A step sequence is an element in figure skating. It is a sequence of steps or moves in the field in a prescribed pattern across the ice. The pattern of the step sequences may be a straight line, circular, or serpentine. In ice dancing, step sequences may be skated either in hold or not touching, with the terms referring to the sequence being performed while in a dance hold or with the dancers not touching each other, respectively.
Step sequences are required elements in competitive programs in single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing. They vary in difficulty from level one (least difficult) to level four (most difficult). Step sequences should make full use of the ice and should be skated in the character of the music.
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“Then gently scan your brother Man,
Still gentler sister Woman;
Though they may gang a kennin wrang,
To step aside is human:”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
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