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
Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships
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
Free dance (ice dance)
…as required elements. The program must "utilize the full ice surface," and be well-balanced. It must contain required combinations of elements (spins, lifts, steps, and movements), and choreography that express both the characters of the competitors and the music chosen by them. It must also display the…
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