Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova, who won a silver medal in the individual singles event at the Beijing Olympics, posted a framed strip dance video on her Telegram channel. The number was staged by the famous choreographer Anastasia Yurasova.
“I am proud to know you! Mother Frame Up Ribbon. Incredible Nastya Yurasova,” Trusova wrote.
Frame strip in most cases is performed on stalls, and the dancers perform all the elements on the floor in special shoes – strips, thanks to which the upper part of the foot is stretched to the maximum and it becomes possible to perform various performances. stands and friezes borrowed from other styles.
Alexei Zheleznyakov, the choreographer of the Eteri Tutberidze group, said that he liked Trusova’s bold dance.
“Sashenka, don’t listen to anyone! The video is a bombshell, nothing vulgar, nothing vulgar, I absolutely loved it. And it’s great that you went and boldly tried something new.
As a choreographer, I know what it’s like for a girl to feel this feminine, feline self – it’s a new feeling about herself. Well done,” Zheleznyakov wrote on social media.
Two-time Olympic medalist, well-known ice dance coach Alexander Zhulin also praised Trusova.
“I’m glad that such a topic was discussed. I think that this dance will not harm Sasha. I repeat, I am glad that you are discussing Sasha Trusova. I do not have any comments, well done, ”Sport-Express says Zhulin’s words.
Olympic champion Tatyana Navka supported Trusova’s desire to try herself in a new role.
“To be honest, I am unfortunately not familiar with this style. In any case, Sasha is smart to try new things, although I don’t know exactly what it is. I hope the studs help,” he said in an interview with Metaratings.
The wife of coach Evgeny Plushenko, producer Yana Rudkovskaya did not stand aside.
“I really liked it, it was unexpected. I believe that there is a person who develops in different directions, strives to be better, and moves forward. It does not sit in one place, develops plasticity.
I think he has a very high chance of realizing himself in different directions. Beautiful and wonderful,” Rudkovskaya told Sport-Express.
Fans of the skater bombarded her with free comments: “This is a bomb”, “Fire. Just stylish”, “Sashulya, you are beautiful like Grace, plastic is at the highest level”, “Sashulya is special, well, it’s not her fault that she is the best. There is something attractive about him that no other skater has. Indeed, a girl from another planet.
Maria Kuznetsova, choreographer of the professional striptease plastic team Woman Talks, winner of the World Of Dance Berlin festival and many other dance championships as part of the Friday’s Project team, appreciated Trusova’s dance in an interview with socialbites.ca.
– How skillfully did Trusova dance?
– Basically technically. For example, if we are talking about stretched feet, it was not all bad, especially for a person who has never stripped before. To be honest, it was fine.
But if you make professional demands, then it wasn’t super musical in the first place. There are too many accents in this music and they are not played very well. Sasha did not always hit them. I only know Yurasova and how she choreographed musically: it is clear that not everything is played out musically here.
Secondly, Sasha’s hands are not set. The position of the hands – does not know where to put them. It wasn’t great.
Third, the field is lame. There is not enough emotional action, there is some kind of personal involvement. Everything is very smooth.
Everything else was fine. Feet and knees are tense. There were some super-basic moves—for example, in terms of correct knee straightening—there were.
– Choreographer Anastasia Yurasova, who staged this dance for Trusova, deals with strip plastic and frame strip. In what style did Trusova dance?
– This is pure conspiracy. Unlike a strip, it can contain a different message. It’s not just sexual overtones, it can be both lyrical and aggressive.
The music with which the framed strip is danced is also very diverse: it can be whimsical music in general or, for example, something retro.
The second difference between frame-up and strip-plastic is that it includes many moves from breakdance, hip-hop and many other fields. So the frame is wider.
Third difference: Frape-up is faster. Music is played much more interesting and brighter. Movements can be more abrupt and varied in nature.
The fourth difference is musicality. In the frame, the music is divided into most parts. That is, not only vocals are played, but also beats and bass guitar, etc.
– What is the famous choreographer Yurasova, with whom Trusova collaborated?
– Yurasova is actually very cool. He created this style himself – he framed it, and even foreigners copied it. Many representatives of other countries come to Nastya Yurasova’s lectures specifically to study her. So this style appeared in Russia.
As for Yurasova’s other merits, firstly, the way she thinks musically throughout the choreography is simply perfect. Second, her performance ideas are great: almost every dance she performs conveys an idea and a mood – and it’s always very diverse. I admire him for this.
– Is it possible to transfer movements from the plastic strip to the ice in a program for figure skating?
– Such a question is not entirely correct, since the strip plastic itself involves dancing while sitting or lying on the floor. And figure skating is basically a standing performance. So the frame on the ice cannot be transferred in any way. We must also take into account shoes – this cannot be done on roller skates.
All that can be said: framing teaches you to make movements more sharply, clearly and musically. Only this technique can somehow be transferred to the performance of dances in figure skating.