Kristi Yamaguchi

Kristi is an internationally known figure skater, author, host, Dancing With The Stars contestant. She competed in singles and pairs with Rudy Galindo. She's won National, World, and Olympics championships. After winning the Olympic Gold Medal in 1992, Kristi turned pro and continued to compete.  She dominated the pro circuit competitions for about 6 years until Michele Kwan started competing as a pro (before grand prix existed).  She joined the Stars on Ice tour where she performed for 10 years. Kristi got married in 2000 to Bret Hedican, recently retired NHL Hockey Player in Hawaii. She retired from touring in 2002 to start a family with her husband. Kristi and Bret have 2 girls Keara (2003) and Emma (2005).

In 1996, Kristi established Always Dream Foundation. The foundation works with/for kids. Their latest project was to create an all ability kids park in Fremont, California.

In 1997, Kristi authored Figure Skating For Dummies with a forward provided by Scott Hamilton.

Beginning in 2003, Kristi hosts Kristi Yamaguchi and Friends, an annual figure skating show. Kristi still skates in shows from time to time. When not skating, she hosts.

In 2008, Kristi won the Dancing With The Stars crown in Season 6. She was fabulous from week 1 and she really pushed partner Mark Ballas to create increasingly difficult routines.

Championships in
singles                                  pairs (w/ Rudy Galindo)
Jr. World - 1                       Jr. World - 1
National - 1                         Jr. National - 1
Worlds - 2                           National - 2
Olympic - 1

Follow Kristi
Official Site
Always Dream Foundation
Always Dream Foundation on Facebook
Twitter
Wikipedia

Videos after the break.

Alex Wong

Alex was a Principal Soloist with the Miami City Ballet. In order to tryout for So You Think You Can Dance, Alex had to give up his position with MCB. His artistic director was non-too-happy about this decision; but he didn't stop Alex either and let him go.

I loved Alex's S5 Vegas solo and it was so sad when he couldn't get a leave of absence from MCB to do the show. But, I think it made him hungrier. This year, he got a free pass to Vegas (that's why we didn't see him audition in Miami) and again did a fabulous solo to start the week. Alex made the show and in his first week, he gets paired with Allison Holker S2 (with Sonya choreographing). Can I just say WOW?!?! The dance was beautiful and emotional; it had depth and strength. Alex has that "it" factor that all the other dancers in the show don't have. The judges did go overboard with the major OTT tongue bathing. I just hope it doesn't backfire and turn people off.

Alex good luck the rest of the season.

Follow Alex
FaceBook updated by a fan during SYTYCD
YouTube Funny! Dancers Gone Haywire
Twitter not updated while on SYTYCD
The Winger Blog

Videos after the break.

Sascha Radetsky

Sascha is a Soloist with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and is married to fellow ABT Soloist Stella Abrera. Sascha played "Charlie", the unrequited love interest to the main character "Jody" in Center Stage. In real life, Sascha is a much sought-after guest dancer & teacher. In 08-09, Sascha left ABT to spend a year with the Dutch National Ballet as a Principle Dancer; on Jan 1, 2010, Sascha returned to ABT. Sascha is a beautiful man, but an even more beautiful dancer. I love his jumps and the way he dances like a man not a boy.

Sascha's schedule at ABT

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Benji Schwimmer

My favorite west coast swing dancer is Benji Schwimmer. Benji was crowned "America's Favorite Dancer" during Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance. Since then, he has traveled the world teaching, performing, and choreographing in many different styles of dance. He is a dancer in great demand and he has expanded his resume to include acting. He was in 2 movies Love 'N Dancing, Leading Ladies and choreographed at least 2 music videos Christina Aguilera's Candyman, LeAnn Rimes' Swingin.

Though he is constantly traveling, he still does compete in Swing. I enjoy watching him dance and I hope one day I can see him live. I think you'll enjoy watching him too.

Follow Benji
Twitter pretty funny, only one being updated
Blog He goes deep here
FaceBook
MySpace

Videos after the break.

Hello World!

Hello world! Welcome to my first ever blog.

What do I want to talk about? Do I really want to publish the ramblings of my brain? What do I really want to do with this blog? Hmmmmm

Guess I could always eventually delete the embarrassing things. lol

I know I want to talk about my favorite things. Talk about where I live, things I spaz about, my friends (hmmm maybe not).