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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 ...
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.
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.
A choreographic sequence is a required element for figure skating in all international competitions. [1] According to the International Skating Union (ISU), the organization that oversees the sport, a choreographic sequence "consists of any kind of movements like steps, turns, spirals, arabesques, spread eagles, Ina Bauers, hydroblading, any jumps with maximum of 2 revolutions, spins, etc." [2 ...
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.
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)
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (2009) demonstrating an ice dance hold. The ISU defines a step sequence in ice dance as "a series of prescribed or un-prescribed steps, turns and movements in a Rhythm Dance or a Free Dance". [4] Step sequences have three divisions: types, groups, and styles. [4] There are two types of step sequences: not-touching or ...
West Coast Swing is a slotted dance, which means that the steps of the dance are confined to an imaginary "slot" on the dance floor. For West Coast Swing, the slot is a long, thin, rectangular area whose length depends on the tempo of the music – it can be eight or nine feet long for slower songs, but will be shorter for faster music.