2015-16 Short Dance Requirements - This chart will go into effect July 1, 2015.
SHORT DANCE
LIFTS
STEP SEQUENCES
TWIZZLES
PATTERN DANCE REQUIREMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1 Short Lift
1 Not Touching
Circular or Midline or Diagonal
1 Set of
Sequential
Twizzles
Two Sections of Starlight Waltz
Music requirements:
Short Lifts are
max 6 seconds
May be skated
anywhere in the
program except
in the required
not touching step
sequence.
JUNIOR
2:50 +/- 10 sec
Both partners may cross each
other’s tracing(s) and may switch
from matching footwork to mirror
and vice versa.
The partners should remain as close
together as possible, but they must
not touch. The distance between the
skaters should generally not be
more than two arms lengths apart.
Crossing the axis during the not
touching step sequence and
performing the not touching circular
step sequence in the clockwise
direction are permitted.
Not Permitted Elements: Stops,
pattern regressions and loops are
not to be included in the step
sequence.
If a lift is performed it will be
identified and called “no value” and
the judges will ignore the element.
Two twizzles
skated
simultaneously
with up to one
step in between
twizzles.
May be skated
anywhere in the
program except
in the required
not touching step
sequence.
Skated one after the other, section 1 (steps #117) followed by section 2 (steps #18-32)
Waltz plus any number of the following rhythms:
foxtrot, march or polka, which are described in the
ISU Dance Music Rhythms Booklet 1995.
Step #1 skated on the judges’ left side.
Choreography Restrictions
See ISU Communication 1932 for key points.
Timing: The pattern dance elements must be
skated in strict time to the music with the start
of the first step of pattern dance element
section 1 on beat 1 of a four measure musical
phrase.
The pattern dance elements must be skated on
the waltz rhythm, in any style of waltz. The
tempo of music throughout the pattern dance
elements must be constant and in accordance
with the required tempo of the Starlight Waltz,
i.e. 58 measures of three beats or 174 beats
per minute, plus or minus 3 beats per minute.
The pattern must proceed in a generally constant
direction and must not cross the long axis of the ice
surface except once at each end of the rink (within
no more than 20 meters of the barrier).
Loops in either direction are permitted provided they
do not cross the long axis.
After the clock is started with the first movement, the
couple must not remain in one place for more than
10 seconds. During the program, either up to two full
stops (duration must not exceed 5 seconds each) or
up to one full stop (duration must not exceed 10
seconds) are permitted.
See Rule 6090 in the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook
for detailed rules for the Short Dance.
Kneeling or sliding on two knees or sitting on the ice
is not allowed and will be considered as a fall by the
Technical Panel.
Jumps of up to 1 revolution are
permitted as long as they are not
performed simultaneously.
Illegal Elements
Jumps of more than 1 revolution or jumps of 1
revolution skated at the same time by both partners.
Lying on the ice
This chart highlights the elements in each program. It is not meant to replace the reading of the rules in the current version of the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook. Should this chart disagree with the current
U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook in any aspect, the rulebook takes precedence.
Short Dance 2015-16 Version 2.0 – 5/29/2015 JMR
2015-16 Short Dance Requirements - This chart will go into effect July 1, 2015.
SHORT DANCE
LIFTS
STEP SEQUENCES
TWIZZLES
PATTERN DANCE REQUIRMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1 Short Lift
1 Partial Step Sequence in
Hold
1 Set of
Sequential
Twizzles
Two Sections of Ravensburger Waltz
Music requirements:
Short Lifts are
max 6 seconds
May be skated
anywhere in the
program except
in the required
partial step
sequence.
Pattern: one full circuit of the
ice surface starting immediately
after the mandatory stop (i.e.
the partial step sequence
cannot start from the beginning
of the program) and finishing at
the same point.
Duration: any exact number of
four measure musical phrases;
SENIOR
2:50 +/- 10 sec
Holds: hand-in-hand hold with
extended arms cannot be
established, and partners must
remain in contact at all times,
even during changes of holds
and during twizzles;
Not Permitted Elements:
Stops, pattern retrogressions,
loops and separations are not
permitted in the partial step
sequence.
Timing: The partial step
sequence must be skated in
strict time to the music with the
start of the first step on beat 1 of
a four measure musical phrase.
Two twizzles
skated
simultaneously
with up to one
step in between
twizzles.
May be skated
anywhere in the
program except
in the required
Partial Step
Sequence.
Skated one after the other, section 1 (steps #1-19)
followed by section 2 (steps #20-41)
Waltz plus any number of the following rhythms:
foxtrot, march or polka, which are described in
the ISU Dance Music Rhythms Booklet 1995.
Step #1 skated on the judges’ left side.
Choreography Restrictions
See ISU Communication 1932 for key points.
Timing: The pattern dance elements must be skated
in strict time to the music with the start of the first step
of pattern dance element section 1 on beat 1 of a four
measure musical phrase.
The pattern dance element must be skated on the
waltz rhythm in any waltz style. The tempo of the
music throughout the pattern dance elements must be
constant and in accordance with the required tempo
of the Ravensburger Waltz, i.e. 66 measures of three
beats or 198 beats per minute, plus or minus 3 beats
per minute.
The pattern must proceed in a generally constant
direction and must not cross the long axis of the
ice surface except once at each end of the rink
(within no more than 20 meters of the barrier).
Loops in either direction are permitted provided
they do not cross the long axis.
Crossing the long axis while performing steps
#10-15 in the Ravensburger Waltz is permitted.
After the clock is started with the first movement,
the couple must not remain in one place for more
than 10 seconds. One full stop (max 10 seconds)
must be included, and this stop indicates the
starting point of the partial step sequence.
See Rule 6090 in the U.S. Figure Skating
Rulebook for detailed rules for the Short Dance.
Kneeling or sliding on two knees or sitting on the
ice is not allowed and will be considered as a fall
by the Technical Panel.
Illegal Elements
The partial step sequence must
be skated on one of the rhythms
other than the waltz (foxtrot,
march or polka) in the style of
the chosen rhythm. The tempo
of the music throughout the
partial step sequence is not
specified but must be constant.
Jumps of more than 1 revolution or jumps of 1
revolution skated at the same time by both
partners.
Lying on the ice
This chart highlights the elements in each program. It is not meant to replace the reading of the rules in the current version of the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook. Should this chart disagree with the current
U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook in any aspect, the rulebook takes precedence.
Short Dance 2015-16 Version 2.0 – 5/29/2015 JMR