What's the difference between figure skating and ice dancing?

The sports content, origin time and action essentials of the two are different;

1, different sports contents:

Figure skating is an ice sport that combines skill and art. Accompanied by music, the judges slide out various tricks on the ice, perform various skills and dance moves, and decide the ranking according to the action score.

Ice Dance is a performance in which a man and a woman perform some footwork and dance sliding on the ice with the rhythm of music.

2. Different origins:

Figure skating originated in Britain in the18th century, and then developed rapidly in Germany, America, Canada and other European and American countries. The International Skating Federation stipulates that there are three events: single figure skating, double figure skating and ice dancing.

Ice dancing originated from figure skating and started in Britain in 1930s. After years of evolution, it has gone beyond the category of figure skating, thus forming an independent ice and snow sport.

3, action requirements are different:

Ice dancing is different from men's and women's figure skating. It focuses on dance steps and has strict restrictions on technical movements. Lifting is not allowed in ice dancing. The arrangement of ice dance is not arbitrary, and ice dance must complete various dances.

Pair skating requires a male skater and a female skater to perform synchronized single skating on the ice, as well as the unique movements of pair skating: throwing jump, lifting, double spin (two skaters rotate around a * * * coaxial center at the same time), spiral, twist and so on.

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