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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