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Ice dance, a discipline of figure skating, has required elements that make up a well-balanced rhythm dance program and free dance program, which must be performed during competitions. They include: the dance lift , the dance spin , the step sequence , turn sequences (which include twizzles and one-foot turns sequences), and choreographic elements.
Step patterns for many of the dances may be found Ice-Dance.com. Level 1: Novice Foxtrot (Foxtrot), Rhythm Blues (Blues) Level 2: Canasta Tango (Tango), Dutch Waltz (Waltz) Level 3: Golden Skaters Waltz (Westminster Waltz), Riverside Rhumba; Level 4: Fiesta Tango (Tango), Swing Dance (Rocker Foxtrot) Level 5: 14 Step, Willow Waltz (Waltz)
The compulsory dance (CD), now called the pattern dance, is a part of the figure skating segment of ice dance competitions in which all the competing couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to the music of a specified tempo and genre. One or more compulsory dances were usually skated as the first phase of ice dancing competitions.
The dance allows for both partners to improvise steps while dancing together, putting West Coast Swing in a short list of dances that emphasize improvisation. [1] Typically the follower is led forward into new patterns traveling forward on counts "1" and "2" of each basic pattern, rather than rocking back.
These relate to where the free foot is placed in relation to the skating foot on entering the turn, before weight is transferred. A swing Mohawk is another variation that is used in ice dance. It can be either open or closed. The free leg swings closely past the skating leg before returning to the skating foot to execute the turn. [2]
In ice dancing, chassés are basic dance steps which appear, for example, in many compulsory dances. The International Skating Union rules define the following variants: [1] Simple chassé: a step in which the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot, which is then lifted close to the new skating foot with the blade parallel to ...
The original dance (OD) was added to ice dance competitions in 1967, when it became a replacement for one of the two compulsory dances. It was previously called the "original set pattern dance" (OSPD), [2] but its name was simplified to the "original dance" in 1990.
The music chosen by the ice dance teams for the RD, including music for the specified pattern dance, can include vocals, must be "suitable for Ice Dance as a sport discipline" [2] and must reflect the character of the music and/or selected dance rhythms and/or themes. [10] The RD must fit the phrasing of the music ice dance teams use.