jducoeur

Interesting point. Honestly, I often find the Ice Dancing surprisingly dull, but that's probably because the rules around it are *tighter* than for the Figure Skating forms. The result is that it doesn't leave as much room for exploration of the art. (Also, it by definition is only for couples.) While it's nominally artistic, it's within pretty tight constraints: more like a competition for a specific dance form than for dance in general.

When done well, the Ice Dancing *can* occasionally be truly great. But I have to say, I've probably seen more serious and interesting art from the "b-list" Pairs than from the Ice Dancers, because I've seen more experimentation there...