#i do love g&p but these two paid their dues like ice dancers did in those days... and since judging has always been crooked they could’ve | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

dozydawn · 2 years

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Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin 1994 OD “Rhumba”

music: black orpheus by quincy jones.

“And that was clearly the best performance that we’ve seen tonight. I thought they captured the rhumba expression perfectly; it was intimate, sultry...”

#the dip at 1:23... the dip at 1:23... should’ve been gold for that and this great music.#ice dance #maya usova #maia usova #alexander zhulin #figure skating #quincy jones #black orpheus #lillehammer 1994 #1994 #1990s #original dance #rhumba #latin dance #i do love g&p but these two paid their dues like ice dancers did in those days... and since judging has always been crooked they could’ve #at least followed that tradition in lillehammer #it must’ve been hard for maya to stand on the podium just below her training mate who slept w her husband #(not villainizing pasha at all) maya even says in recent interviews that she should’ve told their coach that alexander was the real problem #instead of having her send pasha away... i can’t get into ice dance drama i’ll be gossiping all day #fskate costumes #btw i loooove maya’s dress it’s an all timer for me #fave fashion

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