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Original Dance - Junior and Senior
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Free Dance
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Description
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ISU Communication 1260
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Rule 510 & Communication 1260 |
| Time |
2:30 minutes +/- 10 seconds |
Junior: 3:00 minutes +/-10 seconds
Senior: 4:00 minutes +/-10 seconds
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Rhythm,
tempo,
character or
nature |
"Rhythm Combination"
Any 2 or 3 of: Slow foxtrot (reflect ballroom character), Quickstep, and Charleston.
Tempo of the Slow Foxtrot should not exceed 32 measures of 4 beats per minute. |
� Creative program with dance steps & movements.
� Expressing character of music chosen.
� Developing a story or theme is optional.
� Moves must suit character or concept.
� Must not look like pair skating.
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| Music |
� Vocal permitted.
� Modern orchestration of the permitted rhythms are allowed.
� Only music with a rhythmic beat, must skate to it and not to the melody alone.
� Two or three selections of music may be used.
� If only 2 rhythms are selected, one may be repeated even if it is a different tune.
Duration of each rhythm should be balanced.
� Rhythms should be listed in the order in which they will be skated when registering their music.
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� Vocal permitted.
� Must have an audible rhythmic beat and melody, or audible rhythmic beat alone, but not melody alone.
� Couple must skate in time to the rhythmic beat and not to the melody alone.
� If classical music is chosen, it should be either transcribed for ice dance or be characteristic of dancing. |
Timing
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Important |
Important |
| Introduction |
� Without beat or melody maximum 10 seconds.
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| Pattern |
� Generally constant, must not cross long axis except once at each end of rink (< 20 meters from barrier).
� Loops permitted (except on long axis).
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� Not restricted except must utilize whole ice surface. |
General steps
& movement |
� All steps, turns, rotations and changes of position permitted if appropriate to each rhythm.
� Difficult, original and intricate footwork required for both skaters.
� Changes of edge, rockers, choctaws and other such steps and turns, and multi-directional skating, etc. preferred to runs and chasses, posing and one directional skating.
� Excessive skating on 2 feet considered inability to skate and should be penalized.
- Small hops, toe steps and small jumps of no more than 1/2 rotation are permitted.
- 1 highlight with 2 feet (max. 5 sec.).
- Kneeling or sliding (2 knees) or touching the ice with a hand(s) are not allowed.
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� All permitted.
� Deep edges, intricate footwork, variety of steps and movements, originality.
� Emphasis on quality skating with difficult dance steps and turns.
� Deep edges, rockers, choctaws etc. preferred to runs and chasses and cross cuts.
� Not concept of a pair free skating program with pair elements (excluding spirals, spins and step sequences).
- One skate on ice at all times (except during permitted jumps or lifts).
- No skating with a hand (or hands) on ice.
- No lying on the ice.
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| Stops |
� Max 3 full: (5 seconds each) - any choreography during (including separation of not more than 2 arms length apart), may not be in required footwork sequences.
� After the 1st movement, must not remain in one place (even if doing brief extra stops which are permitted) for longer than 10 seconds.
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� Permitted for 5 seconds each.
� [If overused will not appear to be skating.] |
Required Elements
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Original Dance |
Free Dance |
| Unison/Holds |
� Unison important.
� Separations not permitted except:
- to change hold (< 1 measure of music),
- midline step sequence or permitted stop(s),
- perform brief movements in character with the Charleston (if rhythm chosen)
- at beginning or end, < 10 seconds.
� No pull or push partner by boot and/or leg (may aid by holding foot and/or leg in lift(s), or spin).
� No restrictions on dance holds, arm movements, handclaps, etc., except: brief hand-in-hand positions permitted to express the character of the Charleston rhythm is permitted (if chosen).
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� Unison important and all changes of position with varied dance holds.
� Emphasis on more difficult holds e.g. face to face harder than hand in hand.
- no pulling or pushing partner only by boots and/or legs
- separations permitted but 5 secs maximum
- separations at beginning/end max 10 secs
- no standing, sitting or leaning on, or holding partners boots and/or legs (unless 1 skate on ice).
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| Lifts |
� 2 different types of dance lifts, but no more which are appropriate to the chosen music
� One (1) not to exceed 5 seconds (stationary, straight line, curve or rotational) and one (1) not to exceed 10 seconds (serpentine, reverse rotational, or combination)
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There are no specified lifts this season, but lifts should be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer or deductions will be taken by the Judges (e.g. undignified lifts)
Senior: 5 different types of lifts
� Two (2) may be of a duration of up to 10 seconds (serpentine, reverse rotational, or combination)
Junior: 3 different types of lifts.
� One (1) may be of a duration of up to 10 seconds (serpentine, reverse rotational, or combination)
Note: Combined spins and lifts are permitted but are counted as separate elements.
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| General Restrictions on Lifts |
Re: Original Dance and Free Dance
basic free dance rules apply:
� lifting hand(s) not above head
� not acrobatic - Swinging the partner around by hand(s) and/or leg(s) and/or skates only; lying, sitting on the partner�s head; sitting or standing on the partner�s shoulder, back or boot; standing on the partner�s leg
� should be performed in an elegant manner without obvious feats of strength and awkward and/or undignified actions and poses
� except as noted, lifts must not exceed 5 seconds in duration
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| Spin(s) |
1 Dance Spin (spin or spin combination), but not more.
- Minimum 3 revolutions on one foot by each partner after which change of foot, position and/or further revolutions optional.
- Any dance hold/position.
Note: Combined Spins and Lifts are not permitted. |
Senior: Two (2) different types of Dance Spins, but not more (Spin and Spin Combination)
Junior: One (1) dance spin (Spin or Combination Spin).
Note: Combined spins and lifts are permitted but are counted as separate elements.
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| Spin Definitions |
Re: Original Dance and Free Dance
Spin: both partners must complete at least 3 rotations on one foot.
Combination Spin: Both partners must complete at least 3 rotations on one foot, followed by a change of foot for both simultaneously and 3 further rotations on the other foot and no more than � rotation on 2 feet during �change of feet�. A change of centre of rotation is not permitted.
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Step
Sequences |
2 Different Step Sequences
� No lifts, spins, stops or pattern regressions permitted.
� Small jumps (not more than � rotation), hops and toe steps are permitted
� Give credit for intricate footwork & edges for both.
1. Diagonal
� As fully corner to corner as possible.
� Partners must maintain Waltz/Tango and/or Foxtrot position only throughout.
� Separations are not permitted.
2. Midline
� Along long axis as nearly full length as possible.
� Difficult mirror and/or matching footwork.
� Two sequencial twizzles -2 twizzles on one foot for both skaters skated simultaneously with up to one step in between, no stop(s) are allowed before and/or between twizzles.
� Must not touch, must remain as close together as possible and not more than 2 arms length apart.
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2 step sequences (Sr. & Jr.)
1. In waltz, Tango, and/or Foxtrot Hold only selected from (not hand-in-hand or kilian):
� 1 circular full width (direction optional, on short axis)
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� 1 Serpentine - full width � using three bold curves (beginning and ending at long axis at opposite ends of the rink)
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2. In Varied Hold (not hand-in-hand with extended arms) selected from:
� 1 midline - along long axis from barrier to barrier
In varied holds.
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- 1 diagonal - as fully corner to corner as possible
Steps: Must incorporate difficult steps and turns for both partners (i.e. including mohawks, choctaws, rockers, counters and other steps). Twizzles are allowed but not counted as the required elements.
Note: no lifts, jumps, dance spins, stops, pirouettes, pattern retrogression and loops during either step sequence.
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Synchronized
Twizzles |
- In straight line step sequence.
(See above) |
Senior: 2 different sets of Synchronized Twizzles
Junior: 1 set of Synchronized Twizzles
Series:
� Can enter on FO, FI, BI or BO edge.
� 2 twizzles each, max 3 small steps between, simultaneous with same number of rotations (min 1) by both in matching or mirror. More twizzles can be included but shall not be counted.
� Must travel across the ice during the turns.
� No stops are permitted before the first of second twizzles.
Note if there are more than 3 steps between: considered to be omission
A variety of entry edge and direction of rotation will contribute to the variety of the program.
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