page_title: Original dance
section_title: List of original dance rhythms by season
hierarchical_section_title: Original dance / List of original dance rhythms by season
caption_attribution_description: English: Isabelle DELOBEL and Olivier SCHOENFELDER at the Olympics 2010
context_page_description: The original dance was one of the programs performed by figure skaters in ice dance competitions, in which the ice dancers skated "a dance of their own creation to dance music they have selected for the designated rhythm". It was normally the second of three programs in the competition, sandwiched between the compulsory dance and the free dance. The rhythm and type of music required for the OD changed every season, and were selected by the International Skating Union before the start of the season. The ice dancers were free to choose their own music and choreography and to create their own routines. They were judged on a set of required criteria, including skating skills and how well they interpreted the music and the rhythm.
  The ISU voted in 2010 to discontinue the OD, along with the CD, and to introduce the short dance as a replacement. Accordingly, after the 2009–2010 season, the ice dance competition structure was changed and the original dance was removed from all ISU junior and senior level competitions.
context_section_description: The following is a list of senior level original dance rhythms.
caption: Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder perform their French-inspired original dance at the 2010 Olympics
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