LAVAL, Que., Size matters, they say. Some pairs and ice dancers competing at Skate Canada International this week found the width of the Bell Place Arena rather tight. The size gave French ice dancers Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres some grief in the short program. And Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier suffered a stumble […]
Paul Poirier
Gilles and Poirier’s Starry Night
Okay, paint your palette blue and grey, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Watch the swirling clouds in a violet haze. Nothing could be more painful and splendid than to touch the art of Vincent Van Gogh. Yes, this new free dance of Gilles and Poirier hits a nerve. Van Gogh is my favourite artist. No […]
Bugs and ice dancers
OTTAWA Paul Poirier and his moustache were ready to go at the first practice session for senior ice dancers today at the revamped TD Place arena. But his partner, Piper Gilles wasn’t. Poirier had to face the music alone, since Gilles fell ill yesterday after arriving in Ottawa and was busy upchucking elsewhere. “We think […]
Gilles and Poirier channel Christopher Dean in new dance
http://www.skatecanada.ca/2014/10/piper-gilles-and-paul-poirier-use-olympic-champion-christopher-dean-to-channel-the-paso-doble/ Here is a story I wrote for Skate Canada on Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier