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ice dancing

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of ice dancing

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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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

Among those to follow her were Debi Thomas, a two-time U.S. champion and a bronze medalist at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and Elizabeth Punsalan, a two-time Olympian and five-time national champion in ice dancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

The four-time ice dancing world champions also claimed four European titles and, in 1994, an Olympic bronze medal.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

And, it’s fitting because the duo has fueled U.S. ice dancing over the past decade.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2023

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

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