Choreographic sequence
A choreographic sequence is a required element for figure skating in all international competitions. It is required in the free skating programs of senior and junior single skaters and in the free skating programs of senior pair skaters. It is also required during ice dancers' rhythm dances and free dances. Judges do not evaluate individual elements in a choreographic sequence; rather, they note that it was accomplished. Skaters must fulfill certain requirements to fulfill the highest points possible during choreographic sequences.
There are seven types of choreographic elements in ice dance: the Choreographic lift, the Choreographic spinning movement, the Choreographic assisted jump/lifting movement, the Choreographic twizzling movement, the Choreographic sliding movement, the Choreographic character step sequence, and the Choreographic hydroblading movement.
Background
[edit]A choreographic sequence is a required element for figure skating in all international competitions.[1][a] According to the International Skating Union (ISU), the organization that oversees the sport, a choreographic sequence "consists of at least two different skating movements like steps, turns, spirals, arabesques, spread eagles, Ina Bauers, hydroblading, any jumps with maximum of 2 revolutions, spins, etc."[3] Senior and junior single skaters must include a maximum of one choreographic sequence in their free skating program.[4]
Judges do not evaluate individual elements in a choreographic sequence; rather, they note that it was accomplished.[5] The pattern of the choreographic sequence is not restricted, but it must be clearly visible. The technical panel identifies when a choreographic sequence begins, at its first movement, and ends, which occurs when the skater prepares to perform the next element if it is not the last element of the program. It can be executed before or after the step sequence.[6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]- Special Regulations & Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2024". Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. Retrieved 16 August 2025 (S&P/ID 2024).
External links
[edit]- Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov executing a Choreographic spinning movement (YouTube clip). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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