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
Free dance (ice dance)
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The free dance is a segment of an ice dance competition, the second contested. It follows the rhythm dance. Skaters perform "a creative dance program blending dance steps and movements expressing the
Competition elements in ice dance
…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: the dance lift, the dance spin, the step sequence, turn sequences (which include…
Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships