"[Joel] Skating is probably the best feeling ever. It is like a mix of flying and effortlessness and all of the best experiences that you want as a human, but you can't, because we have gravity. [Christian] I would say my favorite thing about skating is the sense of freedom that you can't find anywhere else."
"I've always enjoyed the theatrics of ice dance, but there is something very fulfilling, being able to genuinely kind of show those emotions towards someone that's not far out of the realm of reality. [sentimental music] Some of our friends were watching us skate together, and they said, You guys should just be skating this piece. I remember just being like, Oh, ha, ha, ha, yeah, you're really funny. Yeah, that's really cool. Not doing it. [Joel chuckling]"
Skating provides an exhilarating sensation likened to flying, combining effortlessness and human joy despite gravity. It delivers a unique sense of freedom unavailable elsewhere. Choreography required remote collaboration because a skating partner lived in another state, necessitating video coaching. A first public rendition occurred at Rock Center. Ice dance blends theatrics with genuine emotional expression toward a partner within believable reality. Friends encouraged performing a romantic piece together in public. After nearly fifteen years out, partnering with a man introduced unexpected unease and public attention, provoking recurring moments of vulnerability at a later age than anticipated.
Read at The New Yorker
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