Looking Ahead- Can You Please Not Skate to That? Romeo and Juliet

Despite what it may seem, I really do think that any music can be good skating music. However some music just needs to be put on the shelf if only for a little while.

Music from the ballet Romeo and Juliet has been a favourite for skaters for quite a while now. While there's nothing objectively wrong with the music or skating to it, there is something to be said for originality. When you're skating to music used by many amazing skaters in the past, there is a sort of additional pressure to be as good as the best of the programs to the same music.

I think the music from Romeo and Juliet does really suit some skaters, and I certainly understand the desire to skate to it, but the music choices of skaters in the past as well as the current/upcoming season does need to be a consideration when coaches and skaters choose music. With the new rules, there is absolutely no reason to rely on tired music. Skaters can skate to anything they want. It is okay to branch out from the traditional music selections skaters know has worked in the past.

That being said, let's take a look at some of the Romeo and Juliet programs from this season and seasons past.

Yuzuru Hanyu (2013-2014 FS)

Michael Christian Martinez (2013-2014 SP)

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri (2013-2014 FD)

Satoko Miyahara (2012-2013 FS)

Nan Song (2012-2013 FS)

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek (2010-2011 FS)

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov (2010-2011 FS)

Kaitlyn Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker (2014-2015 FD)

Angelina Kuchvelska (2014-2015 FS)

This might be one of the strangest music combinations I've seen in a long time, and might just be one of the worst decisions made by a skater this season. However, I had a terrible time finding a video for it, but I know I saw it at some point this season. If anyone has a video, let me know.

And of course there are many more. And I realise that this is also different selections of music, but frankly all of them suffer from the same problems, and they are used together sometimes. This is only a short list of some of the most memorable ones from the last few years.

Are there Romeo and Juliet programs you love, or love to hate? Share them with me in the comment section.