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INTERNATIONAL SOLO ICE DANCE COMPETITION GUIDELINES – TECHNICAL RULES AND LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 2026-2027

Switzerland · English · 28 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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INTERNATIONAL SOLO ICE DANCE COMPETITION GUIDELINES – TECHNICAL RULES AND LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 2026-2027 original page 28
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Use the following steps to time the BPM for the RD Pattern Dance Elements: When counting the tempo for the Pattern Dance Elements The Westminster and Golden Waltzes, we are looking for a minimum beats per minute only. The best way to do this is to use a stopwatch to time the dance for 15 seconds and you will find ¼ of how many beats there are in one minute. When you multiply this number by 4 you have your beats per minute for the dance. Counting every beat can be a lot of counting and confusing even for just 15 seconds. It is often easier to use the same method as for Novice and count measures. ie; (1,2,3,4,5,6), (2,2,3,4,5,6), (3,2,3,4,5,6), and so on. Then you can use the charts we have created in the Requirements Handbook (which are detailed below) as a reference of at least how many measures need to be skated in 15 seconds. We have done the math ahead of time to find the minimum number of beats and measures in 15 seconds for each dance below. Math for the Westminster: 162 beats per minute equals 40.5 beats per 15 seconds (162 divided by 4). 40.5 beats divided by 6 beats in a measure equals 6.75 measures. For the Westminster Waltz, a minimum of 162 beats per measure, when counted in measures of 6 beats would equal to 6.75 measures in 15 seconds as see in the match above. That means you need to count: (1,2,3,4,5,6), (2,2,3,4,5,6), (3,2,3,4,5,6), (4,2,3,4,5,6) (5,2,3,4,5,6), (6,2,3,4,5,6,), (7,2,3,4,5,Stop the watch) The 6th beat of that 7th measure would be more than you need to get to 162 beats so click stop on your stopwatch on beat 6 of the 7th measure. (We stop on beat 6 because we do not want to include it in the count. Just like when timing Novice Pattern Dances, you are not including a beat in your timing until you reach the following beat) If the stopwatch reads 15 seconds or less, the tempo is correct. Math for the Golden Waltz: 186 beats per minute equals 46.5 beats in 15 seconds (186 divided by 4). 46.5 divided by 6 beats in a measure equals 7.75 measures. For the Golden Waltz, a minimum of 186 beats per measure, when counted in measures of 6 beats would equal to 7.75 measures in 15 seconds as see in the match above. That means you need to count: (1,2,3,4,5,6), (2,2,3,4,5,6), (3,2,3,4,5,6), (4,2,3,4,5,6) (5,2,3,4,5,6), (6,2,3,4,5,6,), (7,2,3,4,5,6), (8,2,3,4,5, Stop the watch) Just like with the Westminster, the 6th beat of that last measure would be more than you need to get to 186 beats so click stop on beat 6 of the 8th measure. (We stop on beat 6 because we do not want to include it in the count. Just like when timing Novice Pattern Dances, you are not including a beat in your timing until you reach the following beat) If your stopwatch says 15 seconds or less, the tempo is correct. Remember is human error is at least up to 0.03 seconds every time you use a stop watch so go in favor of the skater if it is very close 15 seconds. 28