{"id":42883,"date":"2026-03-16T23:19:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/?page_id=42883"},"modified":"2026-08-27T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:59:08","slug":"compulsory-original-dances-1968-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ice-dance.com\/site\/reference\/compulsory-original-dances-1968-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Compulsory & Original Dances (1968-2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the 2010 season, the ISU combined the compulsory and original dances into one and created a \u2018short dance\u2019 for ice dance. This created consistency amongst all four disciplines by allowing each to have a short and free program. Below is a list of compulsory and original dances by year for senior (1968-2010) and junior (1999-2010).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


SENIOR COMPULSORY & ORIGINAL DANCES BY YEAR (1968-2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEASON<\/strong><\/span><\/td> COMPULSORY DANCES<\/strong><\/span><\/td>ORIGINAL DANCES <\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1968-69<\/td>Foxtrot, Westminster Waltz, Kilian, Blues<\/td>Couples chose their own rhythm.<\/td><\/tr>
1969-70<\/td>Viennese Waltz, ??, ??, ??<\/td>Couples chose their own rhythm.<\/td><\/tr>
1970-71<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Rocker Foxtrot, Silver Samba<\/td>Couples chose their own rhythm.<\/td><\/tr>
1971-72<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Rhumba, Argentine Tango<\/td>Samba (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1972-73<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Rhumba, Argentine Tango<\/td>Waltz (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1973-74<\/td> <\/td>Tango (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1974-75<\/td> <\/td>Blues (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1975-76<\/td>Quickstep, Kilian, Viennese Waltz Argentine Tango, Starlight Waltz<\/td>Rhumba (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1976-77<\/td>Ravensburger Waltz, Quickstep, Argentine Tango<\/td>March (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1977-78<\/td>Tango Romantica, ??, ??<\/td>Paso Doble (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1978-79<\/td>Viennese Waltz, Blues, Yankee Polka<\/td>Waltz (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1979-80<\/td>Tango Romantica, Kilian, Starlight Waltz<\/td>Fox Trot (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1980-81<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Paso Doble, Rhumba<\/td>Cha Cha (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1981-82<\/td>Yankee Polka, Blues, Viennese Waltz<\/td>Blues (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1982-83<\/td>Quickstep, Argentine Tango, Ravensburger Waltz<\/td>Rock \u2018n Roll (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1983-84<\/td>Rhumba, Westminster Waltz, Paso Doble<\/td>Paso Doble (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1984-85<\/td>Viennese Waltz, Yankee Polka, Blues<\/td>Quickstep (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1985-86<\/td>Paso Doble, Westminster Waltz, ??<\/td>Polka (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1986-87<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Blues, Yankee Polka, Rhumba<\/td>Viennese Waltz (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1987-88<\/td>Kilian, Paso Doble, Viennese Waltz<\/td>Tango (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1988-89<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Yankee Polka, ??<\/td>Charleston (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1989-90<\/td>Starlight waltz, Kilian, Paso Doble, Tango Romantica<\/td>Samba (OSP)<\/td><\/tr>
1990-91<\/td>Ravensburger Waltz, Rhumba, ??, ??<\/td>Blues<\/td><\/tr>
1991-92<\/td>Paso Doble, Blues, Tango Romantica, Viennese Waltz<\/td>Polka<\/td><\/tr>
1992-93<\/td>Kilian, Yankee Polka, Argentine Tango, and Westminster Waltz<\/td>Viennese Waltz<\/td><\/tr>
1993-94<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Blues, Tango Romantica, ??<\/td>Rhumba<\/td><\/tr>
1994-95<\/td>Rhumba, Argentine Tango, Ravensburger Waltz, Yankee Polka<\/td>Quickstep<\/td><\/tr>
1995-96<\/td>Silver Samba, Paso Doble, Tango Romantica, Golden Waltz<\/td>Paso Doble<\/td><\/tr>
1996-97<\/td>Rhumba, Golden Waltz, Yankee Polka, Argentine Tango<\/td>Tango<\/td><\/tr>
1997-98<\/td>Silver Samba, Quickstep, Argentine Tango, Golden Waltz<\/td>Jive<\/td><\/tr>
1998-99<\/td>Ravensburger Waltz, Paso Doble, Tango Romantica, Blues<\/td>Waltz<\/td><\/tr>
1999-2000<\/td>Viennese Waltz, Yankee Polka, Quickstep, Argentine Tango<\/td>Latin Combination: Meringue, Cha Cha, Samba, Mambo, Rhumba<\/td><\/tr>
2000-2001<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Rhumba, Silver Samba, Tango Romantica<\/td>Charleston, Foxtrot, Quickstep and March<\/td><\/tr>
2001-2002<\/td>Ravensburger Waltz, Golden Waltz, Quickstep, Blues<\/td>Tango, Flamenco, Paso Doble and Spanish Waltz<\/td><\/tr>
2002-2003<\/td>Austrian Waltz, Quickstep, Tango Romantica, Midnight Blues<\/td>Memories of a Grand Ball: Waltz, Polka, March, and Gallop<\/td><\/tr>
2003-2004<\/td>Austrian Waltz, Ravensburger Waltz, Yankee Polka, Midnight Blues<\/td>Swing Combo: Jive, Boogie Woogie, Jitterbug, Rock N\u2019 Roll and Blues<\/td><\/tr>
2004-2005<\/td>Midnight Blues, Rhumba, Golden Waltz<\/td>Foxtrot, Quickstep, Charleston<\/td><\/tr>
2005-2006<\/td>Yankee Polka, Ravensburger Waltz, Tango Romantica<\/td>Latin Combination: Meringue, Cha Cha, Samba, Mambo, Rhumba<\/td><\/tr>
2006-2007<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Golden Waltz and Rhumba<\/td>Tango<\/td><\/tr>
2007-2008<\/td>Austrian Waltz, Yankee Polka, Argentine Tango<\/td>Folk, Country<\/td><\/tr>
2008-2009<\/span><\/td>Finnstep (the new quickstep), Paso Doble, Viennese Waltz<\/td>Rhythms and Dances of the 1920\u2019s, 1930\u2019s or 1940\u2019s<\/td><\/tr>
2009-2010<\/td>Golden Waltz, Tango Romantica<\/td>Folk, Country<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


JUNIOR COMPULSORY & ORIGINAL DANCES BY YEAR (1999-2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEASON<\/strong><\/span><\/td>COMPULSORY DANCES <\/strong><\/span><\/td>ORIGINAL DANCES<\/strong> <\/span><\/td><\/tr>
1999-2000<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Kilian, Tango, and Blues<\/td>Latin Combination: Meringue, Cha Cha, Samba, Mambo, Rhumba<\/td><\/tr>
2000-2001<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Rhumba, Cha Cha Congelado and Argentine Tango<\/td>Charleston, Foxtrot, Quickstep and March<\/td><\/tr>
2001-2002<\/td>Rocker Foxtrot, American Waltz, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep<\/td>Tango, Flamenco, Paso Doble and Spanish Waltz<\/td><\/tr>
2002-2003<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Silver Samba, Argentine Tango, Blues<\/td>Memories of a Grand Ball: Waltz, Polka, March, and Gallop<\/td><\/tr>
2003-2004<\/td>Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, Paso Doble, Rhumba<\/td>Jazz Era Combo: Jive, Boogie Woogie, Jitterbug, Rock N\u2019 Roll and Blues<\/td><\/tr>
2004-2005<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Cha Cha Congelado, Argentine Tango, Blues<\/td>Foxtrot, Quickstep, Charleston<\/td><\/tr>
2005-2006<\/td>Paso Doble, Austrian Waltz, Westminster Waltz and Quickstep<\/td>Latin Combination: Meringue, Cha Cha, Samba, Mambo, Rhumba<\/td><\/tr>
2006-2007<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Silver Samba, Midnight Blues <\/span><\/td>Tango<\/td><\/tr>
2007-2008<\/td>Viennese Waltz, Cha Cha Congelado, Blues<\/td>Folk, Country<\/td><\/tr>
2008-2009<\/td>Starlight Waltz, Paso Doble<\/td>Rhythms and Dances of the 1920\u2019s, 1930\u2019s or 1940\u2019s<\/td><\/tr>
2009-2010<\/td>Westminster Waltz, Argentine Tango<\/td>Folk, Country<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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