A Note about Ice Dance Testing, Levels, and Solo Dance:
While you CAN test the pattern dances solo and get your Solo Gold Medal in Ice Dancing and compete in Solo Dance. However, if you decide at any point to do Partnered Dance (test or compete) you would have to start over from square one and re-take all your dance tests partnered. However, if you test your dances partnered from the beginning you can do EITHER partnered or solo dance competitions. (This applies to Standard Track, Adult, and Masters)
Dance Steps Definitions Dance Abbreviations
The Pattern (aka Compulsory) Dances are broken down into test levels as follows:
Preliminary Pattern Dances
- Dutch Waltz
- Canasta Tango
- Rhythm Blues
Pre-Bronze Pattern Dances
- Swing Dance
- Cha Cha
- Fiesta Tango
Bronze Pattern Dances
- Hickory Hoedown
- Willow Waltz
- Ten-Fox
Pre-Silver Pattern Dances
- Fourteenstep
- European Waltz
- Foxtrot
Silver Pattern Dances
- American Waltz
- Tango
- Rocker Foxtrot
Pre-Gold Pattern Dances
- Kilian
- Blues
- Paso Doble
- Starlight Waltz
Gold Pattern Dances
- Viennese Waltz
- Westminster Waltz
- Quickstep
- Argentine Tango
International Pattern Dances*
- Austrian Waltz
- Cha Cha Congelado
- Finnstep
- Golden Waltz
- Midnight Blues
- Ravensburger Waltz
- Rhumba
- Silver Samba
- Tango Romantica
- Tea-Time Foxtrot
- Yankee Polka
*International Dances are outside the normal test structure and can be taken after completing your Pre-Gold Pattern Dances.
