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INTERNATIONAL SOLO ICE DANCE COMPETITION GUIDELINES – GENERAL RULES AND REQUIREMENTS SEASON 2026-2027
Switzerland · English · 33 pages
Live federation-linked copy checked 14 September 2026; 2026/27 international solo competition guidelines, not a Swiss test ladder. Original-language text is shown as extracted. An original-page image is provided for diagram-only pages and the British skills guides. Extracted table text can lose column alignment; check the original before interpreting a table.
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Index
1 General Competition Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Category and Age Requirements for Solo Ice Dance ........................................................................................ 3
1.1.1 Category Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.2 Age Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Segments of International Solo Ice Dance Competitions .................................................................................. 3
1.3 Draws ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.4 Officials .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.5 Deductions ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Costume Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.7 Result Calculation .............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.8 Meetings ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.9 Scale of Values and Components Factors ................................................................................................... 4
2 Solo Ice Dance Novice ................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Pattern Dances .................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1.1 Basic Novice ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1.2 Intermediate Novice ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1.3 Advanced Novice ..................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.4 Music Requirements for Pattern Dances ................................................................................................. 6
2.1.5 Pattern Dances Diagrams ........................................................................................................................ 6
2.1.6 Pattern Dance Warm-Up Time ................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.7 Rhythm Dance and Free Dance Warm-Up Time ..................................................................................... 6
2.1.8 Warm-Up Group Sizes ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.9 Practice Ice .............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Solo Ice Dance Basic Novice Requirements ..................................................................................................... 7
2.2.1 Characteristics of Levels for Basic Novice Pattern Dances ..................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Free Dance Requirements for Solo Ice Dance Basic Novice ................................................................... 7
2.3 Solo Ice Dance Intermediate Novice Requirements .......................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 Characteristics of Levels for Intermediate Novice Pattern Dances .......................................................... 8
2.3.2 Free Dance Requirements for Solo Ice Dance Intermediate Novice ....................................................... 8
2.4 Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice Requirements .............................................................................................. 9
2.4.1 Characteristics of Levels for Advanced Novice Pattern Dances .............................................................. 9
2.4.2 Free Dance Requirements for Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice ........................................................... 9
3 Solo Ice Dance Junior ............................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Rhythm Dance Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Free Dance Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 12
*See page 22 for list of Choreographic Restrictions. Touching the ice with hand(s) on purpose when not permitted will be
considered an illegal element. ........................................................................................................................................... 12
4 Solo Ice Dance Senior Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Rhythm Dance Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Free Dance Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 15
5 Marking Guide for Grades of Execution of Required Elements Solo Ice Dance ....................................................... 17
5.1 Grades of Execution of Pattern Dance Elements & Pattern Dances 2026/27 – Solo Ice Dance .................... 17
5.2 Grades of Execution Required Elements (incl. PDE and Choreographic Elements) 2026/27 – Solo Ice Dance
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6 Program Components ............................................................................................................................................... 19
6.1 Program Components for Pattern Dances ...................................................................................................... 19
6.2 Program Components for Rhythm Dance and Free Dance ............................................................................ 20
7 Deduction Chart – Who is Responsible .................................................................................................................... 21
8 Explanation of Symbols on the Judges Details per Skater ....................................................................................... 23
9 Appendix A - Pattern Dance Diagrams ..................................................................................................................... 24
9.1 Diagrams Solo Ice Dance Basic Novice Pattern Dance ................................................................................. 26
9.1.1 Willow Waltz – 2026/27 (Set Pattern Dance) ........................................................................................ 26
9.1.2 Tango Fiesta – 2026/27 (Set Pattern Dance) ....................................................................................... 27
9.2 Diagrams Solo Ice Dance Intermediate Novice Pattern Dance ...................................................................... 28
9.2.1 Foxtrot – 2026/27 (Set Pattern Dance) ................................................................................................. 28
9.2.2 American Waltz – 2026/27 (Set Pattern Dance) ................................................................................... 29
9.3 Diagrams Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice Pattern Dance .......................................................................... 30
9.3.1 Paso Doble (Set Pattern Dance) ........................................................................................................... 30
9.3.2 Blues (Set Pattern Dance) .................................................................................................................... 31
9.4 Junior Rhythm Dance – Westminster Waltz ................................................................................................... 32
9.5 Senior Rhythm Dance – Golden Waltz A-Steps ............................................................................................. 33
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