With ice dance, there’s so much to the feet and the precision of their movements.

It’s an expense, but it’s what you have to do.

No, we both work, too. Right here. I drive the Zamboni, work the snack bar, in admissions and sharpen skates when I’m not on the ice.

Ice dance may look simple, but there’s nothing simple about it. That’s especially true in the compulsories, where everyone does the same thing. Your pattern and foot movements are both prescribed, and you have to...