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This week, world-class choreographer Mark Pillai, who is preparing figure skater Nina Petrokina’s competition program for the new season, was in Tallinn. He put the final touches on Petrokina’s program and gave advice to local young people during a three-day workshop.
Top figure skating choreographer from Canada Mark Pillay, who will be working with Niina Petrõkina for a third season, taught teamwork techniques at the end of the Tallinn workshop.
“For me, Nina is a very special athlete. From the moment I met Nina, she had this quality of being beautiful and strong at the same time, which is a special combination we need in figure skating. This is what she had from the very beginning. The moment I saw her,” Pillai began.
“Also, she’s an incredible coach. Whenever I work with Niina, she works hard, works hard every day, and you can see the results.”
Petrokina will kick off her season in September, when she will also see the new short and free programs that Pillai has prepared for her.
“We did our first short program right after the World Cup in Toronto. I was very happy with it, I really enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun to work with Nina. We recently did the free program in Berlin for about three weeks. I was very happy with it, and during my visit we were well prepared and ready for the season.”
The work now is to hone the details to improve the movement’s automation, especially when presenting new free processes.
“Of course, in the beginning it’s hard to follow a plan, you think about the next move. Now that the sequence is clear, I start to look more into the details, where I focus, whether it’s for the referee or not, where I breathe, where I can get air to push the other side of this plan,” Petrõkina explained.
Pillai selected the music and elements of the new competition show so that Estonia’s number one can showcase his strengths.
“Nina needs strength to react in a very beautiful way. To be able to see her expressions and interpretations on the ice, as well as her feminine driving qualities. She is able to show both aspects,” Pillai believes.
The choreographer, who has been preparing programs for individual and pair skaters from different countries for more than twenty years, came to share his knowledge at the invitation of Uisukool Reval Liina-Grete Lilender from Vancouver, who has been following the collaboration between Pillay and Petrõkina since their first joint project.
“They have a great rapport with each other. In fact, they can read each other’s body language. What Mark wanted to teach Nina, and Nina did, is chemistry together,” Leland said.
A choreographer with Olympic experience synchronized Estonia’s first ice skater with local youngsters during a three-day workshop.
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