U.S. Nationals: Novice Compulsory Dance: Paso Doble

1. Grant/Skala: 15.21 TES + 14.38 PCS = 20.71 Total 40.30
1. I'd like to see them attack this a little bit more and I'd like to see something from them facially
2. I'd like to see them have more power through their legs as well and make all the movements a little bigger
3. They have a good connection with each other and good timing
2. DeMaria/Miller: 13.34 TES + 13.08 PCS = 18.49 Total 38.01 and into 2nd place
1. I love their costumes and the attack they have entering the ice and that they're in character before the program starts
2. Their body movements nicely convey the paso feeling but her face looks a little tentative
3. Their upper body carriage is exquisite
4. They have some nice timing with each other and with the music
5. She has some nice faces at the end
3. Schmucker/Munday: 15.04 TES + 15.02 PCS = 21.04 Total: 42.41 and into 1st place
1. They have great attack and facials at the top of their program
2. They have some nice speed through the pattern dance
3. I'd like to see them keep their facials up through the whole program
4. It looks like there was a slight bobble in the middle but it didn't throw them off the steps
5. They turned on the facials again at the end through the choreography
4. Moore/Klaber: 16.78 TES + 16.42 PCS = 23.24 Total: 45.98 and into 1st place
1. I love her use of arms at the beginning of the program
2. Their movements through the pattern dance are very crisp but I'd like to see her straighten through her knees a little more
3. They've lost some of their attack and seem slow getting into their ending pose
5. Jeandell/Dodge: 14.20 TES + 13.62 PCS = 19.47 Total: 37.68 and into 5th place
1. I appreciate that they're trying something different for costumes but the hot pink is a little much
2. She seems a little tentative through the opening section
3. Their arm accents seem to be a little off the music
4. Bobble into the ending pose
6. Hawayek/Bramante: 17.44 TES + 16.54 PCS = 23.79 Total: 47.88 and into 1st place 
1. She's really a performer but I'd like to see her work on some of her arm positions especially in the beginning pose
2. Her dress is a nice color and flows really well on the ice
3. She has tons of facials at the end
7. Howe/Farmer: 13.85 TES + 14.53 PCS = 19.87 Total: 39.86 and into 5th place
1. They have some nice speed through the Pattern Dance
2. Some of her arm accents seem off the music
3. Some nice choreography at the end including a split lift into the ending pose
8. Parsons/Parsons: 20.44 TES + 18.65 PCS = 27.36 Total: 52.36 and into 1st place
1. At 13 and 15 they are probably the youngest team in this event
2. Her skirt has great movement when she skates and turns
3. They have very crisp leg movements and great timing
4. I like her head carriage throughout the Pattern Dance
5. I think this team could have a bright future considering how young they are, but I'd like them to work on their performance quality
6. Great rotational lift at the end with her in a catch foot position and nice speed
9. Mancini/Brooks: 17.58 TES + 17.43 PCS = 24.51 Total: 48.68 and into 2nd place
1. I can't decide if I like her arm fabric or not
2. This is an interesting team because she is so much shorter than him--she barely comes up to his shoulder and I think this leads to some awkward arm holds from them where neither of their arms appear to be in the right position
3. They kind of slip out of their final position
10. Oi/Jahnke: 16.69 TES + 15.98 PCS = 22.87 Total: 44.41 and into 5th place
1. I really want her to stretch her legs through all these positions
2. She looks like she's looking down through a lot of this program
3. Interesting ending pose but she has a hard time getting out of it
11. Pogrebinsky/Gudis: 18.07 TES + 16.48 PCS = 24.19 Total: 47.15 and into 4th place
1. She's only 12 years old and he's 15 so this team has a lot of time in front of them to develop and climb the ranks
2. Some of these movements off the top look a little stiff and awkward
3. I'd like to see her look up and really perform
4. They have a great rotational lift at the end that ends in their ending pose
12. Deissroth/Mueller: 12.55 TES + 12.69 PCS = 17.67 Total: 36.22 and into 12th place
1. Her costume looks like it belongs to a Firebird program
2. They have nice use of their arms and upper body
3. They have some nice choreography and really hit and hold their ending pose

U.S. Nationals: Novice Compulsory Dance: Blues

1. Howe/Farmer: 14.12 TES + 14.44 PCS = 19.99
1. I really like the look of this team and they have great lines and make nice use of their long limbs by stretching through all of their movements
2. I think her dress is really elegant and is a nice color on her
3. They have good control over all their edge changes
4. The ending pose was a little awkward, but other than that it was nicely skated
2. Parsons/Parsons: 18.14 TES + 17.57 PCS = 25.00 and into 1st place
1. This team lacks some of the maturity of the first team but they also look younger.  The teams today range in age from 10 to 22.
2. I'd like to really see her stretch through her knee more in all these leg lifts
3. They have good speed and flow and good edge control on the ice
4. I really like his leg positions and his upper body carriage
3. Mancini/Brooks: 17.93 TES + 16.60 PCS = 24.17 and into 2nd place
1. I really like her dress and the way it moves when she skates.  It also is the most bluesy of the costumes we've seen so far
2. This team has great speed but I'd like to see her really straighten through her knees on all these leg lifts
3. This team gets really deep into their edges
4. Oi/Jahnke: 15.46 TES + 15.31 PCS = 21.54 and into 3rd place
1. This is one of the older teams in this field
2. They get great extension on their leg lifts and have great control over their positions
5. Pogrebinsky/Gudis: 16.73 TES + 16.07 PCS = 22.96 and into 3rd place 
1. I like how much she's using her arms in in the into to this dance but I'd like it to be more natural and not be so stiff and placed
2. They have great extension and control through all these leg lifts
3. There are a few places where she needs more extension through her knee and their legs are at different heights
4. Nice rotational lift at the end of their program
6. Deissroth/Mueller: 13.47 TES + 13.03 PCS = 18.55 and into 6th place
1. I'm not a fan of his pairs-esque costume
2. She really needs to straighten her knees through all of these leg lifts
3. They both look very tall but they're not really pushing through these steps and covering the ice surface they could and some of their moves are very small
4. She really throws in the personality here at the end of the program into their ending pose
7. Grant/Skala: 14.34 TES + 13.65 PCS = 19.59 and into 6th place
1. Good extension and control of their lifting leg
2. They have nice use of their arms even within the dance holds
3. There are spots when their legs are not the same height in the leg lifts
4. Nice rotational lift at the end of the program but I'd like to see them hold their ending pose a beat longer
8. DeMaria/Miller: 14.10 TES + 13.78 PCS = 19.52 and into 7th place
1. I'd like to see her have more of a real smile than the fake stage smile here at the top of the program
2. They have some nice use of their arms
3. They both have nice upper body carriage
4. Nice rotational lift at the end of their program and a good exit out of it
5. I like that they were one of the few teams to actually take bows at the end of their program
9. Schmucker/Munday: 15.34 TES + 15.19 PCS = 21.37 and into 5th place
1. It's nice to see one of the guys really getting into the performance
2. They both have nice height in their extensions but sometimes her leg gets above his
10. Moore/Klaber: 16.37 TES + 16.11 PCS = 22.74 and into 4th place
1. I like the way her dress moves on the ice but the pastel pink and orange colors don't really say blues to me
2. I love the way they skate with their whole body in the introduction to this dance
3. I'd like to see her stretch through her knees more in the extensions
4. I'd like to see them really push through some of these steps to cover more of the ice surface and get a little more speed and power
11. Jeandell/Dodge: 12.63 TES + 13.38 PCS = 18.21 and into 11th place
1. I'd like to see him work on his hands because he has a claw position in his beginning pose
2. They both were really into this program in the introduction to the pattern dance
3. They have great height on these leg lifts and nice control
4. I like the way they're using their arms in the holds
5. They have some height matching and timing issues through some of these leg lifts
6. She takes a stumble but he's able to pull her back into the program and they get right back into it
7. They can't sustain their ending pose and come right out of it
12. Hawayek/Bramante: 17.66 TES + 16.76 PCS = 24.09 and into 3rd place
1. I'm kind of in love with her costume and think the cut and color really suit her
2. For being one of the younger girls here, she skates with a lot of maturity
3. They have great control and extension through their leg lifts