Neither skaters nor spectators will mourn the change, but it left even top teams like Davis and White a little at sea about what judges would expect of the short dance. They initially developed a program set to music from the movie "Amelie'' that was "very intricate and out of the box,'' according to Davis. After conferring with U.S. officials, they decided they needed something more classic and had choreography structured to selections from "La Boheme" and "La Traviata.'' They continued to tinker with the program all the way through the Grand Prix season and, despite some speed bumps, won at Skate America and the NHK Trophy before taking gold at the Grand Prix final.
