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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