The Ice Dance section of the European Championships ended with a beautiful fairytale – Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski’s new Free Dance "The Firebird".
The mood of the dance was set up from the very beginning – the very minute they were presented. The costumes of ‘Dance Art’ studio are so colorful and bright that the athletes began to feel the right mood long before they started to skate, in the dressing room. And just as Stravinsky’s fascinating music filled the tribunes with it’s first chords, the Saku Suurhall ice rink turned into a forest where the Firebird faced the evil Black Crow. During that small period of time, Sergey the Crow catches Jana the Firebird and tries to force her to stay in the woods. And when she understands that he fooled her in order to keep her beside him, they begin to battle. It ends with a final fight – the Crow’s heart turns to stone by the first sunbeams, and the Firebird beats him. As in any other fairytale, Good wins over Evil!
It won’t be enough to say that the first presentation of the program was fabulously accepted. The Dance got, probably, the loudest ovations from the crowd, and after skating Jana, Sergei, and their coaches Alexander Vasilievich and Irina Vladimirovna were very much thanked and congratulated by media and colleagues. A 100-percent right theme, a wonderfully created program, bright bird-like plasticity, and very impressive presentation – that’s what both specialists and fans think about it. More unbelievable is the fact that this Dance is less than two months old! Not much time left to feel completely comfortable with the program and working on the step sequences but hopefully Jana and Sergei will get there right on time and will be able to make it as perfect as it was created to be.
The Ice Dance section of the European Championships ended with a beautiful fairytale – Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski’s new Free Dance "The Firebird". 
