ice dancing
Pairs on ice
Ice dancing is a figure skating discipline performed by pairs, emphasizing rhythm, interpretation, and precise footwork over athletic jumps and throws.
Partners move in close hold, executing intricate steps and turns synchronized to music.
It resembles ballroom dancing on ice: They won gold in ice dancing at the Olympics.
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- doubleTwice the amount
rhythm · edge · loop · speed skating · choreography · short program · free skate · single · counter · professional · spins · bracket · triple · pairs · glide · sequins · blades · judges
- two-player sportsbadminton doubles, table tennis doubles, beach volleyball, paddle tennis, platform tennis
- ice skatingfigure skating, speed skating, short track, pairs skating, blades
- skatingskating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating, speed skating
- Winter Olympicsalpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, ski jumping, cross-country skiing
- winter sportsskiing, skating, snowboarding, hockey, sledding
- ice showfigure skating, pairs skating, costumes, sequins, skates
surface/medium
ice dancingballroom dancing
Formal partnered dance styles
salsa dancing · tango · street dancing · ballet · street dance