Ice dancer Tanith Belbin White answers your most googled questions about the Olympic sport, including how they stand on each other.
Ice dancers are expected to be no more than two arms’ lengths apart. The key components of an ice dance are the twizzle , a pattern dance, lift, spin, step sequence and myriad choreographic elements.
“The ice dance event features two skaters working as a team to perform intricate maneuvers, steps, and acrobatics, all while staying in close contact throughout the program and with an emphasis on musicality and interpretation. Think ballroom dancing mixed with Cirque du Soleil, and you might get an idea of what to expect!” says Belbin White.
And the costumes also play their part. “The fabric from costumes provides another layer of protection, in the case of the women standing on the man’s leg, which is a common type of ice dance lift,” says Belbin. “The rest is technique. If either partner is unstable or the timing in establishing the lift position is off, that’s when accidents can happen.
are a series of turns on one foot. The skaters perform the rotations quickly with a continuous action, side by side, preferably close to each other on the ice .Streeter Lecka / Getty ImagesAgain, it’s a case of practice, practice, and more practice, because there’s very little margin for error. “In the case of a rotating lift, when one partner is spinning across the ice while holding the other off the ice, it has as much to do with momentum as it does timing and strength.
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