Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions. This week’s edition focuses on ice dance technical and/or historical information. What are the newest Pattern Dances to be adopted by…
Welcome to this week’s Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions. For this edition, we consulted our experts for several of the questions. What is the difference between ice dance blades…
Welcome to the first Ask IDC Question & Answer (Q&A)! Thank you for submitting all of your great questions over the past few weeks. Who decides which rhythms/patterns will be part of the rhythm dance each year? The ISU’s Ice…
by Francesca Team IDC’s Francesca attended Patinage Atypique on April 2, in Montreal Canada. Marjorie Lajoie, who organized Patinage Atypique, graciously answered a few questions about the benefit show. How did the idea of Patinage Atypique develop? ML: I wanted…
At the World Championships in Saitama, Japan, the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee conducted a Coaches’ Meeting and discussed the 2019-2020 Senior and Junior Rhythm and Free Dances. Anne Calder of Ice-Dance.com has compiled the following highlights of the…
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss There was a slight shift in the overnight standings. The top two after the rhythm dance, Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron and Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov, kept their spots. Americans Madison…
by Anne Calder | Photo by Robin Ritoss The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 14-24 in Saitama, Japan. Twenty-seven teams from 20 ISU countries competed in the Rhythm Dance. (RD) European teams won the top three…