(Emphasis on skating skills, musical and artistic interpretation with limited technical elements).

An INTERPRETIVE DANCE is the skating of an exhibition dance which is a creative program

with unprescribed dance steps and movements expressing the character of the

music chosen by the skaters to express a concept, story, theme or idea.

a) DURATION: Minimim 2 minutes - Maximum 5 minutes

b) MUSIC: Not restricted except that it must be predominantly vocal throughout.

c) COMPOSITION: Selection free including spirals, jumps, spins, lifts and step sequences.

The theme must be developed through SKATING QUALITY

rather than non-skating quality actions and activities.

d)MARKING: 5 Program Components Score

1- Skating Skills

2- Transitions/Linking footwork/movements

3- Performance/Execution

4- Composition/Choreography

5- Interpretation/Timing

Definition:

Overall Skating quality: edge control and flow over the

surface demonstrated by a command of the skating

vocabulary (edges, steps, turns etc.), the clarity of technique

and the use of effortless power to accelerate and vary speed.

Criteria:

The varied and/or intricate footwork, positions, movements and holds that link

all elements. In singles and pairs this also includes the entrances and exits of

technical elements.

In evaluating the Transitions/Linking Footwork and Movement, the following

must be considered:

– Variety

– Difficulty

– Intricacy

– Quality (including unison in Pairs & Groups)

– Balance of workload between partners (Pairs & Groups)

Performance: is the involvement of the skater/pair physically, emotionally and

intellectually as they translate the intent of the music and choreography.

Execution: is the quality of movement and precision in delivery. This includes

harmony of movement in Pair Skating.

In evaluating the Performance/Execution, the following must be considered:

– Physical, emotional and intellectual involvement

– Carriage

– Style and individuality/personality

– Clarity of movement

– Variety and contrast

– Projection

– Unison and "oneness" (Pairs & Groups)

– Balance in performance (Pairs & Groups)

– Spatial awareness between partners - management of the distance between

partners and management of changes of hold (Pairs & Groups)

An intentional, developed and/or original arrangement of all

movements according to the principles of proportion, unity, space,

structure and phrasing.

In evaluating the Choreography/Composition the following must be considered:

– Purpose (idea, concept, vision, mood)

– Proportion (equal weight of parts)

– Unity (purposeful threading of all movements)

– Utilization of personal and public space

– Pattern and surface coverage

– Phrasing and form (movements and parts structured to match the phrasing of the music)

– Originality of purpose, movement and design

– Shared responsibility in achieving purpose (Pairs & Groups)

The personal and creative translation of the music to movement on skates.

In evaluating the Interpretation of the music, the following must be considered:

– Effortless movement in time to the music (timing)

– Expression of the music's style, character and rhythm

– Use of *finesse to reflect the nuances of the music

– Relationship between the partners reflecting the character of the music (Pairs & Groups)

*Finesse is the skater's refined, artful manipulation of nuances. Nuances are the

personal artistic ways of bringing subtle variations to the intensity, tempo, and

dynamics of the music made by the composer and/or musicians.

Based on ISU Special Regulations 2004