Jayne and Christopher signing copies of Facing the Music in London, 1995, photos by Jeni Palmer.

You may write Jayne and Christopher at

Jayne Torvill, OBE and Christopher Dean, OBE
PO Box 32
Heathfield
East Sussex TN21 0BW
ENGLAND
 

Management

Phil Christensen

Choreography is handled by IMG, NY.

Videotapes, Audiotapes and Books

Note that videotapes in the UK are in PAL format, in the US/CAN are in NTSC format. Recommendations as to where to purchase items are based on their having been seen/purchased at those places. However, over time items do go out of stock.

Torvill and Dean - Ice Adventures...

This videotape of their 1997-98 UK winter tour, is available as of 16 November 1998 in the UK only, the US release date has not yet been determined. One source is HMV. Ask for Torvill & Dean - Ice Adventures, Vision Video VVL, catalog number 0585283 at £14.99. Another source would be Tower Records or Dillons - see the phone numbers below.

Six Gestures...

from the Inspired by Bach series. This videotape, which features Yo-Yo Ma playing the sixth cello suite, actor Tom McManus portraying Bach, and Jayne and Chris dancing, has been purchased at Tower Records, in their classical section, AB Sound, and Borders Books and Records. Sony Videotape number SHV62808, ISBN 1-57330-129-9. Also available through the Sony website . Go to videos, look up artists, alphabetically choose M for Ma, and the tape should be available.

Torvill and Dean - The Story So Far (their story since childhood to present day)...

The tape, released October 28, 1996, in the UK, has been described as a documentary style programme which is focused on their body of work . Routines shown in full are Mack and Mable, Barnum, Summertime, Paso, Bolero,Song of India, Encounter, Hatrick, Stormy Weather, Oscar Tango, Diablo Tango, History of Love Rhumba, and FTM, with Jayne and Chris talking about each, as well as early footage and photos from the time before they became partners. Try Tower Records in London. The phone is 011-44-171-439-2500. They take credit cards, and are open from 9am to midnight, GMT. The tape is in PAL format and will have to be reformatted for USA VCRs. No plans yet for a U.S. release. If Tower doesn't have it, it is possible that Dillon's Books at phone 44-171-636-1577. They take all major credit cards. ISBN is 0-671-71406-6. It was released in paperback in the UK, September of 1996. The UK release is now advertised as available in the U.S. at Rainbo Sports, (800) 752-8370 or (312) 275-5500. Ref. number 088.

Torvill and Dean: The autobiography of ice dancing's greatest stars...

Torvill and Dean's autobiography (the US release) has been renamed and published in the US by Carol Publishing Group. the ISBN number is 1-559-72390-4, and the list price is $22.95. Check your local retailer to order or call the publisher at 800-447-2665.

Torvill & Dean Face the Music, The Tour...

Videotape from their farewell tour. In the UK, try Tower Records in London at 44-171-439-2500, or try Dillons. In March of 1996, this tape was released in the United States. Try your local video store. In Canada, try 1-800-663-0596, A&B Sound, in Vancouver, and it has also been available in the States at Fusion Video. Fusion Video's order number is #4023, 91 minutes. 1-800-959-0061, fax is 708-799-8375. Specific Torvill & Dean performances are Bolero, Medley: Barnum/Paso Doble/Mack & Mable, History of Love, In Trutina, Encounter, Hatrick, Let's Face the Music and Dance.

Torvill and Bean...

Delightful short comedy when Mr. Bean goes to see the Face the Music World Tour. Found on the Comic Relief video "The Pick of the Nose", ISBN 0 563 392673, and can be can be ordered via the Roland Atkinson page or you can try Dillon's Books on Gower St. in London.(UK)

Face the Music...

Audiotape or CD of music from their tour and performances. Order through HMV Records, London, 44-171-637-1167, or fax 44-171-580-8673. (UK) A US source for the Face the Music CD, Amazon.Com had it in stock in early 1999. Torvill and Dean, Face the Music, Audio CD date 1/10/99. Price: $26.99.

Torvill and Dean: Fire on Ice...

Authors Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, with Neil Wilson, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994. (Available through Dillons.) ISBN is 0-297-83415-0 - Beautiful large sized picture book, with more than a hundred photographs.

Torvill and Dean: The Full Story...

Author Christopher Hilton, Sommerset: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1994. This non-authorized book is out of print. ISBN is 1-85509-238-7. (UK)

Torvill & Dean...

Author John Hennessey, London: David and Charles, 1983. This book is currently out of print, but may be found in secondhand bookshops. ISBN is 0-7153-8476-7. (UK)

Torvill & Dean, Ice Dancing's Perfect Pair...

Author Franny Shuker-Haines, Blackbirch Press, Inc., Woodbridge, CT, 1995. Order directly from Blackbirch Press at (800) 831-9183. (Juvenile book) ISBN is 1-56711-134-3. (US)

Fire and Ice...

Videotape of the BBC television production (UK). Try Tower Records. VHS SC0016

Path to Perfection...

Non-authorised videotape documentary of their career from from their beginning through the 1984 Olympics. VHS SC0006, This tape is currently available in the UK as part of a 2-tape set, with Fire and Ice as the second tape, called The Magic of Torvill and Dean. Double set ref VC6462. In the US, Path to Perfection may be found at Rainbo Sports. Includes Bolero, In the Mood, Summertime, Mack & Mable, Barnum, Paso Doble, and pieces of their Original Set Pattern dances from the early years. (No longer being produced in the US, limited stock in US.) 60 minutes #BVT-1 ((800) 752-8370 or (312) 275-5500)

Torvill & Dean Ice Dancing Seminar...

Videotape of seminar taught at Sun Valley, plus Compulsory dances - Rocker Foxtrot, the Blues, Paso Doble, Westminister Waltz, Argentine Tango, and performances, Astair/Rogers, Revolution, Imagine, Hatrick. 120 minutes BVT-21 (US Rainbo Sports (800) 752-8370 or (312) 275-5500) (US)

Torvill & Dean Ice Dancing Seminar Highlights...

Videotape of highlights from the seminar, plus compulsory dances as above except Argentine Tango and the four performances. 47 minutes. BVT-25 (US)

Torvill & Dean and the Russian All Stars...

Videotape of their tour with the Russian All Stars. Specific Torvill & Dean performances are Snow Maiden, Missing, Bolero, Imagine, and Astair/Rogers. BVT-23. Also available in UK as VHS VC6096.

Also, their performances can be found on various skating tapes, such as:

• Magic Memories on Ice - Bolero (1984 Olympics free) (US)
• Magic Memories on Ice II - I Won't Send You Roses (1984 Olympics Exhibition) from Mack & Mable; (US)
• 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Figure Skating Exhibition - Rhumba OD - History of Love, Free - Let's Face the Music and Dance, and Bolero; and
• Skating Showcase: Great Performances of the 80's - Valentine Tango and Venus from The Planets.(US)

Other Music...

Albums or cassette tapes were produced of Fire and Ice in 1986 and also of their '84 Olympics (Bolero) and pre-Olympics music around 1984. These cassettes may be no longer available. In addition, their record album Here We Stand was produced in 1989 in Australia, and it is no longer available.

Face the Music Tour Merchandise...

is no longer available according to the distributor.

U.S. television programs with skating performances have included

• Bladerunners, 1991, (shown as Omnibus in the UK) with Revolution, Imagine, Ice Works as well as pieces of Mack & Mable, Bolero, Hatrick, Missing, and Chris choreographing with the Duchesnays and Annenko and Stretenski;
• Facing the Music documentary of their 1994 Olympic work; and
• The Artistry of Torvill & Dean, 1994, In My Life, Encounter, Face the Music, Bolero, Medley:Barnum / Paso Doble / Mack & Mable, Hatrick, and In Trutina.

Last Revised 29 June 2002.

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