Technical Rules specify that some of them need to be completed by requirements decided by the Ice Dance Technical Committee:
- Requirements defined in the Technical Rules as valid for one season only:
§ Pattern Dances for International Competitions,
§ music requirements for Pattern Dances for International Competitions (pending decision of the 2012 ISU Congress),
§ rhythms or themes, Required Elements (including Key Point and Key Point Features for Pattern Dance Elements) and guidelines for Short Dance,
§ Required Elements for Free Dance (pending decision of the 2012 ISU Congress).
The annual requirements for season 2012/13 are included in this Communication (when applicable, pending decisions of the 2012 ISU Congress). The consequences of their violation are part of the requirements with an ongoing validity (see below).
- Requirements defined in the Technical Rules with an ongoing validity:
§ requirements for clothing,
§ calling specifications and Levels of Difficulty,
§ marking guides,
§ Scales of Values.
They can be updated when necessary. Updates to the current ongoing requirements, valid as of July 1st, 2012, will be published in a subsequent Communication.
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