Tessa Virtue says taking on dance without skates is 'terrifying' and 'invigorating'
Retired Olympic ice dancer Tessa Virtue is transitioning to contemporary dance for a new solo performance in Toronto. She describes the shift from the controlled environment of ice skating to the uncertainty of stage dance as both terrifying and invigorating.
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This highlights the career evolution of a high-profile athlete and the artistic challenges of moving between performance disciplines.
September 29 | Duration closed caption 1:53 After years of pursuing precision on the ice, retired Olympic ice dancer Tessa Virtue is embracing the 'messiness' of movement as she returns to her first love, dance, in a new solo performance. Social Sharing For most of her life, Tessa Virtue has built a career on control.
On the ice, she learned to find the precise balance point on a blade, trust a partner implicitly and make even the most difficult movements look effortless.
With Scott Moir, she transformed ice dance into storytelling built on speed, precision, trust and emotion. Together, they won three Olympic gold medals, three world titles and a permanent place in Canadian sports history.
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