2023-24 Free Dance Elements: 15 teams with the highest scored Step Sequence in the Free Dance (major international events only; scores found on skatingscores.com)
Thank you for putting together all of the comparison videos, especially putting the scores in and what performance it was from. That must have been very hard work.
As someone whose favorite element is the step sequence in ice dance, I’m pretty sad. To me, the step sequence is really where the dance comes out, and …this ain’t it. Seems like a real afterthought. But…hopefully, one of these teams will really train it hard, and that will be the difference because there are a lot of points left on the table.
Each team has strengths but no team has the full package, and for most teams, it’s not a highlight of their programs by choice. I see some of the young teams working to improve their levels, so that’s good, but I also am unhappy with the efforts of a lot of the top teams on it.
Refresher on Step Sequence (Free Dance) rules from the 2023-24 season
For a Level 4: