Dance Skating

A Brief Overview

Skate dancing, on ice and on wheels, grew up pretty much on a parallel with ballroom dance. It is basic human nature to make a competition out of almost anything, so what began as another way of having fun at the rink evolved to become a form of show in itself.

Most of the dances we do on roller skates are also done on ice; many were designed by ice skaters, many by roller skaters. Although the rhythms of skate dancing come from the ballroom, some of the moves of the ballroom skaters come from the rink. (Ballroom dancers still don't do a swing like skaters do - they call it an "aerial", but it looks weak to a skater!)

If you are interested in more details about the dance rhythms we use, click here: Dance Rhythms Detailed.

To learn a bit about identifying dance rhythms, have a look at Identifying Rhythms.

Australian Dance Proficiency Tests

Proficiency tests are an internationally-accepted measure of the level of a skater's competence.

Pairs Dance

Award 1st Bronze Bar 2nd Bronze Bar 3rd Bronze Bar Bronze Medal

Dances Glide Waltz
Masters Tango
Society Blues
Skaters March
Canasta Tango
Dutch Waltz
Rhythm Blues
Denver Shuffle
Southland Swing
120 Waltz

Average Mark
Required
6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5


Award 1st Silver Bar 2nd Silver Bar 3rd Silver Bar Silver Medal

Dances Collegiate
Chase Waltz
Siesta Tango
Highland Schottishe
Border Blues
Coronation Waltz
Metropolitan Tango
Imperial Waltz
Adams Polka
Fascination Foxtrot
Fourteen Step
Princeton Polka
Keats Foxtrot
Marine Waltz

Average Mark
Required
7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0


Award 1st Gold Bar 2nd Gold Bar 3rd Gold Bar Gold Medal

Dances Colonial Foxtrot
Flirtation Waltz
Dench Blues
International Waltz
Harris Tango
Rocker Foxtrot
European Waltz
Carroll Swing
Pacifica Foxtrot
Iceland Tango
Kilian
Starlight Waltz
Viennese Waltz
Italian Foxtrot
Paso Doble
Westminster Waltz
Argentine Tango
Quickstep

Average Mark
Required
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

Solo Dance

Award

1st Bronze Bar

2nd Bronze Bar

3rd Bronze Bar

4th Bronze Bar

Bronze Medal


Dances

Glide Waltz
City Blues

Olympic Foxtrot
Skaters March

Carlos Tango
La Vista Cha Cha

Canasta Tango
Dutch Waltz

Rhythm Blues
Denver Shuffle
Monterey Tango


Average Mark
Required

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5



Award

1st Silver Bar

2nd Silver Bar

3rd Silver Bar

4th Silver Bar

Silver Medal


Dances

Fiesta Tango
Marylee Foxtrot

Werner Tango
The Cha Cha

Spring Blues
California Swing

Tudor Waltz
Adams Polka

Association Waltz
Rotation Foxtrot
Princeton Polka


Average Mark
Required

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0



Award

1st Gold Bar

2nd Gold Bar

3rd Gold Bar

4th Gold Bar

Gold Medal


Dances

Dench Blues
Flirtation Waltz
14 Step

Carroll Swing
Harris Tango
International Waltz

Imperial Tango
Windmill Waltz
Rocker Foxtrot

Kilian
Westminster Waltz
Iceland Tango
Pacifica Foxtrot

Argentine Tango
Starlight Waltz
Quickstep
Italian Foxtrot
Paso Doble
Viennese Waltz


Average Mark
Required

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5