The Pattern Dance Elements must be skated on the Waltz Rhythm, in the style of the Waltz. The Tempo of the music throughout the Pattern Dance Elements must be constant and in accordance with the required Tempo of the Pattern Dance:
Senior: Ravensburger Waltz, i.e. 66 measures of 3 beats per minute or 198 beats per minute,
Junior: Starlight Waltz, i.e. 58 measures of 3 beats or 174 beats per minute, plus or minus 2 beats per minute. [/I][/INDENT]
I'm having trouble with "beats per minute" in the example above. A waltz is in 3/4 time; 3 beats per measure. At a nice waltz tempo, 198 beats per minute (66 measures of 3 beats per measure) would actually give you around 3 beats per second. OTOH, 3 beats per minute would be excruciatingly slow -- as in 1 beat every 20 seconds.
I looked @ the PDF and the requirement is the same as golden411 quoted it. Sooooo..........could there be a typo in the ISU's doc?