Skaters

Dance
Alexandra Aldridge
Born:
May 7, 1994
Birthplace:
Birmingham, Mich.
Height:
5' 5"
Level:
Junior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Mich.
School:
Seaholm High School
Club:
Detroit SC, Inc.
Daniel Eaton
Born:
March 26, 1992
Birthplace:
Titusville, Fla.
Height:
5' 10"
Level:
Junior
Hometown:
Bloomfield, Mich.
College:
Oakland Community College
Club:
Detroit SC, Inc.
Coach:
Angelika Krylova, Liz Swallow, Natalia Deller and Massimo Scali
Choreographer:
Pasquale Camerlango

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*Two-time reigning U.S. junior champions (2012-'13)
*2012-13 World Junior bronze medalists
*2010 U.S. novice champions

2013 SEASON NOTES

SD Music: "Down Home Blues" by Gene Harris Trio, "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" by Brian Setzer
FD Music: "Fiddler on the Roof" by Isaac Stern

SKATING NOTES

Started skating together in May 2009.

Aldridge started skating when she was 3 after her grandmother brought her to a skating rink ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program for two years.

Eaton started skating when he was 5 because his father, Dennis, ran a city-owned rink ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program for three years ... Skated with Sameena Sheikh for one year ... Formerly coached by Lisa Evans, Sharon Martins, Johnny Johns, Tracy Sheppard and Seth Chafetz.

PERSONAL NOTES

Aldridge has an older brother, Keaton, who plays baseball at the University of Memphis ... Parents are Kirk and Janet ... Has a Toy Poodle named Shadow.

Eaton has a chocolate lab named Maggie ... Father, Dennis, does cost analysis for the US Army; used to work on the closeout crew for the space shuttle ... Mother, Annemarie, is a retired respiratory therapist ... Studying pre-medicine ... Received a donor cadaver bone for his left ankle after injuring it in April 2007 ... Has overcome three ankle surgeries ... Volunteers for the Bay Harbor Foundation in Northern, MI ... Supports the food bank in Petoskey, MI.

CONNECT WITH US

Twitter: @Aaldi7
Official site


IN OUR WORDS

If I wasn't a figure skater ... (Aldridge) I would pursue a career in golf.

I look up to ... (Aldridge) all of my coaches ... they all push and inspire me!
... (Eaton) Scott Hamilton.

I manage my pre-skate jitters by ... (Aldridge) by knowing how to keep the jitters in check. The jitters will always be there but what matters is how you deal with them.

After I'm done skating, I want to ... (Aldridge) just sleep.
... (Eaton) go into the medical field and become an ice dancing technical specialist.

My interests are ... (Eaton) playing Xbox, growing coral, saltwater fish, vinyl records.

Something most people don't know about me is ... (Aldridge) I was very close to becoming a hockey player but saw some outfits for an ice show and was sold on figure skating.

OUR FAVORITES

Aldridge

Off-ice conditioning: Ballet
Jump: Wally
Skating manuever: Twizzles
Olympic sports: Gymnastics and skiing
Snack: Clif Bars
Team: Detroit Tigers

WE PREFER

Aldridge

Gloves or No Gloves
E-Reader or Book
Lift or Footwork
Theater or Rental
Homecooking or Restaurant
Treadmill or Trail
Short Dance or Free Dance
Pre-competition nap: No

PAST SEASON NOTES


  • 2012 Season Notes
    SD Music: "I Need to Know" by Mark Anthony
    FD Music: Music from Lord of the Dance and River Dance by Ronan Hardiman

    Costumes designed by Lynn Martin, Debbie Freeman and Luanne Williams
  • 2011 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Falling In Love With Love" from The Boys from Syracuse by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, and "Let's Face The Music and Dance" by Irving Berlin
    FD Music: "Dramatico" by Edvin Marton

    Costumes designed by Stephanie Miller and Luanne Williams
  • 2010 Season Notes
    FD Music: Selections from the soundtrack of The Man in the Iron Mask performed by Bruce Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Ladd McIntosh and Walt Fowler

    Won the novice title at the U.S. Championships
    2013 - World Junior Championships - 3rd
    2013 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 1st
    2012 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 3rd
    2012 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovenia) - 1st
    2012 - Junior Grand Prix (United States) - 1st
    2012 - World Junior Championships - 3rd
    2012 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 1st
    2011 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 4th
    2011 - Junior Grand Prix (Austria) - 2nd
    2011 - Junior Grand Prix (Latvia) - 3rd
    2011 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 5th
    2011 - Midwestern Sectional, Junior - 2nd
    2010 - Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain) - 4th
    2010 - Junior Grand Prix (France) - 6th
    2010 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
    2010 - Midwestern Sectional, Novice - 1st

    IJS Personal Bests

    INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
    SD - 58.46 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia)
    FD - 83.59 (2012 Junior Grand Prix Final)
    Final Score - 141.14 (2012 World Junior Championships)

    U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION
    SD - 66.11 (2013 U.S. Championships, Junior)
    FD - 93.74 (2013 U.S. Championships, Junior)
    Final Score - 159.85 (2013 U.S. Championships, Junior)