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2026-05-04 16:40 UTC

@zeborah@mastodon.nz @Rozzychan@fandom.ink Is ice dance even a required component anymore? We used to not be able to compete unless we all did a figured and ice dance component. I loved ice dance. There weren't enough men, so my friend and I would dance together and ham it up beyond comprehension.

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@zeborah@mastodon.nz 2026-05-05 01:02

@RobotDiver@starlite.rodeo TLDR - no, I think? For competitions feeding into the big international ones there are four disciplines (five if you include synchronised skating which is deservedly starting to get a higher profile) - singles men, singles women, pairs, and dance. Singles just compete individually, no pairing up/dance, and skate a short programme (three jumps, three spins, and a step sequence) and a long "free" programme (more jumps, three spins, step sequence, and choreo sequence). For the highest level on the step sequence you need to do two 'clusters' of three difficult turns on one foot. Which is absolutely difficult, it's life goals for me as a skater, but as a viewer three turns in a row in the middle of modern frenetic step sequences is blink-and-you-miss-it territory. Pairs has jumps, throw-jumps, lifts, and stuff I forget, not my favourite discipline personally. Ice dance has lots of lifts and a death spiral and a twizzle sequence and other stuff but my favourite bit is the one-foot step sequence - you still have to pay attention to spot it but only because everything's done with such beautiful edges it blends in seamlessly with the rest. @Rozzychan@fandom.ink

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