Episode Notes

Today's guest is Cathy Reed. Cathy and her late brother Chris were seven-time Japanese national champions in ice dance and two-time Olympians. Since her retirement in 2015, Cathy has become a coach and choreographer and has worked with many top Japanese singles, pairs, and ice dance teams. I was so excited to talk with her about her career and about the development of dance and pairs disciplines in Japan! I hope this will be the first of many episodes looking at skating from a perspective outside of North America and Western Europe. As always, if you have ideas for people I should talk to, please reach out! 

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Resources: Episode Transcript

Cathy Reed/Chris Reed, Japanese Folk Dance Original Dance (WC 2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8BxfUvcPrE

Murakami/Moriguchi Beatles Medley choreo Cathy Reed (Junior Worlds 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc28G1pTHGI

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