Ice dance, a discipline of figure skating, has required elements that make up a well-balanced rhythm dance program and free dance program, which must be performed during competitions. They include: th
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani performing a twizzle, a required element in ice dance
Lilia Schubert and Nikita Remeshevskiy from Germany performing an ice dance lift (2025)
Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski perform an upright/Biellmann spin
Cecilia Törn and Jussiville Partanen
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A twizzle is "a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice" in the sport of figure skating. The International Skating Union defines a twizzle as "a traveling turn on one foot with one or
Competition elements in ice dance
…program, which must be performed during competitions. They include: the dance lift, the dance spin, the step sequence, turn sequences (which include twizzles and one-foot turns sequences), and choreographic elements. The elements must be performed in specific ways, as described by published communications…
Allison Reed & Saulius Ambrulevičius of Lithuania at 2025 Skate Canda International. 01
Meryl Davis and Charlie White, 2009
Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski, 2009
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, 2018