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Kelli Lawrence
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Writer/author/skater/mom/wife/human/she/her. GenX blue dot in a red state; loves family, friends, nature, skating, books, TV, classic films, music, and dance. Fueled by chocolate, good vibes, and wonder.
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
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I know almost everyone has settled into their music choices, but I made a Wish List anyway. Take a look!
#FigureSkating
#GPFRA
#GPFigure
For Their Consideration: SkateMUSIC Suggestions (2025 Edition) — Kelli M. Lawrence
How often do you hear a song on the radio (or YouTube, or social media, or your streaming platform of choice) and say Ohhh this would make a KILLER short program?  Or free skate? Or free dance...
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 7h
And while DUNE wasn't heard at #GPFRA, its composer Hans Zimmer was still represented by the likes of Luc Economides and Francois Pitot:
#St8oftheSk8MUSIC
THE ZIMMER EFFECT — Kelli M. Lawrence
Play a little word association with composers associated with figure skating music, and you’ll find yourself in a game brimming with options. Say Tchaikovsky , and the powerful-yet-delicate Swan L...
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 7h
Chopin's NOCTURNE #20 IN C-SHARP MINOR, used as SPs for both Maxim Naumov and Jia Shin:

(My Chopin post covers his life as well as a few different skating favorites)
#GPFRA #St9oftheSk8MUSIC
“Hallelujah” and Chopin Selections in E Minor — Kelli M. Lawrence
Mariah Bell skating to “Hallelujah”
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 8h
I have not! And oh, that does seem like a great one for this season... I'm taking note! Thank you!
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 8h
CARMINA BURANA, used by Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps for their SP at #GPFRA #St8oftheSk8MUSIC
O FORTUNA From Carmina Burana — Kelli M. Lawrence
O Fortuna… Velut luna… Statu variabilis! With bass drums, horns, strings, and choral voices all hitting from the start with the force of an aural hurricane, “O Fortuna” (the opening section ...
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 8h
#GPFRA reintroduced several pieces/artists I've covered in years past at #St8oftheSk8MUSIC... I'll put links in this thread.

Looking forward to the next batch of program reveals at #GPCHN...

QUESTION: What skating music (or artists of skating music) should I write about this Olympic season? ⛸️🤔
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Julianna @juliannaknits.bsky.social · 9h
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings
No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Diwali. The world needs the light.
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Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: new racist Republican groupchat has been leaked to Politico featuring texts from Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.

Ingrassia’s texts include vile pro-Nazi & racist messages targeting Black people, Chinese people, and Indian people.
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 1d
Yeah I'm curious how much "Italian program" representation we'll have by the end of the GP series! I've heard of at least a couple other GODFATHER programs... to name just one possibility. #GPFRA #GPFigure
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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 1d
taking an actual wrecking ball to the White House is a little on the nose as far as metaphors go
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Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 1d
From a music perspective, one takeaway from #GPFRA is that the Hans Zimmer programs just keep on coming! (Even if the ones we saw last weekend were DUNE-free.) Come read this I wrote about The Zimmer Effect last year...
#GPFigure #St8oftheSk8MUSIC
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THE ZIMMER EFFECT — Kelli M. Lawrence
Play a little word association with composers associated with figure skating music, and you’ll find yourself in a game brimming with options. Say Tchaikovsky , and the powerful-yet-delicate Swan L...
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Sciencematters @totoroandscience.bsky.social · 1d
Obligatory post. Y’all know the rule. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 1d
The way I'm looking at these posts 15 hours later and yet I knew just who you were talking about 😅
#GPFRA #GPFigure
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d
Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
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hpanzironi @hpanzironi.bsky.social · 3d
Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 2d
Indianapolis today. #NoKings
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d
Guy passing out constitutions who didn’t want me to show his face is where we are as a nation
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 3d
#Figureskating fans, I'm heading to my nearest rally soon and will catch up on #GPFRA, but in the meantime don't forget I've got some new State of the SkateMUSIC reading for you...
#GPFigure
For Their Consideration: SkateMUSIC Suggestions (2025 Edition) — Kelli M. Lawrence
How often do you hear a song on the radio (or YouTube, or social media, or your streaming platform of choice) and say Ohhh this would make a KILLER short program?  Or free skate? Or free dance...
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
Yes! I'm going along with this. It's fine 🥹
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
⛸️⛸️⛸️ NEW POST ⛸️⛸️⛸️
I know almost everyone has settled into their music choices, but I made a Wish List anyway. Take a look!
#FigureSkating
#GPFRA
#GPFigure
For Their Consideration: SkateMUSIC Suggestions (2025 Edition) — Kelli M. Lawrence
How often do you hear a song on the radio (or YouTube, or social media, or your streaming platform of choice) and say Ohhh this would make a KILLER short program?  Or free skate? Or free dance...
kellimlawrence.com
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
Between her and Jason this season there's just not enough tissues in the world... #GPFigure #GPFRA
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AnythingGOEs - Figure Skating @anythinggoe.com · 4d
Grand Prix de France - Pairs Short Program results
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
So hungry, I think both teams finished a little ahead of their music 😁 #GPFigure #GPFRA
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
Oh, and here's my latest post (a sk8 music wish list) to check out next...
#GPFRA
#GPFigure
For Their Consideration: SkateMUSIC Suggestions (2025 Edition) — Kelli M. Lawrence
How often do you hear a song on the radio (or YouTube, or social media, or your streaming platform of choice) and say Ohhh this would make a KILLER short program?  Or free skate? Or free dance...
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Kelli Lawrence @st8ofsk8.bsky.social · 4d
How did I not know Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps were using CARMINA BURANA this season?
(Here's what I wrote about that oft-used piece of music in a previous season) #GPFigure #GPFRA
O FORTUNA From Carmina Burana — Kelli M. Lawrence
O Fortuna… Velut luna… Statu variabilis! With bass drums, horns, strings, and choral voices all hitting from the start with the force of an aural hurricane, “O Fortuna” (the opening section ...
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