performed on one foot", with or without the partner's assistance, performed by both partners at the same time but around separate centers. The ISU announces dance spin variations or combinations at the beginning of each season. Dance spins have three positions. The upright position is done on one foot with the skating leg slightly bent or straight and with the upper body upright, bent to the side, or with an arched back. The sit position is done on one foot, with "the skating leg bent in a one-legged crouch position and with the free leg forward, either to the back or the side". The camel position is done on one foot, with "the skating leg straight or slightly bent forward, and with the free leg extended or bent forward horizontally or higher". Ice dancers increase the difficulty of their spins by varying the direction of their spinning rotation and by changing how they enter into and exit out of the spin. For the direction of their rotation, they must both change the direction at the same time and complete at least three rotations in each direction. Their entry into their spins must be unexpected, without any evident preparation. Both their entry into and out of their spin, immediately before entering and exiting the spin, must both include a "continuous combination of different creative and/or difficult and/or intricate steps or movements or a continuous combination of both creative and/or difficult and/or intricate step(s)". Photo gallery of dance spins Footnotes References Works cited "Communication No. 2393: Ice Dance". Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022. "Special Regulations & Technical Rules Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2021". (S&P/ID 2021) International Skating Union. June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022. "Technical Panel Handbook: Pair Skating 2020/2021" (PDF). (Tech Panel) ISU Judging System. International Skating Union. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2022. Spin Figure-skating