Editing Ice dance (section)

====Compulsory dance====
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[[File:2009 Cup of China ice-dance Faiella-Scali01.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|[[Federica Faiella]] and [[Massimo Scali]] perform their compulsory dance at the [[2009 Cup of China]].]]
Before 2010, the compulsory dance (CD) was the first segment performed in ice dance competitions. The teams performed the same pattern around two circuits of the rink, one team after another, using the same step sequences and the same standardized tempo chosen by the ISU before the beginning of each season.<ref name="skateamerica">{{cite news |date=24 October 2008 |title=Skate America: Tanith Belbin, Ben Agosto Second after Compulsory Dance |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/skate-america-tanith-belbin-ben-agosto-second-after-compulsory-dance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515233545/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/skate-america-tanith-belbin-ben-agosto-second-after-compulsory-dance/ |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dimanno |first1=Rosie |date=24 March 2010 |title=Virtue and Moir Happy to Say Ciao to Compulsory Dance |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/skating/2010/03/24/virtue_and_moir_happy_to_say_ciao_to_compulsory_dance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517050655/https://www.thestar.com/sports/skating/2010/03/24/virtue_and_moir_happy_to_say_ciao_to_compulsory_dance.html |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=The Toronto Star}}</ref> The CD has been compared with [[compulsory figures]]; competitors were "judged for their mastery of fundamental elements".<ref name="skateamerica"/> Early in ice dance history, the CD contributed 60% of the total score.{{Sfn|Hines|2011|p=12}}

The [[2010 World Figure Skating Championships|2010 World Championships]] was the last event to include a CD (the Golden Waltz); [[Federica Faiella]] and [[Massimo Scali]] from Italy were the last ice dance team to perform a CD in international competition.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 June 2010 |title=ISU Congress News |url=https://www.ice-dance.com/site/isu-congress-news4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713200549/https://www.ice-dance.com/site/isu-congress-news4/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=Ice Dance.com}}</ref>