- A growing number of Olympic skaters are training in Utah with choreographer Randi Strong.
- Strong, lacking skating skills, is translating her dance expertise to enhance skaters’ performances.
- Subtle movements taught by Strong can be the difference in competitions.
SALT LAKE CITY — A growing number of Olympic skaters are coming to Utah to take their performance to the next level — not at an ice rink, but in a dance studio to work with a sought after local choreographer.
“I have zero actual skating skills. What I do bring to the table is all my experience from a professional dance career, and we work on things like lines and subtlety and performance,” said Randi Strong, creator of Studio Strong.
On this day, she was working with Olympic ice dancing team Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who represent Great Britain. They came from their training ground in Montreal for an intense week of dance coaching.
“We do ice dance, and even though it sounds obvious, the dance element is extremely important, and that’s something that Randi is such an expert in,” said Lewis Gibson…