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 It's week 8 on Ice and Fire. The contestants were once again back on the dance floor for the latest episode of the show dedicated to "Latin American Dances". Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin's fans are already well aware of Maxim's natural talent for Tango, so it really came as no surprise that the couple's choice fell on that dance. Ekaterina and Maxim were brilliant in their execution of Armando Pointier's "A Los Amigos", performed by Forever Tango Orchestra, which earned them 11.92 points from the judging panel, and placed them eighth in the current standings. Best of luck to Ekaterina and Maxim for an even more successful performance on the ice, in the final stage of the fourth round next week. Watch the videos on Channel One:
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Date: 09 Nov 2010
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 The third round of Ice and Fire wrapped up on Sunday. The theme of the night was "Hits of the 80's". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed their number to Guns N'
Roses' "Don't Cry". The performance earned them a raving review from
Farukh Ruzimatov, who described Maxim's execution as "absolutely
explosive", and awarded the couple with the highest score for both
technical and artistic skills. Interestingly, after their performance, Ekaterina and Maxim thanked Oksana Domnina for her assistance during the training process.
After earning 11.90 points on the night, and a total score of 23.86,
Ekaterina and Maxim are currently in third place in the overall
standings. Watch the videos on Channel One:
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Date: 02 Nov 2010
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 It's time for the beginning of the third round on "Ice and Fire". The remaining sixteen couples were back on the dance floor on Sunday, to introduce us to their creative efforts on the theme of "Russian Movies". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin
acted as Woland and Margarita at Satan's Grand Ball, to the music of Igor Kornelyuk from the film "The Master and Margarita." The dancers managed to successfully recreate the demonic, surreal, and hysterical atmosphere of one of the last chapters of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, as the high marks of the jury clearly reflected. The couple came only four-hundredths of point away from the possible 12 points highest score, as Maxim gained the praise of Farukh Ruzimatov. Right before the ice competition in this third round, Ekaterina and Maxim are standing in second place, in a tie with M. Kozhevnikova and A. Yagudin. Watch the videos on Channel One: Practice Dancе Translation of Ekaterina and Maxim's spoken excerpts
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Date: 26 Oct 2010
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The Chrystal Ice Awards ceremony was held last night at the Luzhniki Centre in Moscow. Winner of the prize in the "Endurance" category was Maxim Shabalin.
Congratulations to Maxim Shabalin on winning this well-deserved award! Maxim shared this honor with Olympic champion in Men's figure skating, Evgeni Plushenko. Winners in other categories were: Elena
Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (nominated for "Breakthrough of the Year"),
Artur Dmitriev, Jr. and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (nominated for
"Breakthrough"), Tamara Moskvina (nominated for "Coach of the Year"). The People's Choice Award went to famous Swiss figure skater, Stephane Lambiel.
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Date: 19 Oct 2010
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 Yesterday, the contenders were back on the ice to complete the second round of "Ice and Fire". The couples displayed their skating skills to the music of "Soviet Composers". The romantic dance which Ekatherine Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed to the song "Separation" from Russian mini series "Naval Cadets, Charge!", turned out to be a one hundred percent hit, and was very well received by the audience and judges alike. After scoring 11.90 points for the number, and 23.76 points overall, Ekatherine and Maxim are currently 13th in the standings. ... Read more »
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Date: 18 Oct 2010
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 Contenders of "Ice and Fire" were back on the dance floor last Sunday, to perform their dances on the evening's theme of "Stylagi". Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin entertained the audience and the jury with a dance from the homonym Valeri Todorovski's movie, which featured Ekaterina Vilkova herself in a major role. Dancing to the notes of "Da Svidania, Mama", Ekaterina and Maxim gained 11.86 points, and are currently in 11th place. Best of luck for a great come-back to the top of the standings next week, with their performance on the ice! Watch the videos on Channel One:
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Date: 11 Oct 2010
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 The third episode of "Ice and Fire" aired last night, and the viewers had the chance to see the skaters and the celebrities for the first time on the ice. For this Folk Dance themed show, Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin performed a dance of the North American Indians, to the music of "Last of the Mohicans". Back on his most familiar element, Maxim masterfully led his partner into an original and fluent dance, which featured some interesting lifts and moves. Ekaterina's confidence on the ice instills trust in the potential of the couple, and has us looking forward to the upcoming installments of the show. After earning a score of 11.84 for their ice performance - and 23.74 points overall after the first two days of competition - Maxim and Ekaterina share the fourth place with pair E.Arzamasova / M.Stavisky. Watch the videos on Channel One:
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Date: 04 Oct 2010
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 Maxim Shablin will appear in Ilya Averbukh's ice theatre project "City Lights". He will be joining a cast of well renown figure skaters and champions of the past.New ice show City Lights, written, produced and directed by Ilya Averbukh, opens a new genre in performance arts that reunites various types of choreography: classical ballet and dances on ice, live sound and vocal support. Staging is done based on an original score, taking into consideration the peculiarities of visual capabilities of the ice stage. Sets, costumes and new technical solutions allow to present the world-known images, created by the genius of Charlie Chaplin a century ago. The show is having its world premiere in Moscow, at GCKZ Russia in Luzhniki, from October 14th through the 17th, 2010. For further details, please check this Website (English) or "Ice Symphony". Moscow Dates - GCKZ Russia in Luzhniki 14 October 19:30 15 October 19:00 16 October 15:00, 19:00 17 October 19-00
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Date: 02 Oct 2010
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 Last night on Channel 1 Russia, "Ice and Fire" contenders showed the audience their skills in modern dance. Dancing their way through the second week of the TV show, Ekaterina Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin,
performed a very passionate and sensual floor routine to the notes of
"Be Italian", from the soundtrack of "Nine", on a sand-covered dance
floor. This is what Ilya Averbukh had to say about it on the show's official website: "For the shooting of Katya Vilkova and Maxim Shabalin's performance we had 50 bags of sand brought especially on the set and quickly emptied on the dance floor. Unfortunately, during rehearsal we could only fill with a modest quantity of sand a small two square metres area, therefore Katya and Maxim performed in a very hard situation. The sand behaved in an unpredicted way: it poured onto the unprepared surface and where the layer was thinner it got slippery and the guys couldn't control their feet. As they admitted later "All we could do was hang on by our teeth!" Nevertheless, as far as the interpretation, this small inconvenience worked as an advantage." Watch the videos on Channel One:
Ekaterina and
Maxim placed 5th on the night, with a total score of 11.90. We are
looking forward to the duo's debut on the ice, Maxim's more familiar
element. The first round of the ice competition will air next
Sunday. Best of luck to Maxim and Ekaterina!
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Date: 27 Sep 2010
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 "Ice and Fire" premiered last Sunday. This first week, Maxim
Shabalin and his partner Ekaterina Vilkova performed a fiery-hot number on the dancefloor to the sound of "Harder and Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5. The choreography was created in "Apache Dance" style, a fast and racy style very popular in Hollywood during the early years of the 20th century, and during the Great Depression. The couple depicts a fight to the music, with some acrobatic elements. Watch the videos on Channel 1 Russia: Prаctice Dancе Translation of Maxim and Ekaterina's spoken excerpts
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Date: 21 Sep 2010
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