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

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ice dancing

On Monday, the Olympic skating competition continues with the ice dancing rhythm dance section with US world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates bidding for a first Olympic individual medal.

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

Chock and Bates defended their ice dancing title Saturday at the U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

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

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