Skills and Dance
Program Requirements:
Prerequisites:
Ages:
These sessions are dedication to Skills and Dance only. No jumps allowed.
DANCE:
Ballroom dancing on ice. Skaters practice compulsory dance patterns to prescribed music.
The Dance Test Program teaches timing, expression, musicality, rhythm interpretation, structure as well as basic skating skills such as edges, flow, control and unison. Each test level requires a successful evaluation of three or four mandatory dances. In addition to the compulsory dances, there are also Creative Dance tests.
Test Levels:
PRELIMINARY
(Dutch Waltz; Canasta Tango; Baby Blues)
JUNIOR BRONZE
(Swing; Fiesta Tango; Willow Waltz)
SENIOR BRONZE
(Ten Fox; Fourteen Step; European Waltz)
JUNIOR SILVER
(American Waltz; Harris Tango; Keats Foxtrot; Rocker Foxtrot)
SENIOR SILVER
(Blues; Kilian; Paso Doble; Starlight Waltz; Cha-Cha Congelado)
GOLD
(Quickstep; Westminster Waltz; Argentine Tango; Viennese Waltz; Silver Samba)
DIAMOND
(Yankee Polka; Rhumba; Ravensburger Waltz; Tango Romantica; Golden Waltz; Austrian Waltz)
Application forms for testing must be submitted prior to the event. Your completed form and payment must be received by the Test Chairperson no later than the indicated due date.