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Dance Assessment Resource Guide

Canada · English · 160 pages

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Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 5 Strategies for training Dance development can be trained in several formats. Adding variety to training will increase consistency, interest and skill acquisition. - Introduce, develop and refine dance steps by training them in dance step classes, edge/turn classes, power classes, etc. - Offer creative movement or movement to music classes, both on and off the ice, to increase awareness and development of expression and timing. - Work with specialists in the field. - Add arms, body movement, facial expressions and nuances to edge-turn classes, power classes and more. - Assign themes to some classes: Tango week, Waltzing Wednesday, Foxtrot Friday, etc. - Station work: Waltz station, Tango/Paso station, Foxtrot/Swing station, etc. - Train shadow dance to assist power development, timing and edge depth. - Use a variety of music from the ISU, Skate Canada Series 8, and Skate Canada Contemporary music list to add variety and interest. - To save coaching time, the same Gold Rhythm Dance can be used for multiple skaters. Coaches may develop a few different options/styles (e.g. Starlight Waltz rhythm dance, Blues rhythm dance, Argentine Tango rhythm dance) that can be reused in the future. The program does not have to be individualized as the content is assessed to standard and the skater’s ability to perform the full pattern assessment criteria. Note to Coaches: All disciplines can be trained on any session. It is not mandatory to segregate disciplines into different sessions. For easy training accessibility, it is recommended to allow skaters to train all areas of the STAR content on the same session.