kiliann.
/ˈkɪlɪən/ Ice-dancing.
A fast ice-dance executed by a pair of skaters side by side.
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1935 Skating Dec. 34 The Killian is one of the new English dances and has been described by Mrs. Willie Frick. It is a fast tenstep, done side by side.
1936 Skating Rev. iii. 13 The lady's mohawk is an ordinary..mohawk, right foot crossed behind, and not as done in the Kilian, crossed in front.
1938 T. D. Richardson Ice Rink Skating vii. 50 The Kilian is a delightful dance, but is strictly more of a pair skating step.
1941 U.S. Figure Skating Assoc. Rulebk. 1940–41 76 The Killian is of Austrian origin. It analyzes as a snappy side by side Man's Fourteenstep—using a choctaw in place of a spread eagle turn.
1962 Times 3 Mar. 3/5 A fine tango by the British champions..enabled them to make up ground which they had lost on the kilian.
1968 Daily Tel. 29 Feb. 13/8 Skating both the kilian and blues with advanced techniques and deportment too impeccable to criticise, Ford and Miss Towler look well set for a third successive victory in tomorrow's free style.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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