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Nottingham's Olympic torch relay: Torvill and Dean looking forward to Ice Gala
Nottingham skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will make history on Thursday when they skate with the Olympic torch. Jayne Garfitt catches up with the duo during a rare break from the ice...
SINCE the Olympic torch relay tradition began, the flame has travelled by water, by air and by road – but never before by ice.
So when it arrives at the Nottingham Ice Centre on Thursday, history will be made. Not only will the flame be carried across the ice, it will also become the centrepiece of a new routine choreographed and performed by Olympic ice-skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
"It's not the easiest thing to skate with," said Jayne, who is originally from Clifton. "The routine had to be new because we had to choreograph the performance with the torch in mind from the beginning.
"When I'm being lifted by Chris I now have an extra weight, which does affect the balance."
Christopher, originally from Calverton, who first danced with Jayne in 1975, agreed.
"We haven't lit it that much yet to see where the hotspots are," he said. "We knew that we would have to be quite creative to keep it moving with the two of us and try to make it look interesting and exciting at the same time. It's a relay between the two of us."
Despite the hard work, both are excited about the performance. After a full day of skating at the National Ice Centre they show no signs of tiredness and are looking forward to another day of rehearsals.
"I know the torch gets run a lot – and then gets on a boat and goes on a tram – but I think what we are doing is unique in that there's a routine and music based around it," said Christopher, who trained as a policeman before his skating career took off. "We are not just carrying it from place to place; it's a homage to the torch and what it represents.
"I think one of the most significant things is that our Olympic dreams started on this site where the old ice arena used to be, and so we've come back full circle."
Perfecting the routine for Thursday has been a part of their life since February, when they became among the first people to receive their torch after being asked to do the performance last year.
The music by Paul Farrer that will accompany the performance has been specially commissioned – and the costumes are set to be spectacular.
"There will be a lot of purple," said former insurance clerk Jayne. "We thought that was appropriate because of the Bolero.
"We were very honoured to be asked and especially at the fact that they wanted to do it here in Nottingham. It's always nice coming back to perform in Nottingham because this is where we grew up and this is where our skating started. But the fact that it's the torch is the really exciting bit for me.
"It's exciting that we've got the Olympics in London, and Christopher and I are also ambassadors for the Olympics, so we will be attending on certain days as representatives and it brings it all back to us again – the excitement and how proud we are to take part."
Christopher and Jayne's performance will be the climax of Nottingham Ice Centre's Ice Gala, which begins at 5.15pm.
Around 200 skaters will perform in the show, which charts the journey and different stages of becoming a professional ice skater.
The ice centre's artistic director Mark Naylor, who is also a figure-skating coach for Dancing On Ice, is responsible for putting the different groups of skaters together.
"Each skating department has been in charge of its own routine but now I'm looking at the whole picture and giving each act a little bit of sparkle or something to make sure they are show-ready," said the 44-year-old, who is originally from Pennsylvania, USA. "Obviously there's a huge amount of pressure because now is the countdown in my world and I know on Thursday evening it has to be ready.
"Each project presents its own challenges and being asked to be involved is a huge honour. I'm an American who now lives and works in the UK and I can already feel the Olympic buzz building, so to be involved in the torch relay in what I consider my home country is incredibly special.
"However, there are always nerves and when the last bar of music plays you will see a huge smile on my face."
Mark, who is still wearing his ice skates after spending all day on the rink, has also been working with Jayne and Christopher to make sure the transition from the gala to their piece is seamless.
Tickets for the event are sold out.
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