| ICE DANCING |
Level/
Age Group |
Skaters must compete at their highest tested level. Both partners must pass tests to the same level as entered in competition. The age grouping for ice dancers will be determined by the age of the older skater. Female/Female, Female/Male, and Male/Male partners are allowed.
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Music/
Dance |
Music for the Ice Dancing events will be supplied by IGFSU. Dance 1 has mandatory patterns. The Dance(s) for other levels will be announced just prior to the competition. For the traditional dances, no more than seven introductory steps may be performed before the dance begins.
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Judging
Criteria
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Judge 1: Posture, Position
Judge 2: Correctness, Unison
Judge 3: Pattern, Timing, Interpretation
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| Levels |
Dances |
| Dance 1 |
Chasse Sequence, Progressive Sequence |
| Dance 2 |
Swing Rolles, Dutch Waltz |
| Dance 3 |
Canasta Tango, Rhythm Blues |
| Dance 4 |
Swing Dance, Cha Cha, Fiesta Tango |
| Dance 5 |
Willow Waltz, Hickory Hoedown |
| Dance 6 |
Fourteen Step, Ten Fox, Foxtrot |
| Dance 7 |
European Waltz, Rocker Foxtrot, Tango |
| Dance 8 |
American Waltz, Paso Doble, Quickstep |
| Dance 9 |
Blues, Kilian, Starlight Waltz |
| Dance 10 |
Westiminster Watlz, Argentine Tango, Viennese Watlz
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| FREE DANCE |
Level/
Age Group |
Skaters must compete at their highest tested level. Both partners must pass tests to the same level as entered in competition. The age grouping for ice dancers will be determined by the age of the older skater. Female/Female, Female/Male, and Male/Male partners are allowed.
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Emphasis/
Focus |
Dance teams will perform a free dance of their own design using any rhythm or a change of rhythm within their program. The Free Dance program should express the skaters' own inspirational and artistic capabilities. Please see ISI Free Dance Test Rules for complete Maneuvers explanation including Dance Step Sequence detailed requirements.
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Judging
Criteria
(90 pts ttl) |
Judge 1: Creativity, Interpretation, General Peformance
Judge 2: Pattern, Presentation, General Performance
Judge 3: Duration, Timing/Unison/Posture, General Performance
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| Levels |
Duration
(minutes max) |
| FD 1-2 |
1:10 |
| FD 3 |
1:40 |
| FD 4-5 |
2:10 |
| FD 6 |
2:40 |
| FD 7 |
3:10 |
| FD 8 |
3:40 |
| FD 9 |
4:10 |
| FD 10 |
4:40 |