page_title: Short dance
section_title: 2017–18 season
hierarchical_section_title: Short dance / Requirements / 2017–18 season
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Виктория Ковалева и Юрий Беляев (Беларусь) на Чемпионате Европы по фигурному катанию 2018.
context_page_description: The short dance was the first segment of an ice dancing competition from the 2010–2011 to the 2017–2018 seasons. It was approved in June 2010 by the International Skating Union. It merged the original dance and compulsory dance, which were both discontinued. The ISU re-named the short dance to the rhythm dance in 2018.
  The SD was composed of two parts: the pattern dance, which lasted about one minute and could be placed anywhere in the SD, and the creative section, which took up most of the SD. The pattern dance changed each year, and was announced beforehand by the ISU. The ISU also published yearly rule changes. Ice dancers were expected to perform five required elements in their SD: two segments of the pattern dance, one short lift, a step sequence, and a set of twizzles. At first, the duration of the SD was two minutes and 50 seconds; in 2016, it was changed to two minutes and 40 seconds. The first SD in international competitions was performed by U.S. junior ice dancers Anastasia Cannuscio and Colin McManus.
context_section_description: In March 2017, the ISU published the rules for the 2017–18 season.
  Senior ice dancers had to skate one segment of the Rhumba for their pattern dance; their first step had to be done on the left side of the judges. They also had to skate the first 16 steps of the dance, immediately followed by repeating the first four steps. Their tempo had to be constant, retain the style of the dance's rhythm, and remain within 172—180 beats per minute. They were able to choose from the following rhythms: Rhumba, Mambo, Cha Cha, Salsa, Meringe, Samba, Bachata, or any other related Latin American Rhythm. They had to include a pattern dance-type step sequence, skated to a different rhythm than what they chose for the touching step sequence, and had to be in a constant tempo. Junior ice dancers had to skate two segments of the Cha Cha Congelado pattern dance, one after the other, and starting on the opposite side of the judges. They had to perform the dance in a constant tempo, follow the style of the Cha Cha, and remain within 28 to 30 measures of four beats per minute, or 112—120 beats per minute. They could use the same rhythms as the senior dancers. The juniors had to use a different rhythm during their pattern dance-type step sequence.
  Both levels' pattern dances had to have a "generally constant direction". They could not cross the long axis of the rink, except during the following conditions: performing the diagonal, circular, or not-touching midline step sequences; at the entry to the pattern dance element; at either the entry into or exit out of the not-touching step sequence; and while performing the not-touching circular step sequence in the clockwise direction. Both levels also had the same stop requirements; they could have up to two full stops, not over five seconds each, or up to one full stop, not over 10 seconds. The ISU delineated the acceptable permitted stops for both senior and junior ice dancers. A traveling choreographed spin was not considered a stop.
  In addition to the two required elements in the pattern dance, ice dancers had to perform not more than one short lift, one step sequence, and one set of sequential twizzles. Seniors had to perform one Patter Dance-type step sequence in hold. Both levels had to perform one straight-line step sequence (either midline or diagonal) or one curved step sequence (either circular or serpentine). The dance spin was not a required element, but was permitted and could be used as part of the SD's choreography. If senior dancers performed a spin within their pattern dance-type step sequence, it was counted as one of their permitted stops. If either seniors or juniors performed a dance spin during the not-touching step sequence, lasting up to five seconds, it was also considered a permitted stop.
caption: Viktoria Kavaliova and Yuri Bieliaiev perform their short dance.
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