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The magic of Scott Hamilton in his farewell Canadian Tour Chrysler Stars On Ice
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Canada Newswire |
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November 29, 2000 |
TORONTO, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - Canada's premier ice show, Chrysler Stars
On Ice, starts in Halifax on April 15, 2001 and will feature some of
the most notable stars in figure skating. Four-time World Champion
Kurt Browning, two- time Olympic Silver Medallist Brian Orser, Stars
On Ice co-founder and Olympic Gold Medallist Scott Hamilton,
three-time World champion Alexei Yagudin, and four-time World Bronze
Medallists and seven-time Canadian National Dance Champions Shae-Lynn
Bourne and Victor Kraatz are set to delight audiences across
Canada. Tickets go on sale December 1, 2000, in time for the holiday
season, the perfect gift for the figure skating fan in your life.
The impressive cast of Canadian, World and Olympic skating
champions will also include World Silver Medallists from the United
States, Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, three-time Canadian sweetheart and
National Champion Josie Chouinard, British National Champion Steven
Cousins and Olympic Silver Medallist Denis Petrov, who will skate for
the first time without his partner Elena Bechke.
"Chrysler Stars On Ice is always a crowd-pleaser. We always try to
give the audience their favourite routines and throw in a few
surprises," says Browning. "It's incredible to think that Scott
Hamilton was the catalyst for Stars On Ice and that this will be his
last performance with the show. We wish him all the best, but we'll
definitely miss him!"
The tour is particularly distinguished as it marks Olympic
Champion Scott Hamilton's farewell to the production. Hamilton, who
founded Stars On Ice in 1986, has co-headlined and co-produced the
show for all of its consecutive national touring seasons.
"I'm not retiring. I'm not going to stop skating. I'm cutting
back," said Hamilton. "There's so much else I want to
accomplish.....like doing a theatre skating show on Broadway. The tour
needs to develop more beyond me, with the next generation. And,
because we always sign great talent, now is the time for the tour to
take on a different identity. This year will give me the opportunity
to let people know how grateful I am to them....for everything. It's
tough to move on, but I have to."
This edition of Chrysler Stars On Ice will not only give audiences
the opportunity to participate in the celebration of Hamilton as
skating's most honored and beloved ambassador, but to enjoy a
"soulful' evening of emotional, yet uplifting music evolving from each
skater's career, as well as their relationship with Hamilton. Produced
by world-renowned choreographer, Canadian Sandra Bezic, the show puts
the athletic, artistic and creative talents of the world's finest
figure skaters in the spotlight, with some remarkable staging and
choreography.
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