programs

Solo Dance Competition Series

The Solo Dance Competition Series, was launched in January 2011. This program serves as a membership and dance discipline development tool, and is open to individual skaters within the Eastern, Midwestern and Pacific Coast sections.

The series is an expansion of the National Solo Dance Championships and will provide an avenue for ice dancers at the Standard Levels to compete at and qualify for the National Solo Dance Championships.

The goal of this program is to create a fun, nationwide competitive program for solo dancers that will allow them to expand their competitive opportunities, have the chance to qualify for a national event, keep travel costs down and increase the visibility of ice dancing at local competitions.

2013 Solo Dance Series Dates: The 2013 Solo Dance Series season will run from January 1, 2013 - August 18, 2013.

2013 Solo Dance Series Events:
The 2013 Solo Dance Series will include the following events:

• Pattern Dance Event: Skaters at each level will compete two dances.
• Combined Dance Event: Skaters will compete two pattern dances (pattern dances to be specified by U.S. Figure Skating) and one solo free dance for a combined result. These pattern dances do not count towards the solo pattern dance event as this event is separate.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Effective 2/7/2013 the duration of the junior and senior free dance music length has been changed to the following: Junior Free Dance: 2:30 MAXIMUM and Senior Free Dance: 2:50 MAXIMUM
• Short Dance Event: This will be a trial event this season and will be optional.

• 2013 Pacific Coast Section Solo Dance Series Competitions (PDF, 3/12/13)
• 2013 Midwestern Section Solo Dance Series Competitions (PDF, 3/15/13)
• 2013 Eastern Section Solo Dance Series Competitions (PDF, 2/5/13)
  

• Solo Pattern Dance Participants (as of June 28, 2013)
• Solo Combined Event Participants (as of May 13, 2013)
• Solo Short Dance Participants (as of April 10, 2013)

• Pacific Coast Section
  Solo Pattern Dance Standings (PDF)
  Solo Combined Event Standings (PDF)
  
  
• Midwestern Section
  Solo Pattern Dance Standings (PDF)
  Solo Combined Event Standings (PDF)
  
  
• Eastern Section
  Solo Pattern Dance Standings (PDF)
  Solo Combined Event Standings (PDF)
  

The National Solo Dance Championships will take place Sept. 18-22, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. and will be hosted by the Broadmoor Skating Club.

The 2013 National Solo Dance Championships (NSDC) will take place Sept. 18-21, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. and will be hosted by the Broadmoor Skating Club.

Those skaters in the solo pattern dance or combined events from each section that have competed in at least two Solo Dance Series participating competitions and meet the following criteria will be invited to advance to the National Solo Dance Championships.

1. Those skaters in each section who finish in the top six (6) places in each level will receive an invitation to advance to the National Solo Dance Championships.

2. Those skaters who outright won (not tied) first place at a total of three or more competitions during the season, while competing in a group size of two or more (2+) skaters, will also receive an invitation to advance to the National Solo Dance Championships. 

Those skaters who qualified by virtue of the criteria above will receive an invitation via e-mail during the week following the final nonqualifying competition of the Series, informing them that they have qualified to advance and enter the 2013 National Solo Dance Championships.

GROUPINGS AT THE NATIONAL SOLO DANCE CHAMPIONSHPS:
SOLO PATTERN DANCE:

Each level in pattern dance will be split into two qualifying rounds at NSDC. The qualifying round for solo pattern dance will consist of two dances at each level (see chart below), with the championship round being the final dance (see chart below). The athletes finishing in the top six in each qualifying round in solo pattern dance will advance to the Championship round where they will compete the final dance. The skaters’ placement in the championship round only will determine their final placement in the National Solo Dance Championships.

2013 National Solo Dance Championships Solo Pattern Dance Selections:

Tie-Breaker for Solo Pattern Dance at NSDC:
If two or more skaters are tied for a particular place in points after both solo pattern dances have been competed in qualifying rounds, the tie will be broken using the tie-breaker dance that the Chief Referee randomly selected prior to the start of the competition. The skater with the highest score in the chosen tie-breaker pattern dance will take the higher placement. The tie-breaker dance will be posted on the official bulletin board prior to the start of the competition.

SOLO COMBINED EVENT:
Each level in the combined event will be split into two qualifying rounds. The qualifying round for the combined event will consist of the two pattern dances, with the championship round consisting only of the free dance (see chart below). The athletes finishing in the top six in each qualifying round in the combined event, following their overall result from both pattern dances, will advance to the Championship round where they will compete their free dance. The skaters’ placement in free dance in the championship round will determine their final placement overall.

2013 National Solo Dance Championships Combined Event Selections:

Tie-Breaker for Combined Event at National Solo Dance Championships:
If two or more skaters are tied for a particular place in points in qualifying round of the combined event in the pattern dance event, the skater with the highest placement on the second dance will take the higher placement overall for the pattern dance portion of the combined event.

**Please note: This is the tentative schedule and may change following the close of entries in late August.

2013 National Solo Dance Championships - Hotel Lodging / Accommodations Information
Please note: There is a major event occurring in Colorado Springs the same weekend as NSDC. That being the case, it is possible the hotel rooms in the immediate vicinity of the World Arena and Broadmoor Skating Club are near capacity. There are hotel options available in the downtown Colorado Springs area, as well as North, around the Garden of the Gods area off of I-25.

The National Solo Dance Championships took place Sept. 23-25, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo, and were hosted by the Broadmoor Skating Club. (Visit the event page on U.S. Figure Skating Online.)

The National Solo Dance Championships took place Sept. 20-23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. and were hosted by the Broadmoor Skating Club.

Visit the 2012 National Solo Dance Series event page on U.S. Figure Skating Online for more information, competition announcement, event announcements, schedules and event recaps.

Click here to view podium pictures from the event.

• National Solo Dance Championships Provide Fun for All