Sunday, September 22, 2013

Monday Moves

This week I'm going old school with Monday Moves. There was a Russian pair team in the 90's that was always known for great technique and very inventive lifts. Elena Bechke and Denis Petrov were overshadowed by their Olympic-gold-medal-winning Russian teammates Katia Gordeeva/Sergei Grinkov and Natalia Mishkutenok/Artur Dmitriev, but Bechke and Petrov came into their own during their pro career. It was then that I grew to love them and their creativity. My favorite program of theirs is the Spartacus program in the video below, and I live for the lift where Elena soars high in the air on the climax of the music. Her position is exquisite.

2 comments:

  1. That's called a flambeau lift, and is just one of many of B&P's signature moves. Love them!

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