Compulsory Dances 🇬🇧⛸ 1984 European Ice Dance [Torvill & Dean, Barber & Slater]

[@ТатьянаГрач-б8ь]

How much I like them ! It's one of my favorite pairs in figure skating. Bravo !

[@daffodilgirl5]

Torvill and Dean make it seem so effortless. ❤

[@sandradee131]

It doesn't look like there skating at all just effortlessly gliding ❤

[@JuneJones-x1v]

Jayne n Chris best ice dancers EVER

[@01doha]

Used to love watching the compulsory dances, nowadays ice dance seems just like pairs without the jumps!

[@francisheperi4180]

Why did they change it?

[@01doha]

@@francisheperi4180I don’t really know, I think it may be because they thought people wouldn’t want to watch compulsory dances anymore, that they want more acrobatic free programs.

[@francisheperi4180]

@@01doha Ice dancing is like ballroom dancing. Torvill and Dean managed to be very creative in this section without the jumps. I don't watch it anymore either. They've sacrificed elegance for showmanship.

[@dorvilltean]

@@01doha Bingo. One thing you'll notice about the compulsories is that there are far fewer people in the audience than, say, the Free Dance - very little people wanted to watch them. Bear in mind you'd have about 20 couples performing the same 2 minute routine to to the same music - three times. In the end it all comes down to entertainment and money.