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Ice Dance

Ice dance is the dance discipline of figure skating: rhythm, edges, steps, twizzles, lifts, posture, timing and musical interpretation are central rather than jump sequences.

LevelVariant FamilyIce Sports CategoryWinter sport

AI-generated illustration: Ice Dance — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Ice Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Dance-oriented figure-skating discipline with rhythm dance, free dance, edge work, twizzles and lifts.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like rhythm, precision, expression and partner/solo dance on ice.

Cost Learn to Skate or figure-skating basics first; ice-dance lessons after that. Ice time, coach, skates, club fees, music/editing, tests and possible partner training. Figure-skating club, ice-dance coach, solo-dance group or Learn to Skate structure. Do not inherit generic winter sport or speed-skating copy; rhythm and edge work are central.

First progress Simple steps and rhythm come quickly; clean edges, twizzles and programs take long work.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

figure skates
ice rink
coach
music
edge base
possible partner

First steps

build Learn to Skate base
secure edges and stops
find pattern dance/solo dance lesson
practise timing with music

Figure-skating club, Learn to Skate program, ice-dance coach or solo-dance class.

Train at a suitable level, on clear ice, with coach and controlled lifts/partner holds.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Ice Dancing, Eistanz

Tags ice-dancing, winter-sport, ice-dance, eis-sportarten, wintersport, eistanz

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform an ice-dance program with correct rhythm, elements, edges and execution as well as possible.

Teilnehmer

couples or solo skaters by format.

Teamgröße

pair or solo by competition.

Spielfeld

ice rink.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

element levels, GOE, components, rhythm, deductions.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

figure skates
music
ice rink
coach

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong rhythm
illegal elements
fall
time/costume/music breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Skating Union
International Skating Union (ISU)

Ice Dance Ice Skating Australia · official-discipline-guide · high
Ice Skating Disciplines U.S. Figure Skating · discipline-guide · high
Skating 101: Ice Dance The Rinkside Cafe · viewer-blog-guide · medium