ISU Communication 2257 contains the following information related to the officiating of Junior and Senior Ice Dance categories: Calling specifications and Levels of Difficulty for Required Elements Marking guide for Grades of Execution of Required Elements Marking guide for Components for Rhythm Dance and Free Dance Deduction Chart – Who is Responsible – Rhythm Dance and […]
ISU Communication 2241
ISU Communication 2241 contains important information related to the Tea-Time Foxtrot, the defined Rhythm for Junior Rhythm Dance. Additional information related to the officiating of Ice Dance for Skate Canada categories can be found in the Skate Canada Ice Dance Technical Requirements Guides.
Music Selection for Pattern Dance – Competitive Ice Dance Categories
Teams now must submit their own selection of music for Competitive Pattern Dance Competition. For Pre-Juvenile and Juvenile, this music must be chosen from Skate Canada Series 8 or the Skate Canada Contemporary Music selections. For Pre-Novice and Novice teams must choose from the ISU Pattern Dance music selections or choose music that meets tempo […]
ISU Communication 2256
The ISU has published Communication 2256 that contains Scale of Values for Ice Dance for the 2019/2020 season. Skate Canada’s Scale of Values which includes links to this Communication, as well as values for elements not included in the ISU Communication will be published prior to the start of the competition season.
ISU Program Component Chart Singles & Pair Skating/Ice Dance
The ISU Program Component Chart Singles & Pair Skating and Ice Dance contains important information related to Program Components including definitions of each as well as verbiage to help inform ranges for application of each component.
ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules
The ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules, Singles & Pair Skating and Ice Dance contains rules that govern the delivery of competitions sanctioned by the ISU, including the program requirements of Junior and Senior categories in these disciplines.
Competitive Ice Dance Category Test Requirements
With the implementation of STAR 6 – Gold assessment program September 1, 2019, the following updates to test requirements for Competitive Ice Dance categories have been approved. These updates will be included in revisions to Skate Canada Competition Program Requirements – Competitive Rule 3, with the updated version posted July 1, 2019. Pre-Juvenile Current Requirements […]
National Summer Series 2019-2020 Season
As part of Skate Canada’s review of our qualifying structure and in consultation with all sections, it has been decided that the National Summer Series will no longer serve as a method of qualification for Challenge effective the 2019-2020 season. National Summer Series events will remain an important part of the competition structure as we […]
ISU Communication 2239
The ISU has published Communication 2239 which contains important technical information for Ice Dance related to the following and to take effect for the 2019-2020 Season: Pattern Dances for International Competitions Music Requirements for Pattern Dances for International Competitions Rhythms or themes, Required Elements (including Key Points and Key Point Features for Pattern Dance Elements) and […]
Updates to Competitive Singles, Pairs and Ice Dance Requirements
This article contains a summary of some of the updates made to Competitive Singles, Pairs, and Ice Dance program requirements for the 2019-2020 season. Please note that this is not meant to be a comprehensive summary of all changes; rather it is to highlight some of those that are most significant. For a summary of […]