FIGURE SKATING – ICE DANCE – BADGE PROGRAM

Ice dance, sometimes referred to as ice dancing, is a discipline of figure skating rooted in ballroom dancing. An ice dance team can consist of one woman and one man, two women, or two men. Solo Ice Dance is also offered for a single woman or a single man.

The discipline is structured into six levels. At each level, skaters are required to perform two specified pattern dances.

Special Olympics Ice Dance Badge Program Curriculum

Waltz Badge Levels	Tango Badge Levels	Rhythm Blues Badge Levels
Level 1: A. Six-beat forward progressive (left and right) B. Six-beat forward outside swing roll (left and right)	Level 1: A. Four-beat forward chasse (left and right) B. Four-beat forward slide chasse (left and right) C. Four-beat forward outside swing roll (left and right)	Level1: A. Left forward outside progressive (four beats) to right forward outside swing roll (four beats) B. Left forward outside flare (two beats) to right forward inside progressive (four beats)
Level 2: A. Consecutive six-beat forward progressives (left and right, minimum two each direction) B. Consecutive six-beat forward outside swing rolls (left and right, minimum two in each direction)	Level 2: A. Consecutive four-beat forward chasses (left and right, minimum two each direction) B. Consecutive four-beat forward slide chasse, four-beat outside swing roll (left and right, minimum two in each direction)	Level 2: A. Left forward inside to right forward inside swing rolls (four beats each) B. Left forward outside progressive (four beats, done on counts three, four, one, two), step to the right forward inside cross behind (counts three, four), left forward outside cross behind (counts one, two), right forward inside (two beats each, counts three, four). (End pattern)
Level 3: A. Dutch Waltz Music: ¾ waltz, 138 beats per minute; two patterns or one time around the ice surface	Level 3: A. Canasta Tango with Music: two patterns or one time around the ice surface	Level 3: A. Rhythm Blues with Music (two patterns)

Waltz Badge Levels

Tango Badge Levels

Rhythm Blues Badge Levels

Level 1:

A. Six-beat forward progressive (left and right)

B. Six-beat forward outside swing roll (left and right)

Level 1:

A. Four-beat forward chasse (left and right)

B. Four-beat forward slide chasse (left and right)

C. Four-beat forward outside swing roll (left and right)

Level1:

A. Left forward outside progressive (four beats) to right forward outside swing
roll (four beats)

B. Left forward outside flare (two beats) to right forward inside progressive
(four beats)

Level 2:

A. Consecutive six-beat forward progressives (left and right, minimum two each
direction)

B. Consecutive six-beat forward outside swing rolls (left and right, minimum
two in each direction)

Level 2:

A. Consecutive four-beat forward chasses (left and right, minimum two each
direction)

B. Consecutive four-beat forward slide chasse, four-beat outside swing roll (left
and right, minimum two in each direction)

Level 2:

A. Left forward inside to right forward inside swing rolls (four beats each)

B. Left forward outside progressive (four beats, done on counts three, four,
one, two), step to the right forward inside cross behind (counts three, four), left
forward outside cross behind (counts one, two), right forward inside (two
beats each, counts three, four). (End pattern)

Level 3:

A. Dutch Waltz Music: ¾ waltz, 138 beats per minute; two patterns or one time
around the ice surface

Level 3:

A. Canasta Tango with Music: two patterns or one time around the ice surface

Level 3:

A. Rhythm Blues with Music (two patterns)