Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of Partner dances which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976. The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As in pair skating, dancers compete as a couple consisting of a man and a woman. Ice dance differs from pair skating by severely limiting lifts, requiring spins to be performed as a team in a dance hold, and by disallowing throws and jumps. Typically, partners are not supposed to separate by more than two arm lengths; originally, partners were supposed to be in a dance hold the entire program. This restriction has been lifted somewhat in modern ice dancing.
Another distinction between ice dance and other disciplines of skating is the usage of music in the performances; in ice dancing, dancers must always skate to music that has a definite beat or rhythm. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. A beat is the basic Time Unit of a piece of Music; for example each tick sounded by a Metronome would correspond to a beat Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Singles and pair skaters more often skate to the melody and phrasing of their music, rather than its beat; this is severely penalized in ice dance. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or In Music a phrase ( Greek φράση, sentence expression, see also Strophe) is a section of music that is relatively
Additionally, ice dancing is currently the only form of figure skating to allow vocal music in official competitions. In some non-ISU competitions, solo dancers can also compete.
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Competition components
There are three main components in an ice dance competition. The compulsory dances ("CD"), worth 10% of the total score; the original dance ("OD"), worth 40% of the overall score; and the free dance ("FD") which is worth 50% of the total score and used as a tiebreaker. Some competitions, such as the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, do not have a compulsory dance. The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, originally called the Champions Series Final and known that way until 1998 is an elite Figure skating competition event
Compulsory dances
Compulsory dances are a part of ice dancing in which all the couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to music of a specified tempo. Compulsory dances are a part of Ice dancing in which all the couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to music of a specified tempo One or more compulsory dances are usually skated as the first phase of competitions in ice dancing, but they are also popular as a form of recreational or social dance among skaters.
The patterns for most dances either cover one-half or one full circuit of the rink. The International Skating Union publishes the step diagrams and descriptions of the dances that are competed internationally, and also provides a set of standard music recordings for each dance with uniform tempo and introductory phrasing for use in competition.
Original dance
The original dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. The original dance is a part of an Ice dancing competition. It is usually the second of three programs sandwiched between the Compulsory dances and the It is usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance.
For the original dance, the International Skating Union designates a rhythm or set of rhythms each year that all dancers must perform to, but unlike the compulsory dances, the competitors choose their own music (within a specified tempo range) and choreography. The original dance could be compared to the short program in singles and pairs. The length of the program is shorter than the free dance, and the skaters have more rules they must adhere to. The dance must be choreographed so that the steps do not cross the midline of the rink. There are certain exceptions for this rule that take into account required step sequences such as the diagonal footwork sequence. Closed partnering positions and close skating is also important for the original dance.
Free dance
The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. The free dance is a part of an Ice dancing competition. It is usually the third and final part of the competition to be contested after the Compulsory dances It is usually the third and final part of the competition to be contested, after the compulsory dances and the original dance.
In the free dance, teams are free to choose their own rhythms, program themes, and therefore music. Creativity is also strongly encouraged. Since 1998, dancers have been required to include certain elements in their free dances, including step sequences, lifts, dance spins, and multi-rotation turns called twizzles. Senior level free dances are four minutes long (plus or minus 10 seconds) and usually, but not always, contain a slow section that helps bring variety to the routine and allows the dancers to catch their breath. The hand holds and positions are much more open and free than in the compulsory and original dance categories. Often teams strive to skate in difficult or unusual positions to gain difficulty points. There are more lifts in the free dance than in the original dance.
Competition elements
Lifts
Lifts in ice dancing differ from those in pair skating because the man may not extend his hands above his head, and acrobatic lifts are generally frowned upon. Figure skating lifts are a required element in Pair skating and Ice dancing. Pair skating is a Figure skating discipline International Skating Union (ISU regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man The more change of direction, flexibility, and height in the lift, the greater amount of points a team can earn from the judges under the Code of Points scale. The ISU Judging System (also called Code of Points (CoP or the New Judging System (NJS) is the scoring system currently used to judge the Figure skating
Jumps and spins
Mult-revolution jumps are not permitted. "Half" jumps are now allowed. Spins must be performed by both skaters revolving around the same axis, the same as in pair spins.
Ice dance history
Ice dance has a strong tradition in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Many of the compulsory dances which are still competed today were developed by British dancers in the 1930s, and 12 of the first 16 World Championships in ice dance were won by British couples. The British team of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean famously won the Olympic gold medal in Sarajevo in 1984 with a dramatic free skate to Ravel's Bolero which earned unanimous 6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jayne Torvill, OBE (born October 7, 1957, Nottingham, England) is a British Ice dancer who with her skating Christopher Colin Dean, OBE (born 27 July, 1958 in Nottingham, England) is a British figure skater who TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece which premiered in 1928 is considered Ravel's 0s for presentation.
Beginning in the 1970s, dance began to be dominated more by teams from the Soviet Union and, after the end of the Soviet Union, by Russia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian style of ice dance typically emphasizes speed and power at the expense of precision. For example, in the compulsory dances, the skaters have been known to make slight alterations in the pattern and timing of the steps that are not strictly correct according to the rulebook, but which make the dance flow better or have more speed over the ice, and hence appear more impressive. Russian ice dancers are also known for theatrical and sometimes bizarre costuming and expression in their dances.
In the 1990s, the International Skating Union began to try to restrain the excessive theatricality in ice dancing, first by attempting to return it to its ballroom roots by adding more restrictions on music and dance holds. The International Skating Union (ISU is the international governing body for competitive Ice skating disciplines including Figure skating, Synchronized Later, amid complaints that ice dance had become too boring, these restrictions were removed and replaced with requirements that dancers include specified technical elements in the original dance and free dance. The effect is that there is now more emphasis on technique and athleticism in the judging, and less on dramatics. While the requirement that dancers skate to music with a definite beat remains, ice dancing is currently the only discipline of figure skating which allows vocal music with lyrics in competition.
Historical results
See:
- Figure skating at the Olympics
- World Figure Skating Championships
- European Figure Skating Championships
- Four Continents Championships
- United States Figure Skating Championships
External links
- Ice-dance.com
- ISU Home - International Skating Union website
Dictionary
ice dancing
-noun
- A form of figure skating, performed by a man and a woman to the beat of music.
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