Dance Moms: Dangerous or down right crazy?

         The hit T.V series Dance Moms is becoming more and more popular everyday. The show follows The Abby Lee Dance Company’s competition team.  The girls on the team are very talented. They have to be in order to win over the attention of their teacher THE Abby Lee Miller, who’s expectations are no short of perfection. The show consists of Maddie, Chloe, Brooke, Paige, Mckenzie, Kendall, and Nia along with all of their mothers. These girls go to competitions every week and are expected (by Abby) to win. It seems that winning is all she cares about. If they don’t win or forget their dance then watch out hurricane Abby is on her way. Besides the girls’ dancing the moms play a big role in the show aswell. To describe the moms in a couple words they’re sneaky, decieving, selfish, and crazy…..straight up crazy. They fight constantly and stab each other in the backs. They should probably learn by now that fighting, yelling, and getting mad at Abby won’t get their daughter a solo the next week. So next time they complain about not having a solo or a highlighted part in the group dance they should listen to Abby’s signiture saying: “save your tears for the pillow”. Is it the moms that are the crazy ones? Or is Abby truly insane and mean? Honestly, who knows……they’re all crazy!

Local Skater stays Level-Headed

        On another note local skater, Ross Minor (skating club of Boston) hasn’t let all the chaos and fame of being one of the top skaters in the U.S change his attitude. He made an appearance at Bay State Games for the figure skating portion (in Williamstown, Ma) and skated at the annual show. The competition had skaters from all around Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine (February 15-17). He wrapped the night up with an amazing performance that awed the audience.  He is a great role model for skaters of all ages, level, and ability.

Going for the Gold

The Olympic figure skating team is still yet to be decided. The 2013 U.S Figure Skating Championships occurred January in Omaha Nebraska. Skaters who did well will qualify for the 2013 ISU World Figure skating Championships in London, Ontario in March. This competition will determine the skaters that will compete at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi.

The skaters that qualify for the World Championships are the following (not including alternates) :

LADIES
2013 World Championships
Gracie Gold
Ashley Wagner

2013 Four Continents Championships
Christina Gao
Gracie Gold
Agnes Zawadzki

2013 World Junior Championships
Samantha Cesario
Courtney Hicks
Yasmin Siraj

MEN
2013 World Championships
Max Aaron
Ross Miner

2013 Four Continents Championships
Max Aaron
Ross Miner
Adam Rippon

2013 World Junior Championships
Jason Brown
Joshua Farris
Shotaro Omori

PAIRS
2013 World Championships
Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir
Caydee Denney/John Coughlin

2013 Four Continents Championships
Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir
Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim
Felicia Zhang/Nathan Bartholomay

2013 World Junior Championships
Jessica Noelle Calalang/Zack Sidhu
Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier
Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer

ICE DANCING
2013 World Championships
Madison Chock/Evan Bates
Meryl Davis/Charlie White
Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani

2013 Four Continents Championships
Madison Chock/Evan Bates
Meryl Davis/Charlie White
Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani

2013 World Junior Championships
Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton
Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker
Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter