Figure skating and ice dancing are totally different Olympic events — here's how to tell them apart

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• During the Winter Olympics, it might be tough to tell the difference between figure skating and ice dancing. 
• Ice dancing is a discipline within the sport of figure skating — it's not technically a separate sport.
• Ice dancing is like ballroom dancing on ice, with an emphasis on rhythm and musical interpretation.
• Singles and pairs skating is all about jumps, spins, and dramatic lifts.

The relationship between ice dancing and figure skating can be confusing. But with the 2018 Winter Olympics kicking off on February 9, now's a good time to brush up on how they're different — and how they're similar. 

The most important thing to know is that they're not separate sports.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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