The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), formerly the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), is the international
governing body of
dancesport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizat ...
and
Para dancesport, as recognised by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
(IOC) and the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Founded in 1957 as the International Council of Amateur Dancers (ICAD), it took the name IDSF in 1990. In 2011, it was renamed to WDSF to emphasise the global character of the organization.
Presidents
History
* 1909 First unofficial ballroom championships in Paris
* 1957 ICAD founded in
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
on 12 May 1957
* 1960 First television broadcast of Dancesport
* 1990 Name changed to IDSF
* 1992 Becomes a member of the
General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
* 1995 World Rock & Roll Confederation (WRRC) joins IDSF as an associate member
* 1997 Recognised by the IOC
* 2001 Subscribes to
World Anti-Doping Code
* 2004 International Dance Organisation (IDO) joins IDSF as an associate member
* 2007 Presentation of the VISION 2012 project to the IDSF General Meeting
* 2008 IDSF and the
International Paralympic Committee "enter into a collaboration agreement to promote Wheelchair DanceSport jointly"
* 2008 United Country and Western Dance Council (UCWDC) joins IDSF as an associate member
* 2008 IDSF General Meeting delegates the praesidium to pursue a restructure of the federation under VISION 2012
* 2010 Launches the IDSF Professional Division
* 2011 Changes name to WDSF on 19 June
Members
Regions
The WDSF has 97 national member associations (In 5 October 2023: 14 in Americas, 48 in Europe, 2 in Oceania, 11 in Africa and 20 in Asia), 76 of which are recognised by their
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
.
77 of them are full members while 20 are provisional members:
# Asia (17+3):
DanceSport Asia (DSA-1996-Taipei, Taiwan): India-China-Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan-Hong Kong-Indonesia-Japan-South Korea-Lebanon-Macau-Malaysia-Philippines-Singapore-Thailand-Uzbekistan-Vietnam + (Cambodia-Mongolia-Turkmenistan)
# Oceania (2+0):
DanceSport Oceania (DSO): Australia-New Zealand
# Africa (3+8):
DanceSport Africa: Botswana-South Africa-Lesotho + (Namibia-Cameroon-Democratic Republic of Congo-Morocco-Senegal-Tunisia-Uganda-Zimbabwe)
# Europe (47+1):
DanceSport Europe (DSE-Stuttgart, GER): Albania-Russia-Ukraine-Armenia-Austria-Azerbaijan-Belarus-Belgium-Bulgaria-Croatia-Cyprus-Czech Republic-Poland-England-Luxembourg-Ireland-Serbia-Slovenia-Denmark-Germany-Estonia-Portugal-Andorra-France-Italy-Finland-Georgia-Hungary-Iceland-Israel-Latvia-Liechtenstein-Lithuania-Macedonia-Malta-Moldova-Montenegro-Greece-Netherlands-Norway-Romania-San Marino-Switzerland-Slovakia-Spain-Sweden-Türkiye + (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
# Americas (6+8):
DanceSport Americas: Argentina-Canada-United States-Colombia-Ecuador-Trinidad and Tobago + (Guatemala-Panama-Uruguay-Brazil-Peru-Chile-Dominican Republic-El Salvador)
Associate Member:
World Rock'n'Roll Confederation
Full members
Provisional members
Associate members
Sport directors
Membership in other organisations
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Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF; formerly SportAccord)
*
International World Games Association (IWGA)
*
Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
*
International Masters Games Association (IMGA)
Relationship with the World Dance Council
The WDSF is not the only international organisation in the field of competitive dance: the
World Dance Council (WDC) is another prominent international dance organisation.
In the past, the WDC focus was on administering professional dancers and competitions. However, the launch of the WDC Amateur League in 2007 put the two organisations in direct conflict. The launch of the IDSF Professional Division in 2010 has since become an additional point of conflict.
The WDSF formerly prohibited its members from participating in any competition that is not listed and registered by either WDSF or a WDSF National Member Body. WDC competitions fall into this prohibited category. This policy was revoked in 2012 at the Annual Meeting by vote of the members and since then WDSF encourages athletes to support only WDSF DanceSport and imposes certain restrictions on athletes who compete outside the WDSF DanceSport system.
Like the WDC, WDSF bans same-sex couples from entering competitions, under rule D2.1.1, which states a couple must consist of a man and a woman.
Publications
''The International News'' (Tanzsportmagazin), which served as WDSF's official publication since 1998, was replaced in 2004 by ''DanceSport Today,'' and in 2009 by ''World DanceSport'' magazine.
Latin World champions - Adult
Latin European champions - Adult
Standard World champions - Adult
Standard European champions - Adult
10 dance World champions - Adult
10 dance European champions - Adult
World Games - DanceSport champions - Latin
World Games - DanceSport champions - Standard
World Games - DanceSport champions - Salsa
World Games - DanceSport champions - Acrobatic rock 'n roll
World Games - DanceSport champions - Breaking B-Boy
World Games - DanceSport champions - Breaking B-Girl
Latin World champions - U21
Standard World champions - U21
10 dance world champions - U21
Standard World champions - Senior IV
Standard European champions - Senior IV
Standard World champions - Senior III
Standard European champions - Senior III
Latin World champions - Senior III
Standard World champions - Senior II
Latin World champions - Senior II
10 dance World champions - Senior II
Standard World champions - Senior I
Latin World champions - Senior I
Latin European champions - Senior I
Latin World champions - Senior III10 dance World champions - Senior I
Breaking World champions - Adult - B-Boy
Breaking world champions - Adult - B-Girl
Breaking European champions - Adult - B-Boy
Breaking European champions - Adult - B-Girl
Breaking European champions - Adult - Crew 5vs5
Hip Hop European champions - U21
Disco dance World champions - Adult solo
Disco dance World champions - Adult duo
Disco dance World champions - Youth solo
Disco dance World champions - Youth duo
Latin WDSF PD World champions
Latin WDSF PD European champions
Standard WDSF PD World champions
Standard WDSF PD European champions
10 dance WDSF PD World champions
See also
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List of dance organizations
*
SportAccord
SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolve ...
*
Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
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List of DanceSport dances
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Formation dance
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Ballroom dance
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Dance basic topics
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Wheelchair DanceSport
References
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Sports organizations established in 1957
Dancesport organizations
Ballroom dance
International organisations based in Spain
Dancesport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizat ...
Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations