Figure Skating History: The Evolution of Dance on Ice [signed] [first edition]

The Evolution of Dance on Ice provides for ice dancing enthusiasts: A “Who’s Who” of ice dancers worldwide Invention of the figures used in ice dancing Evolution of skating as related to ice dancing Formation of the ISU and the national skating associations Trial-and-error rule development Acceptance and rejection of the new dances Development of the original set pattern dance Introduction of free dancing and stylistic innovations Insights into the early British superiority in ice dancing Effects of World War II on figure skating Ice dancing’s struggle for acceptance Descriptions and results of competitions Solutions to dance-related problems Ideas for variation dances Views of prominent ice dancers Evolution of thought about ice dancing