ice dancing

American  

noun

1. a competitive ice-skating event in which a couple, using basic skating figures and not being permitted to use lifts, performs choreographed movements to music, based on traditional ballroom dances.

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Etymology

Origin of ice dancing

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Cizeron is bidding for a second consecutive Olympic gold having won the ice dancing title in Beijing four years ago with former partner Gabriella Papadakis.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

"But they don't want ice dancing to change radically, so they are ready to punish anyone else who tries to be different."

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

For better or worse, Ravel’s “Boléro,” with its churning swell of sound, has stirred the imagination of artists over time, among them the choreographer Maurice Béjart and the ice dancing team of Torvill and Dean.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

McDavid went the length of the ice, dancing around a couple of defenders before sending a perfectly placed wrist shot into the corner.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

The prize was to skate in the ice show with Russian ice dancing stars Svetlana and Alexi Dubonov.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene