ice dancing

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noun

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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of ice dancing

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby ice dancing

ice-cream supper, ice crystals, ice cube, iced, ice dance, ice dancing, ice dock, icefall, ice feathers, ice field, ice fish

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Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
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But Huckabee (akin to Elizabeth Warren on the left) is like an ice cream sundae.
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There is one time, however, when couple dancing is in high demand, and that is around weddings.
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I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.
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Just who is crazy enough to go swimming when the pond across the street has a layer of ice across the top?
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He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Profiting by this, Benjy quietly moved away round a colossal buttress of the berg, and took refuge in an ice-cave.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The storm, however, was over; the moon and stars were shining in a clear sky, and the aurora was dancing merrily.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

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