September 1 to August 31 of any given year.

In synchronized skating, the team shows a movement in a direction opposite to that of the initial direction.  The team must show a reverse of the first direction, before resuming the initial direction.

This position is similar to the Kilian position but with the lady at the man's left.

The regularly repeated pattern of accented and unaccented beats which gives the music its character.

A dance created by an ice dance couple to dance music with designated rhythm(s) and/or theme(s) selected annually by the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee.

A turn executed on one foot from an outside edge to an outside edge or an inside edge to an inside edge, with the exit curve on a different lobe from the entry curve. The skater turns in the direction of the entry curve. 

A short or long, forward or backward edge skated on a curve.

In ice dance, a short lift in which the lifting partner rotates in one direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) while travelling across the ice.

An edge jump with natural rotation that takes off from a backward inside edge; listed in the Scale of Values according to the number of rotations.

Contains Base Values and Grades of Execution of all listed elements. The scales of values are published by the ISU and Skate Canada.