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What is Social Ice Dancing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The quick answer: Ballroom Dancing on Ice. Ice dancing has a long history and began as a social activity to attract skaters and families to figure skating clubs. Clubs had weekly social ice dance sessions that would often include an off-ice social event. Experienced dancers would teach new dancers the steps to hundreds of standard patterns. Ice Dancing gradually evolved into the competitive, Olympic figure skating event that it is today.\u00a0 It has a recognized USFSA test structure and sanctioned competitions at all levels. \u00a0Social Ice Dancing is not competitive and goes back to the roots of the sport. Nobody\u2019s judging you so you are free to enjoy the dancing and chat with your partner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Is This for Me?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Whatever your skating\u00a0level,\u00a0you will enjoy the weekend. It\u2019s all about being social and having fun. If you love to be with other\u00a0skaters who share your passion for ice dance you will have a great time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Do I need to come with a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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No, It\u2019s social ice dancing. Everyone\u00a0is encouraged\u00a0to dance with lots of different partners. If you don\u2019t come with a partner, no worries, you\u2019ll get plenty\u00a0of offers to dance. At past weekends the male\/female ratio has been pretty even so everyone got to dance most of the dances that they knew. If you are a solo dancer, this is a wonderful opportunity to try skating\u00a0with a partner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u2019m a Solo Dancer, will I have to dance with a partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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An Ice Dance Weekend is meant to be social.\u00a0 All dancers are strongly encouraged to skate with partners whenever possible. If you\u2019ve never danced with a non-coach partner, you\u2019ll find it\u2019s a whole different experience. Try it, you might like it. If you are asked to dance, courtesy\u00a0requires that you either accept the invitation or sit out the dance. If\u00a0no partners of the\u00a0opposite\u00a0sex are available, try shadow dancing with other solo dancers or switching roles\u00a0and partnering with someone of the same sex.\u00a0 \u00a0If you can\u2019t find a partner,\u00a0you are welcome to skate solo\u00a0as\u00a0long as you maintain a good pattern, enter the pattern behind all of the paired dancers and don\u2019t skate through partnered skaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What dances should I know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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\u200bTo get the most out of the weekend you should be comfortable with most of the first six dances in the USFA test structure.\u00a0 (Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango, Rhythm Blues, Swing Dance, Cha Cha and Fiesta Tango). It doesn\u2019t mean you have to have tested or passed, just that you know the steps and feel comfortable doing them with a partner.\u00a0 If you can add the Willow Waltz, Ten Fox, Fourteen Step\u00a0or Hickory to your repertoire you\u2019ll be dancing much of the time.\u00a0 Bronze through Gold dances are danced frequently at an Ice Dance Weekends and even a few international dances, by request.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a high level dancer and are afraid that you\u2019ve forgotten all the lower level dances, don\u2019t worry, you\u2019d be surprised how fast they come back.\u00a0There are a number of dances that are not part of the test structure that are often done at ice dance weekends including the Golden Skaters Waltz, Rose Petal Waltz (Three Lobe Waltz), Riverside Rhumba, Baby Blues and the Swing Waltz. Skaters who know these dances are more than happy to show you the steps and you can also find the patterns on the internet. We may all try leaning a new dance from the archives of \u201cDead Dances\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How can I learn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Any skater, hockey, figure or recreational, can learn to ice dance. If you are comfortable skating forward, on one foot and on inside and outside edges, you can learn the preliminary dances. Here\u2019s your chance to give it a try.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What should I wear?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Ice Dance weekends offer you an opportunity to dress up and show off some of those test and competition clothes hanging in the back of the closet. There is often a theme Friday night when many, but not all, skaters have\u00a0fun dressing up in costumes. But the emphasis is on fun and ice dancing so you are welcome to wear whatever is safe and comfortable. Bring a light jacket or sweater in case the rink is cold, it usually is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Are all ages welcome?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes, skaters of all ages are welcome to join us at the Atlanta Ice Dance Weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4411,"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4410\/revisions\/4411"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlantafsc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}