Along with the changes applied to the International Judging Season (IJS) applied to this season, there has been several changes unique to Ice Dance.
Changes include
* The Short Dance, which essentially merged the compulsory and original dances into one single dance, is now calls the Rhythm Dance.
* Couples can now opt to chose from a number of choreographic elements for Free Dance, including a sliding movement.
* This season, there are several step sequences including a step sequence in hold, a no-touch step sequence and what is called a characteristic step sequence.
In the Rhythm Dance, all couples must skate to a compulsory pattern. In the senior level, the compulsory pattern is the Tango Romantica while junior level skaters are doing the Argentine Tango.
The Free Dance is a bit of a misnomer as there are still many requirements, including twizzles, a certain number of lifts and completing of several different step sequences.
Please see the documents below for more information.
This thread is for Golden Skate users to discuss the rule changes and how they're being enforced throughout the season. It's also a great place to get questions answered, such as why people are scoring higher in ice dance so far this year.
Topics:
* Thoughts on couples abilities to hit key points in the rhythm dance.
* Use of +5/-5 in judging
* How errors are assessed in new system.
Changes include
* The Short Dance, which essentially merged the compulsory and original dances into one single dance, is now calls the Rhythm Dance.
* Couples can now opt to chose from a number of choreographic elements for Free Dance, including a sliding movement.
* This season, there are several step sequences including a step sequence in hold, a no-touch step sequence and what is called a characteristic step sequence.
In the Rhythm Dance, all couples must skate to a compulsory pattern. In the senior level, the compulsory pattern is the Tango Romantica while junior level skaters are doing the Argentine Tango.
The Free Dance is a bit of a misnomer as there are still many requirements, including twizzles, a certain number of lifts and completing of several different step sequences.
Please see the documents below for more information.
- Rhythm Dance requirements, junior and senior, 2018-2019 (via U.S. Figure Skating)
- ISU Communication 2148: Requirements for Technical Rules (Comprehensive rule guide for 2018-2019 from the International Skating Union.
- Communication 2167: Grade of Execution Scale of Volumes
- Argentine Tango pattern information (via ice-dance.com)
- Tango Romantica pattern information ((via ice-dance.com)
- Maximum junior and senior scores for both rhythm dance and free dance from ISU judge David Molina (via Twitter)
This thread is for Golden Skate users to discuss the rule changes and how they're being enforced throughout the season. It's also a great place to get questions answered, such as why people are scoring higher in ice dance so far this year.
Topics:
* Thoughts on couples abilities to hit key points in the rhythm dance.
* Use of +5/-5 in judging
* How errors are assessed in new system.
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