Solo Dance Skating Rules and Resources

U.S. Figure Skating utilizes the following marking guides in synchronized skating competition events.

Most Recent Updates

Click Here For The List Of Approved 2025 Solo Dance Series Competitions. (Please note the change in date of the 2025 Chesapeake Open event). 

The 2025 National Solo Dance Final will be held September 11-14, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT. 

The 2026 National Solo Dance Final will be held September 16-19, 2026 in Kalamazoo, MI. 

Save The Date: The 2025 Solo Dance Camp will be held in Allen, Texas (hosted by the Dallas FSC) February 15-17, 2025. 

Click Here For The 2025 Solo Dance Series Handbook (Last Updated October 15, 2024). 

Click Here For The Tea Time Foxtrot Transition From Sequence 1 To Sequence 2. 

Click Here For The List Of Changes To The Most Recent Version Of The Handbook. 

Click Here For The 2025 Solo Dance Officials' Manual.

Click Here For The 2025 Solo Dance Series Pattern Dances. 

Click Here For The 2025 Solo Dance Timing Chart. 

Click Here For A Note Regarding The Announcing Of The Scoring System Technician. 

Click Here For The List Of Dances To Be Competed At Non-Solo Dance Series Competitions. 

Attention: No formal critiques/feedback may be offered during Solo Dance Series competitions. The Referee and Technical Controller may answer specific questions about deductions and levels.   

National Solo Dance Final

The top skaters from each section will be invited to compete at the National Solo Dance Final.

Click Here For The Standard Schedule Of The Event. 

The 2025 National Solo Dance Final will be held September 11-14, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT. 

The 2026 National Solo Dance Final will be held September 16-19, 2026 in Kalamazoo, MI. 

Looking for other rule information? Access the Skating Rules and Resources main page here.

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