Skate Canada Orangeville

Juvenile

Fourteenstep
European Waltz

N/A

Ten Fox
European Waltz

Pre-Novice

Keats Foxtrot
American Waltz

Harris Tango
American Waltz

Harris Tango
Rocker Foxtrot

Novice

Starlight Waltz
Blues

Blues
Kilian

Paso Doble
Kilian

Junior
Note: one dance only to be skated at all qualifying events

Paso Doble

Quickstep

Westminster Waltz

Senior
Note: one dance only to be skated. At Four Continents the dance shall be drawn and announced before the first official practice, and for Worlds a different dance shall be drawn

Yankee Polka

N/A

Tango Romantica

Time

2 minutes +/- 10 seconds

2 minutes 30 seconds +/- 10 seconds

3 minutes +/- 10 seconds

Rhythm

Free Choice

Free Choice

Free Choice

Pattern

Free

Free

Free

Steps

• All steps permitted
• Maximum of one series of synchronized twizzles
• Maximum of one footwork sequence (any shape, no required positions)

• All steps permitted
• Maximum of one series of synchronized twizzles
• Maximum of one footwork sequence (any shape, no required positions)

• All steps permitted
• Maximum of one series of synchronized twizzles
• Maximum of one footwork sequence (any shape, no required positions)

Lifts

Maximum 2 chosen from Stationary, Curve or Straight Line

Maximum 3 chosen from Stationary, Curve, Straight Line or Rotational (any type)

Maximum 3 chosen from Stationary, Curve, Straight Line or Rotational (any type)

Original Dance - Junior and Senior

Free Dance

Time

2:30 minutes +/- 10 seconds

Junior: 3:00 minutes +/-10 seconds
Senior: 4:00 minutes +/-10 seconds

Rhythm,
tempo,
character or
nature

Latin Combination
Any 2 or 3 of:
Group 1: Cha Cha, Rhumba, Samba
Group 2: Only one of Mambo, Merengue or Salsa
A rhythm from either group 1 or 2 may be repeated once. Selection of a rhythm from group 2 is not required, but only one rhythm may be chosen from this group.

• Contain combinations of new or know dance steps/ movements including required elements and step sequences and personal ideas of the couple in concept, arrangement and expression
• Choreography should reflect character, accents and nuances of music, demonstrate change of pace and variations in speed and tempo and utilize the whole ice surface
• Must not look like pair skating or exhibition dance

Music

• Vocal permitted
• Only music with a rhythmic beat, must skate to the rhythmic beat and not to the melody alone
• Two or three selections of music may be used
• If only 2 rhythms are selected, one may be repeated even if it is a different tune
• Duration of each rhythm should be balanced
• Rhythms should be listed in the order in which they will be skated when registering their music

• Vocal permitted
• Must have an audible rhythmic beat and melody, or audible rhythmic beat alone, but not melody alone
• Couple must skate primarily in time to the rhythmic beat and not to the melody alone
• A program that displays a change of tempo and well balanced use of melody, rhythmic beat and musical accents and not melody alone is considered higher quality

Timing

Important

Important

Introduction

• Without beat or melody maximum 10 seconds

Pattern

• Generally constant, must not cross long axis except once at each end of rink (< 20 meters from barrier)
• Loops permitted (except on long axis)

• Not restricted except must utilize whole ice surface

General steps
& movement

• All steps, turns, rotations and changes of hold permitted if appropriate to each rhythm
• Difficult, original and intricate footwork required for both skaters
• Changes of edge, rockers, choctaws and other such steps and turns, and multi-directional skating, etc. preferred to runs and chasses, posing and one directional skating
• Excessive skating on 2 feet considered inability to skate and should be penalized

• Small hops, a few toe steps and small jumps of no more than ½ rotation are permitted
• 1 highlight with 2 feet (max 5 sec.)
• Kneeling or sliding (2 knees) or full splits, and/or touching the ice with hand(s) allowed if not excessive

• All permitted
• Deep edges, intricate footwork displaying skating skill, difficulty, variety and originality by both
• A program that relies heavily on cross cuts, simple stroking and running, one directional skating, excessive stopping and posing is considered to have insufficient required difficulty, intricacy and variety of linking steps (e.g. threes, Mohawks, Choctaws, rockers, counters, brackets, twizzles, etc.)
• Free skating elements/movements permitted if appropriate to music and well balanced program
• Pair skating elements (excluding spirals, spins and step sequences) not permitted

• No kneeling on two knees on the ice
• No skating with a hand (or hands) on ice
• No lying on the ice

Stops

• Max 2 full: (max 5 seconds each) - any choreography during (including separation of not more than 2 arms length apart), may not be in required step sequences
• After the 1st movement, must not remain in one place (even if doing brief extra stops which are permitted) for longer than 10 seconds

• Permitted for 5 seconds each
• [If overused will not appear to be skating]

Unison/Holds

• Unison important
• Separations not permitted except:

• to change hold (< 1 measure of music)
• midline step sequence or permitted stop(s)
• perform brief side by side skating (< 2 measures)
• at beginning or end, < 10 seconds

• No pull or push partner by boot and/or leg (may aid by holding foot and/or leg in lift(s), or spin)
• No restrictions on dance holds, arm movements, handclaps, etc., except: brief hand-in-hand positions permitted to express the character of the Charleston rhythm is permitted (if chosen)

• Unison important and all changes of position with varied dance holds
• Emphasis on more difficult holds e.g. face to face harder than hand in hand

• separations permitted, maximum distance apart 2 arms lengths (maximum 5 seconds, beginning/ end maximum 10 seconds)
• no standing, sitting or leaning on, or holding partners boots and/or legs (unless 1 skate on ice)

Lifts

• 2 different types of dance lifts, but no more which are appropriate to the chosen music (chosen from the Short Lifts - up to 6 seconds only)

(a) Stationary Lift
(b) Straight Line Lift
(c) Curve Lift
(d) Rotational Lift

• A full split pose for lifted partner is permitted in only one Short Lift. Another lift in split pose will be demoted to Level 1

Senior: 4 different types of lifts (2 may be chosen from lifts not to exceed 10 seconds)
Junior: 3 different types of lifts (1 may be chosen from lifts not to exceed 10 seconds)

Short Lifts - not to exceed 6 seconds (Stationary, Straight Line, Curve, Rotational)
Long Lifts - not to exceed 10 seconds (Serpentine, Reverse Rotational, Combination)

• A full split pose for lifted partner is permitted in only one Short Lift and/or in one part of a Long Lift. Each additional lift in a split pose will be demoted to Level 1

Note: Combined spins and lifts are permitted but are counted as separate elements

Spin(s)

1 Dance Spin (spin or spin combination), but not more

Note: Combined Spins and Lifts are not permitted

Senior:
• Option 1: 2 Different Dance Spins (Spin and Spin Combination) and 1 Set of Synchronized Twizzles
• Option 2: 1 Dance Spin (Spin or Combination Spin) and 2 Different Sets of Synchronized Twizzles (the 1st twizzle of one set must start with a forward entry edge and the 1st twizzle of the other set must start with a backward entry edge). If the 2nd set of twizzles is started with the same entry edge it will be reduced to Level 1
Junior:
1 Dance Spin Combination Spin

Note: Combined spins and lifts are permitted but are counted as separate elements

Step
Sequences

2 Different Step Sequences
• No lifts, spins, jumps of more than ½ revolution, stops or pattern regressions permitted
• Small hops (without rotation) and toe steps are permitted
• Give credit for intricate footwork & edges for both

1. Diagonal
• As fully corner to corner as possible
• Any dance hold is permitted, including Hand-in-Hand

2. Midline (not touching)
• Along long axis as nearly full length as possible
• Difficult mirror and/or matching footwork
• Two sequential twizzles - 2 twizzles on one foot for both skaters skated simultaneously with up to one step in between, no stop(s) are allowed before and/or between twizzles
• Must not touch, must remain as close together as possible and not more than 2 arms length apart

2 step sequences (Senior & Junior)
Choose 2 different types of step sequences out of 6 below (may not be same pattern even if different direction)
• Any type of hold except Hand-in-Hand

(a) Midline: long axis, full length of ice surface
(b) Diagonal: fully corner to corner as possible
(c) Circular anticlockwise: utilize full width on short axis in anticlockwise direction
(d) Serpentine anticlockwise: start anticlockwise at long axis at one end, 3 bold curves (1 clockwise), end at long axis opposite end utilizing full width of ice surface
(e) Circular clockwise: utilize full width on short axis in clockwise direction
(f) Serpentine clockwise: start clockwise at long axis at one end, 3 bold curves (1 anticlockwise), end at long axis opposite end utilizing full width of ice surface

Note: No lifts, jumps, dance spins, stops, pirouettes, pattern retrogression and loops

Synchronized
Twizzles

• In straight line step sequence
(See above)

• Can enter on FO, FI, BI or BO edge
• 2 twizzles each, max 3 small steps between
• Simultaneous with at least one rotation
• Both must skate same number of rotations for each twizzle
• Skaters must travel across the ice during turns
• More twizzles may be added but will not be counted
• No stops are permitted before the 1st or 2nd twizzles