ice dance

noun

1. any of a number of dances, mostly based on ballroom dancing, performed by a couple skating on ice

Derived Forms

• ice dancer, noun
• ice dancing, noun

Example Sentences

The British pair had broken new ground in ice dance by moving away from the sport’s origins in ballroom dancing and the ballet-influenced style of the then-dominant Soviet Union.

From Seattle Times

They were the first pair not from the Soviet Union to win Olympic gold in ice dance.

From Seattle Times

Nine days hence lay a risky, risqué, gamble: a shot at Olympic ice dance gold which depended on a routine that bent the rules and challenged convention - a free dance number that could burn up like chiffon to a spark.

From BBC

"You know you are getting this type of lift, that they have to do that spin and that footwork," explains Dean of the modern-day ice dance scene.

From BBC

Madison Hubbell and ice dance partner Zach Donohue have both gotten married since the Beijing Games — Hubbell to Spanish ice dancer Adrian Diaz and Donohue to Australian dancer Chantelle Kerry.

From Seattle Times