• Competitive Ice Dance

Skate Oakville provides competitive sessions for ice dancers wishing to compete in qualifying events within Skate Canada. Skate Oakville offers Jr. Dance for young skaters interested in ice dance that don't yet have a partner and dance ice for our teams that are competing in qualifying events.

Mark Bradshaw looks after our competitive dance program. Mark is level 3 NCCP certified (currently working toward completing level 4) and has coached ice dance teams at all levels to compete at Nationals.

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Entry into the Dance Competitive program is by invitation only. For skaters with a dance partner pursuing competitive ice dance or skaters preparing to compete in the “Gold or Open Solo Short Dance” events. To ensure continual development skaters must also be registered on at least 2 other STARSkate sessions or Competitive and receiving instruction on the basic skating disciplines of Freeskate, skating skills and dance.
The Program: Skaters will learn presentation, musicality, competitive training, flexibility, dance patterns and elements. Skaters will have fun working towards a possible competition. Skaters will be entered into qualifying and non-qualifying competitions throughout the season either in a solo dance event or as a dance team.
Fees

Competitive Dance fees are based on the length of the session, how many weeks the session runs, and whether or not any coaching is included on the session.

Mandatory Membership Fees

  1. The Skate Canada (SC) Fee of $44 is only charged once per year (Sep 1 to Aug 31) and pays for your SC membership and insurance. We forward this fee on to SC on your behalf. The SC Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  2. The Skate Oakville membership fee of $50 is only charged once per year (Sep 1 to Aug 31) and entitles you to skating on Skate Oakville sessions.
  3. The Ontario Skaters' Promotional Contest Ticket Booklets at a cost of $80 is our annual fundraiser.  Two ticket booklets are included with your registration at a cost of $80. You may sell the raffle tickets to family and friends and keep the money as you have already paid for the booklets. Alternatively you may enter yourself into the raffle and fill out all the tickets with your name. The ticket stubs are due back by Dec 31 so they can be mailed in to be included in the draw. The draw takes place at the Provincials competition in March.
Payments

Full payment of mandatory membership fees is required at time of registration.  Session fees may be split into 5 monthly installments beginning September 1. Installments are also available for the Spring and Summer seasons.

Entry into the Jr Dance program is by invitation only. This program is geared for skaters that are between the ages of 7 – 10, passed the Preliminary dance tests and pursuing competitive dance. Skaters will develop all the skills required to compete as a solo dancer or be paired with a partner and compete as a competitive dance team. The Directors of the Skating and Dance Programs based on set criteria may consider skaters for invitation to the Junior Solo Dance Program. This criterion includes:
  • Knows all the Preliminary Dances
  • Is interested in pursuing competitive dance
  • Skating speed
  • Skater’s age
Number of skaters on the session will also be considered.
To ensure continual development skaters must also be registered on at least 2 other STARSkate sessions and receiving instruction on the basic skating disciplines of Freeskate, skating skills and dance.
The Program: Skaters will learn presentation, musicality, competitive training, flexibility, dance patterns and elements. Skaters will have fun working towards a possible competition.

 

Fees

Competitive fees are based on the length of the session, how many weeks the session runs, and whether or not any coaching is included on the session.

Mandatory Membership Fees

  1. The Skate Canada (SC) Fee of $44 is only charged once per year (Sep 1 to Aug 31) and pays for your SC membership and insurance. We forward this fee on to SC on your behalf. The SC Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  2. The Skate Oakville membership fee of $50 is only charged once per year (Sep 1 to Aug 31) and entitles you to skating on Skate Oakville sessions.
  3. The Ontario Skaters' Promotional Contest Ticket Booklets at a cost of $80 is our annual fundraiser.  Two ticket booklets are included with your registration at a cost of $80. You may sell the raffle tickets to family and friends and keep the money as you have already paid for the booklets. Alternatively you may enter yourself into the raffle and fill out all the tickets with your name. The ticket stubs are due back by Dec 31 so they can be mailed in to be included in the draw. The draw takes place at the Provincials competition in March.
Payments

Full payment of mandatory membership fees is required at time of registration.  Session fees may be split into 5 monthly installments beginning September 1. Installments are also available for the Spring and Summer seasons.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is previous skating experience required to join Competitive Ice Dance?

Yes. For Junior Dance: Skaters must pass all their preliminary dances, be between the ages 7 and 10-years, and interested in pursuing competitive dance. For Competitive Dance: Skaters must be part of a dance team that is pursuing competitive ice dance or preparing to compete in "Gold or Open Solo Short Dance," they must also be registered on a minimum of 2 other STARSkate sessions.

Does Competitive Ice Dancing distract from singles skating?

No, this is why skaters must be registered for a minimum of 2 STARSkate sessions outside of the competitive ice dance program. We encourage skaters to continually develop on their skills, as well as learn new ones.