(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 mouvements expressing the
character of the
music chosen by the skaters to express a concept, story, theme
or idea.
Requirements:
a) DURATION: Minimim 2 minutes - Maximum 4 minutes
b) MUSIC: Not restricted except thet it must be
predominantly vocal throughout.
c) COMPOSITION: Selection free including spirals, jumps,
spins, lifts and step séquences.
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.
1 - SKATING SKILLS
Definition:
Overall Skating quality: edge control and flow over the
ice
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:
-Variety of Dance
holds (not excessive side by side and hand in hand)
PERFORMANCE/EXECUTION
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)
COMPOSITION/CHOREOGRAPHY
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
- 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)
INTERPRETATION/TIMING
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.