Dance
Consisting of 10 levels of tests plus the Gold and Diamond test levels, the Dance Test program teaches timing, musicality, rhythm interpretation, structure as well as basic skating skills such as edges, flow, control and unison.
The dances in the STARSkate Program can be tried in any order but a candidate must pass the required number of dances in a dance test before proceeding to the next level. In addition to the traditional compulsory dances, there are also Creative Dances to challenge skaters' creativity, artistry and originality.
The Dance Tests are as follows:
STAR 1 Dance Step Elements
- Forward Progressives
- Forward Chassés
- Forward slide Chassés
- Forward outside swing roll sequence
- Forward outside cross rolls
STAR 2 – 3 Pattern Dance Assessments
- STAR 2a - Dutch Waltz
- STAR 2b - Canasta Tango
- STAR 3a - Baby Blues
STAR 3B Dance Step Elements
- Backward Progressives
- Backward Chassés
- Backward swing roll sequence
- Forward inside Open C Steps
- Right forward outside cross roll, cross behind
- Forward outside three-turn/backward outside Edge
STAR 4 – 5 Pattern Dance Assessments
Pattern dances:
- STAR 4a - Swing Dance
- STAR 4b - Fiesta Tango
- STAR 5a - Willow Waltz
STAR 5B Dance Step Elements
- Left forward outside Open C Step
- Forward outside double knee bend
- Forward Progressive-swing roll sequence
- Backward Progressive-swing roll sequence
- Ten-Fox Progressive
- Left forward outside cross-behind
- Forward outside cross rolls
- Forward outside cross roll three-turn
- Backward outside rolls
STAR 6 Pattern Dance Assessments
Pattern dances:
- STAR 6A - Ten-Fox
- STAR 6B - European Waltz
- STAR 6C - Fourteenstep
STAR 7 Pattern Dance Assessments
Pattern dances:
- STAR 7A - Foxtrot
- STAR 7B - Tango
- STAR 7C - American Waltz
STAR 8 - Pattern Dance Assessments
Pattern dances:
- STAR 8A – Killian
- STAR 8B – Rocker Foxtrot
- STAR 8C – Starlight Waltz
STAR 9 - Pattern Dance Assessments
Skater must complete two of three dances at each level of STAR 9
- STAR 9A – Paso Doble
- STAR 9B – Blues
- STAR 9C – Silver Samba
STAR 10 - Pattern Dance Assessments
Skater must complete two of three dances at each level of STAR 10
- STAR 10A – Cha Cha Congelado
- STAR 10B – Westminster Waltz
- STAR 10C – Quickstep
Gold - Pattern Dance Assessments
Skater must complete two of three dances at each level of STAR 9, STAR 10 and Gold
- Gold A – Viennese Waltz
- Gold B – Argentine Tango
- Gold C – Gold Rhythm Dance
Diamond - Pattern Dance Assessments
Pattern Dances
- Ravensburger Waltz
- Tango Romantica
- Yankee Polka
- Rhumba
- Austrian Waltz
- Golden Waltz