Vera Wang - One thing about skating that I don't think people focus

One thing about skating that I don't think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it's not the right music it can ruin a performance.

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Krohn, Katherine. Vera Wang: Enduring Style. Twenty-First Century Books, 2008.

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