Yukari's New Gala!!

She performed her new gala program at PIW!!!
It's Harem by Sarah Brightman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kEa0gVj6Q

Thanks, coconut!!!

WOW! Yukari really plays out this music well! With a song like that, it's easy for the choreography to look cheesy, but Yukari looks really serious and "legitimate" here. I can't wait to see this program get even better as the season goes on!

Also, kudos to the lighting director...it's absolutely perfect.

PS. She had really nice turnout on her spins

Thanks coconut!!

What a lovely and passionate exhibition!

In the beginning in the interview, she says that her goal is to go to the Olympics (in fact, to perform this at the Olympics)!

Siighhh, Japan's ladies field is sooooo deep, it is going to be interesting (heart-wrenching?) to see which ladies get to go to the Olympics!

Yukari's hair accessory and costume remind me of Elene Gedevanishvili's cabaret. but I like it anyway!!!

i like her new exhibition. when was this event held?

roma wrote:

i like her new exhibition. when was this event held?

I believe it was held on May 16-17, but it was just aired on TV on Sunday.


ETA This is not related to the gala, but this clip popped up when I opened youtube:

Young Yukari Nakano with Midori Ito!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5thcSRP078g&feature=rec-HM-r2

Announcer: Midori-chan is what kind of older sister?
Yukari: A nice older sister.
Midori: (patting her head) Good girl, good girl, good girl.
Announcer: But Midori is going away...
Other girl: I'll be sad/lonely.
Midori: Well, it's one country; I'll still be in Japan, and I'll still be skating, and it won't be like we'll never meet again [ends].

Cute!!