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The Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating

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I picked this book up at my local bookstore last christmas and have enjoyed it very much there were so many photos in this book that I had never seen before and that are now my favorites the book gives readers a look at what goes on behind the scenes of many of her specials and of course Stars on Ice....I personally think the book is worth getting just for the photos...sandra wherever you are thanks for including all the photos of G&G I adore them

I received this book as a Christmas present a few years ago, and it is one of my favorites. Sandra Bezic begins the book by telling about her life as a skater and how she became one of the world's most prominent skating choreographers. She continues by describing what she feels the "passion to skate" is. Bezic takes the reader into the lives of many of the most popular skaters on the pro-circuit today including Kristi Yamaguchi, Brian Boitano, Ekaterina Gordeeva and the late Sergei Grinkov, Victor Petrenko, Kurt Browning, and Katarina Witt. She describes some of the competitive highlights these skaters have had as well as some of the projects they were working on at the time of print(Katarina Witt's Carmen on Ice)etc... Toward the end of the book is a small section dedicated to the Celebration of a Life Skating memoir to Sergei Grinkov. This book features many large color photos of all the skaters mentioned above. It is a great book and I highly recommend it.

This book gives an excellent "back stage" look at figure skating. While somewhat self-aggrandizing on Bezic's part, only her shows and those associated with them are included, this book would be an excellent choice for a variety of ages, skaters, fans, and photo or entertainment buffs.

Noted choreographer Sandra Bezic really gives figure skating fans something new to read. Non-fans will probably want more gossip or more mention of specific skaters, but Bezic's unique perspective gives her book its own distinct flavor.

What an excellent job Sandra has done! This book features great pictures and it is well-written. This book isn't meant to tell you how to spin or jump, but to explain what the sport is all about and what it means to the skaters. Bezic was once a skater herself (although she didn't win any major medals or events) and is now a choreographer and works for Stars on Ice. This book was excellent for the insight it gives to the reader. Anyone who enjoys skating for the beauty and grace should read this book--don't deprive yourself of a good piece of work as this is.

One thing I liked about this book is that one could basically finish reading it in one night. I finished the entire book from cover to cover in 5 hours. Of course, having a multitude of very clear photographs made the reading that much easier. It was also interesting to read the other side, so to speak, of the Sergei Grinkov memorial tribute (I have since read Gordeeva's version) and how surprised everyone was that Katia wanted to skate at that tribute. I would say that it would be a great book for figure skating fans to have on the coffee table, next to the television