ISI Synchronized Skating, Dance and Formation
Revisions and Changes
Optional as of July 1, 2006
Mandatory as of January 1, 2007.

Jumps, Spins, Lifts & Intersections:
Lifts are restricted to the teen skating and dance events only. The lifting hand of the lifter(s) should not extend higher than their head(s).
Acrobatic lifts: moves in which the skater is only held by the blade(s), foot (feet), leg(s), arm(s) and swung around. Acrobatic lifts are not allowed. All lifts where the lifted skater(s) is in a totally vertical sustained position with the head down are considered an expression of acrobatics and therefore illegal. Assisted vaults or other lifts where the lifting skater is rotating around himself are allowed provided there is no sustained, totally vertical position with the head down.
Backward spiral intersections are not allowed at any level.
Penalties:
2.0 Correctness for Formation teams who do lifts or acrobatic moves
2.0 Tech. Merit for Skating or Dance teams who do lifts, restricted lifts, backward spiral intersections or acrobatic moves.
Jumps (single rotation and below) are permitted at any level in the skating and dance categories.
Axels are permitted in the skating and dance categories with less than half the team performing the jump at any time.
Spins are restricted to upright spins only in the Tot & all Youth (Junior Youth, Youth and Senior Youth) age groupings.
Any spins are allowed at the Teen and Adult skating levels.
No lifts or rotation jumps allowed at the formation level.
No double or triple jumps are allowed at any level.


Number of skaters
Skating, Dance and Formation teams will be limited to no more than 24 skaters.
Duration & Age Division Changes
New age divisions:
Tots Majority 6 years or younger
Jr. Youth Majority 8 years or younger
Youth Majority 9-11 years
Sr. Youth Majority 12-14 years
Teen Majority 14-19 years
Adult Majority 20 years or older
Skating and Dance team duration changes:
Tots 2:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Jr. Youth 2:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Youth 3:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Sr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Teen 4:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Adult 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)

Formation team duration changes:
Tots 3:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Jr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Sr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Teen 4:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Adult 4:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Duration for compulsory skating and formation programs will stay the same.
Formation Compulsories 1:45 (10 sec. leeway)
Skating Compulsories 2:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Competition Attire
We strongly suggest teams use a method called sewing hair to secure hair for performances. Bobby pins are not allowed.
Costumes that alter the surface of the ice are not permitted. Items that fall from a costume would alter the surface of the ice. If the item that falls is picked up immediately after the performance no deduction will be given.
Penalties:
2.0 Correctness/technical merit for teams that do not retrieve fallen items from the ice immediately after the performance.