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Ravensburger Waltz

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Australia Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

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Testing

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wnload 12 - Viennese Waltz Download 13 - Austrian Waltz Download 14 - Starlight Waltz Download 15 - Ravensburger Waltz Download 16 - Golden Waltz Download 17 - Hickory Hoedown Download 18 - Kilian Download 19 - Maple Leaf March Coming soon 20 - Yankee Polka Download 21 - Quickstep Download 22 - Finnstep Download 23 - Paso Doble Download

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By-Laws Section 2 Tests Part D - Ice Dance and Solo Ice Dance

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ilver Pattern Dance (Recreational) Test (partnered), or • Had overseas equivalency granted. a) (15) Ravensburger Waltz - 2 sequences b) (16) Golden Waltz - 2 sequences c) (20) Yankee Polka - 2 sequences d) (22) Finnstep - 2 sequences By-Law 259 Reserved

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Senior Gold

Pattern Dance (Recreational) Tests

Ravensburger Waltz

    Recorded element mention. Read the linked test for its complete obligation and conditions.

    Translation: Not applicable. Working translations may be unreviewed. Evidence gaps and source conditions remain applicable.

    current at 2026-09-04 · pp. 3-5; Senior Gold

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    Canada Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 7 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

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    STAR Assessments

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    Dance elements are: Accuracy Edge Quality Carriage/Clarity 12.2. Diamond Dance Test Pattern Dances Ravensburger Waltz Tango Romantica Yankee Polka Rhumba Austrian Waltz Golden Waltz Passing requirement for the Diamond Dance Test: The skater must achieve Satisfactory or better in all six criteria for partnered dances and all except unis

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 113 Diamond Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz Music Tempo Pattern Inventor Waltz 3/4 • 66 measures of 3 beats per minute • 198 beats per minute Optional Angelika and Erich Buck and Betty Callaway First Performed West German Figure Skating Championships, Krefeld, 19

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 114 Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz Focus Areas Focus Area 1 Skater B (Lead) & Skater A (Follow): Steps 14 - 18 Skater B (Lead): LFI OpCSt, RBI, LBO, RFO, XB-LFIO Skater A (Follow): LFI OpCSt, RBI, LBO, RFO, XB-LFIO Skater B (Lead) & Skater A (Follow): Co

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 115 Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz Step Chart Hold Step No. B (Lead) Steps Number of Beats of Music A (Follow) Steps Closed 1 RFI3-Sw 2+1+3 6 LFO-SwR 2 LFO-SwR 6 2+1+3 RFI3-Sw 3 RFI3-Sw 2+1+3 6 LFO-SwR 4 LFO 2 1+1 “and” RFI-Tw 1 /RFI OpC-St (between coun

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 116 Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz Step Chart Hold Step No. B (Lead) Steps Number of Beats of Music A (Follow) Steps Closed 38 RFO 3 LBO 39 LFO3 1+1 2 RBO 40 RBO 1 1⁄2 + 1⁄2 LFO3 41 LFO 3 RBO

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    e Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 117 Dance Pattern - Skater B (LEAD) Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz

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    Dance Assessment Resource Guide

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    Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 118 Dance Pattern - Skater A (FOLLOW) Diamond A - Ravensburger Waltz

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    China Not established from indexed evidence

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    No individually linked requirement match has been established. This does not mean the element is absent. Check programmes and evidence gaps.

    Finland Not established from indexed evidence

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    No individually linked requirement match has been established. This does not mean the element is absent. Check programmes and evidence gaps.

    France Not established from indexed evidence

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    No individually linked requirement match has been established. This does not mean the element is absent. Check programmes and evidence gaps.

    Germany Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 1 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    Technical class 1

    Lady’s Ravensburger Waltz steps 1–8.

    This wording may specify a music reference or selected steps, not the complete named dance. Read the source context.

    Working English navigation through the thirteen dance sheets linked by the federation. Sheets are printed September/October 2022; a current listing is not a new edition. Not independently reviewed. Exact step codes, beats and execution instructions remain in the original sheet below, not replaced by these headings. Named dances still require their full patterns and execution rules.

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    Great Britain / United Kingdom Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 1 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

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    Ice Dance Test Manual

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    NTS PASS REQUIREMENTS Two (2) of the following Pattern Dances must be skated, chosen by the skater: Ravensburger Waltz (2 seq). Finnstep (2 seq). Midnight Blues (2 seq). Golden Waltz (2 seq). Austrian Waltz (2 seq). The combined GOE must be no lower than +2. No element received a GOE of lower than 0. Each Program Component must receive

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    Italy Not established from indexed evidence

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    No individually linked requirement match has been established. This does not mean the element is absent. Check programmes and evidence gaps.

    Japan Not established from indexed evidence

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    No individually linked requirement match has been established. This does not mean the element is absent. Check programmes and evidence gaps.

    New Zealand Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

    Retrieval coverage: 0 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 3 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

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    2026 Rules and Regulations - 500 Section Tests

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    e on the ice surface as follows: a) For two sequences of the dance: Starlight Waltz Argentine Tango Ravensburger Waltz Tango Romantica Yankee Polka Golden Waltz Austrian Waltz Silver Samba Cha Cha Congelado Tango Westminster Waltz European Waltz American Waltz Midnight Blues Swing Dance Dutch Waltz Finnstep Willow Waltz b) For three seq

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    2026 Rules and Regulations - 500 Section Tests

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    t the time of the test application): Tango Romantica Minimum GOE Total: -4 total for the 4 sections Ravensburger Waltz Minimum GOE Total: -4 total for the 4 sections Golden Waltz Minimum GOE Total: -4 total for the 4 sections Midnight Blues Minimum GOE Total: -4 total for the 4 sections Finnstep Minimum GOE Total: -4 total for the 4 sec

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    2026 Rules and Regulations - 800 Section Adult Tests

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    y two of the following dances (to be declared at the time of the test application): Tango Romantica Ravensburger Waltz Yankee Polka Golden Waltz Midnight Blues Finnstep 814 REQUIREMENTS FOR FREE DANCE TESTS For tests A1 - A3, the execution/performance of the program shall be evaluated according to the following three-point scale: • Exce

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    Norway Not established from indexed evidence

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    Russia Not established from indexed evidence

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    Sweden Not established from indexed evidence

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    Switzerland Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

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    Règlement complémentaire tests de Danse sur glace 2024-2025

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    z 37 Rhumba 40 Cha-Cha Congelado 42 Silver Samba 44 1.7.6 Test de Danse sur Glace de 1ère classe 47 Ravensburger Waltz 47 Golden Waltz 49 Yankee Polka 52 Tango Romantica 55 Danse de Rythme (Rhythm Dance) 57 2 TESTS NATIONAUX 58 2.1 Introduction 58 2.2 Panels / Officiels de compétition 58 2.2.1 Composition 59 2.2.2 Conflits d’intéret 59

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    United States Evidence mentions found; conditions vary

    Retrieval coverage: 1 linked requirement records, 0 supplemental entries and 0 document pages. These counts can overlap. This topic has not received a complete country-specific obligation review.

    International

    Pattern Dance tests

    Ravensburger Waltz

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      Translation: Not applicable. Working translations may be unreviewed. Evidence gaps and source conditions remain applicable.

      current at 2026-09-04 · Pattern Dance Test Requirements, International

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