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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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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

Earlier this month, Torvill said Fear and Gibson had "taken ice dancing in Great Britain to another level".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

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 ice show was organized by Tatiana Navka, a 2006 Olympic ice dancing champion, who is the wife of Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 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

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