Editing Ice dance (section)

===History===
Before the [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–2011 figure skating season]], there were three segments in ice dance competitions: the [[Compulsory Dance|compulsory dance]] (CD), the [[Original Dance|original dance]] (OD), and the [[Free dance (ice dance)|free dance]] (FD). In 2010, after many years of pressure from the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) to restructure competitive ice dance to follow the other figure skating disciplines, the ISU voted to change the competition format by eliminating the CD and the OD and adding the new short dance segment to the competition schedule.<ref name="sdfsc">{{cite web |title=Partnered Ice Dancing Events |url=http://iceskatingresources.org/PartneredIceDancingEvents.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801211242/http://iceskatingresources.org/PartneredIceDancingEvents.html |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=18 July 2024 |website=Ice Skating Information & Resources |publisher=San Diego Figure Skating Communications}}</ref> According to the then-president of the ISU, [[Ottavio Cinquanta]], the changes were also made because "the compulsory dances were not very attractive for spectators and television".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kany |first1=Klaus-Reinhold |date=9 July 2011 |title=The Short Dance Debate |url=http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/568-the-short-dance-debate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722120955/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/568-the-short-dance-debate |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=18 July 2024 |work=International Figure Skating Magazine |issue=August 2011}}</ref> This new ice dance competition format was first included in the 2010–2011 season, incorporating just two segments: the short dance (renamed the [[rhythm dance]], or RD in 2018) and the free dance.<ref name="sdfsc" />