Tom Dickson is an American

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choreographer, coach, and former competitor. He is the 1980

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champion, 1982 St. Ivel International bronze medalist, and 1980 U.S. national junior champion.

Career

During his eligible career, Dickson won the

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at junior level in 1980; at the senior level, he placed 5th at the 1984 Championships. He won the

in 1980. After ending his competitive career, Dickson skated with

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Choreography

Dickson started doing skating choreography when his former coach,

Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi (20 December 1929 – 20 March 1997) was an Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions. As a single skater, he was the 1953 World bronze medalist, a two-time European c ...

, asked him to work with Chen Lu in 1991. Dickson also coaches at the

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. He has choreographed for the following skaters: *

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* Kim Chae-Hwa *

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* Hannah Miller *

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* Matthew Savoie *

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* Nana Takeda * Michael Villarreal * Megan Williams-Stewart *

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* Lee Hae-in Dickson also choreographed the "Princess Classics" show for

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. He won the

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's Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year award in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.Dickson answers Kids' Questions
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Personal life

Dickson was born on July 14, 1962. He began playing the

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when he was ten years old. He married Swedish figure skater Catarina Lindgren in 1986 and their twins, a boy and a girl, were born in the late 1990s.

Results

References

External links

Dickson answers Kids' Questions
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