ice dance

British

noun

any of a number of dances, mostly based on ballroom dancing, performed by a couple skating on ice

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Other Word Forms

ice dancer noun
ice dancing noun

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Three-time reigning world ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates settled for a “bittersweet” silver that was marred by judging controversies.

From Los Angeles Times

Three-time world champion ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates were also part of the US team event gold medallists but were bitterly disappointed to only take silver in the ice dance.

From Barron's

We have already witnessed an ice dance judging scandal and a curling kerfuffle featuring a cursing Canadian.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, France has joined the chorus of jeers following its gold medal in ice dance, where a French team narrowly edged out Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

From The Wall Street Journal

If there were any event in figure skating that was going to descend into a judging debacle, it was always going to be ice dance.

From The Wall Street Journal

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