to their creative efforts on the theme of "Russian Movies". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin acted as Woland and Margarita at Satan's Grand Ball, to the music of Igor Kornelyuk from the film "The Master and Margarita." The dancers managed to successfully recreate the demonic, surreal, and hysterical atmosphere of one of the last chapters of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, as the high marks of the jury clearly reflected. The couple came only four-hundredths of point away from the possible 12 points highest score, as Maxim gained the praise of Farukh Ruzimatov. Right before the ice competition in this third round, Ekaterina and Maxim are standing in second place, in a tie with M. Kozhevnikova and A. Yagudin. Watch the videos on Channel One: PracticeDancеTranslation of Ekaterina and Maxim's spoken excerpts
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Post by maximaddict on Nov 2, 2010 23:43:46 GMT 1
The third round of Fire and Ice rapped up on Sunday. The theme of the night was "Hits of the 80's". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed their number to Guns N' Roses' "Don't Cry". The performance earned them a raving review from Farukh Ruzimatov, who described Maxim's execution as "absolutely explosive", and awarded the couple with the highest score for both technical and artistic skills. Interestingly, after their performance, Ekaterina and Maxim thanked Oksana Domnina for her assistance during the training process. After earning 11.90 points on the night, and a total score of 23.86, Ekaterina and Maxim are currently in third place in the overall standings. Watch the videos on Channel One: PracticeDanceTranslation
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Post by maximaddict on Jan 3, 2011 22:26:24 GMT 1
Oksana becomes a mum!
We are delighted to announce that on January 2nd 2011, Oksana Domnina and Roman Kostomarov welcomed daughter Anastasia into this world! Our wholehearted congratulations to the new parents, and best wishes to the new mom and baby daughter!!!
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Post by maximaddict on Jan 25, 2011 16:55:11 GMT 1
Happy Birthday, Maxim!A very Happy Birthday to Maxim Shabalin! Maxim, may your life be full with creative aspirations and achievements. May success, joy and health always accompany you along your path, and may life always keep you safe and warm!!! A world of happiness to you and your family!
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Post by maximaddict on Jan 13, 2012 17:23:34 GMT 1
Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin to star in new "Ice Age" seriesOksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin will take part in the new series of "Ice Age", "The Battle of Stars on Ice", airing on Channel One. As the title suggests, this time the fight will be between the very best of the skating stars. Other participants will be Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Jana Khokhlova and Vitali Novikov, Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, Naomi Lang and Peter Chernyshev, Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, Irina Lobacheva and Ruslan Goncharov, Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, and Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov. Hosts: Alexey Yagudin and Irina very *friendly* personskaya. The show is premiering on January 21, 2012 on Channel One at 21:20, Moscow Time. For more information about the project, please check the Channel One website.
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