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

Example Sentences

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

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

Worse, she’s taken up ice dancing; she goes to classes at the local indoor rink, and tangos and waltzes in time to tinny music, holding hands with other women.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood