Ice Dancing
Ice dancing requires a wonderful combination of grace and form, skating skills, and musical appreciation. Tempo, lilt, patterns, flow, footwork, posture, edging, expression, partnering, etc., are essential elements of ice dancing. It's also a low-impact alternative for those who wish to improve their skating skills without jumping.
ISI Ice Dance Structure
The international Ice Skating Institute has established a skills level structure especially for ice dance. As skaters progress through each level, they refine their skills as well as their appreciation for the beauty and challenge of this sport.
| Dance 1 | Forward Chasses Forward Progressives |
| Dance 2 | Forward Swing
Rolls Dutch Waltz |
| Dance 3 | Canasta Tango Rhythm Blues |
| Dance 4 | Swing Dance Cha Cha Fiesta Tango |
| Dance 5 | Hickory Hoedown Willow Waltz |
| Dance 6 | Ten Fox Fourteenstep Foxtrot |
| Dance 7 | European Waltz Rocker Foxtrot Tango |
| Dance 8 | Paso Doble American Waltz Quick Step |
| Dance 9 | Blues Kilian Starlight Waltz |
| Dance 10 | Westminster Waltz Argentine Tango Viennese Waltz |
Ice Dancing Classes
Sundays, 5:45 - 8:00 p.m.
5:45-7:00 p.m. Dance 1-5
6:45-8:00 p.m. Dance 6 & up
Ice dancing lessons are described in our Freestyle Lessons brochure.
Details about our Freestyle skating program, including Ice Dancing
Register now:
Freestyle Lessons Brochure
(PDF format)
For more information and to register for practice ice, see "A Skater's Guide to the Ice Chalet" (PDF format)
For more information on these ice dance patterns: Jeff Goldsmith's Ice Dance Patterns (Look halfway down the page on his web site.)
For MP3 files for many of these ice dances: Dance Music
Phone: (865) 588-1858; Fax: (865) 588-7509
Contact the Ice Chalet at icechalet@bellsouth.net
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