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Hello and Welcome !
We, Solenne Bachelet and Maxime Combès, French Professional Adagio Pair Skaters, are pleased to welcome you on our website.

In this website, you will find :

Professional Skaters since 2004, we already skated for famous company as Holiday On Ice and Europa Park, and for well-known show director as Ian Jenkins, Francis Demarteau, Fernand Fedronic and Yves-Pierre Danton. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need, we will answer you as far as we can. We both hope you will enjoy your visit on our website and hope to be able to share with you our passion for this wonderful work : to be Professional Adagio Pair Skaters.


THE TEAM

 
The performers :
  • Solenne Bachelet, French, 1.59m, 49kg   Click here to see more details
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    Solenne was born in May the 2nd 1984 near Paris (France) and starts skating in Le Perreux’s club and then in the French Pole of Champigny sur Marne. She skates with Annick Dumont (ex. Gailhaguet) and Pierre Trente as well as a very good international trainers team.

    She begins a career as individual competition skater before starting a show girl career. Through her professional engagements, Solenne is interested in Pair Adagio skating. Her meeting with Maxime during a show in Les Arcs 2000 (France) is decisive in her wish to perform now in this category.

    Passionately fond of ice skating for his mix of sport and art, Solenne discover in Pair Adagio skating the happiness of sharing this passion together on the ice and with the audience. Solenne is now Professional Adagio Pair Skater since 2008 and already worked for well-known show director as :

    • Ian Jenkins (in Europa Park and Crystal Ice),
    • Francis Demarteau (in Europa Park),
    • Yves-Pierre Danton (in Lumières de Glace),
    • Lucie Stadelmann (in Parc Astérix),
    • Franck Paquet and Marc Forno (in Holiday on Ice).

    Her actual partner is Maxime Combes. You can see Solenne’s Professional Career with Maxime by clicking here.

    Professional Soloist Career :
    • 2009: Understudy Soloist Europa Park, Germany
    • 2009: Principal Soloist Lumières de Glace, France
    • 2008: Understudy soloist Europa Park, Germany
    • 2008: Principal Soloist Crystal Ice, France
    • 2007: Understudy Soloist Arabian Nights, Holiday on Ice

    Moreover Solenne performs in an aerial number mixing hoop, silk and skating for which she received few offers in UK and in Germany. Solenne is graduate of Sport and Event Management from the University of Marne-la-Vallée (5 years in University).

    Amateur Career :
    • 10 years as a performer in shows for her club
    • Many improvisation and exhibition competitions
    • 1999 : 2nd Ile de France Championship
    • 1999 : 10th France Championship
    • 2000 : 9th France Championship
    • Many podiums in national competitions.
  • Combès Maxime, French, 1.86m, 85kg   Click here to see more details
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    Maxime was born in September the 19th 1976 in Nice (France) and starts skating in 1985. He skates in Cannes and Nice with Mrs. Anny Hirsch, two times French Champion in pair skating with Jean Vivès.

    Maxime participate to the opening ceremony of the Albertville’s Olympic Games in 1992 (choreography from Philippe Decouflé) with the best French club skaters. He is now Professional Adagio Pair Skater since 2004 and already worked for well-known show director as :

    • Ian Jenkins (in Europa Park),
    • Francis Demarteau (in Europa Park),
    • Yves-Pierre Danton (in Lumières de Glace),
    • Fernand Fedronic (in Belgium),
    • Lucie Stadelmann (in Parc Astérix).

    Her actual partner is Solenne Bachelet. You can see Maxime’s Professional Career with Solenne by clicking here.

    Professional Career with Céline Agostini :
    • 2009: Principal Adagio Pair Lumières de Glace, France
    • 2008: Principal Adagio Pair Parc Astérix, France
    • 2008: Principal Adagio Pair Fedronic tour, Belgium
    • 2007: Principal Adagio Pair Parc Astérix, France

    Professional Career with Emilie Tallis :
    • 2006: Principal Adagio Pair Nice Art Show, France
    • Leader of the Children Tales Company in 2006
    • 2005: Principal Adagio Pair Nice Art Show, France
    • 2004 : Principal Pair in the La Garde shows (France) where he attracts attention from Yves Pierre DANTON, choreographer and show director.


    Amateur Career :
    8 years in ice ballet (Theater on Ice) in the 2000th, in the top French and international level :

    • 2 times French Elite vice-champion with Nice ballet team
    • French Espoir Champion with Nice ballet team
    • 4 times international champion, Barcelona (Spain), Paris (France), Nice (France) and Boston (USA)
    • Captain and team leader during 5 years.


Team Professional Career :
  • Feb. 2010: Principal Adagio Pair in Vienna, for a TV show, Austria
  • Decembre 31 2009 : Principal Adagio Pair "Fernand Fedronic Show", Partouche Casino in Forges les eaux, France. - Pictures here
  • November, December 2009: Principal Adagio Pair Parc Astérix, France - Video here
  • June 2009: Understudy Adagio Pair Europa Park, Germany   - Video here

Professional training off ice
  • Jan. 2010 Special master class adagio with Laurence Fanon. http://www.fanonl.net/
  • March. 2009 Training with Ian Jenkins.

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Here is how we started as a Professional Adagio Pair Team.

We met during a show in Les Arcs 2000 (France) in February 2009, directed by Yves Pierre Danton (performer in Holiday on Ice, Le Lido, ...). For this show, Maxime was Principal Pair and Solenne was Principal Soloist.

Solenne learned the basis of the Adagio Pair Skating (Detroiter, Platzer, Neck Spin, One Ankle, Foot Lift, Sit Lift, Arch, ...) in January 2009 with Ian Jenkins (world champion, performer in Europa Park, Le Lido, ...).

As we both wanted to make a career in ice shows, we decided to do a test together which was successfull.

We both obtained a contract in Europa Park and decided to train together and be able to perform in the show as Understudy Adagio Pair Team. And we did it. The show director is Francis Demarteau (performer in Holiday on Ice, Le Lido, ... and famous choreographer).

We made the first time in show our number in July and it was a success. We did also a casting in June for the Parc Astérix as Principal Adagio Pair Team and we got the contract. We will perform there for the winter season 2009 (November to beginning of January). The show director is Lucie Stadelmann (performer in Le Lido).

We are passionately fond of our work and wish to perform as long as we can in shows. We are hard workers, motivated and love challenges. We are open to all proposals, whenever it is and wherever, so don’t hesitate to contact us.



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