DanceSport - Definition and Overview

Dancesport denotes dance as a sport activity. Initially this term was applied to competitive ballroom dancing, in its International Style.

The International DanceSport Federation, or IDSF, is an international governing body for amateurs.

The World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC) is an international governing body for dance professionals.

World Champions

• Standard World Champions
• Latin World Champions

Dancesport and Olympics

Since 1997 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially recognized (http://www.idsf.net/press97/idsfp172.htm) the dancesport as sport, with IDSF becoming an IOC Recognized International Sports Federation. The IDSF strongly pushes for the inclusion of dancesport as a medal sport in the Olympic Games. However the decision of the IOC (http://www.idsf.net/press00/idsf0026.htm) is negative so far. It is in force only until the next Olympics and subject to reconsideration afterwards.

Related articles

• International DanceSport Federation
• List of dance organizations
• Dance basic topics
• Art competitions at the Olympic Games

External links

• IDSF (http://www.idsf.net)
• Results and couples' profiles (http://www.dancesportinfo.net)
• Search for dance people (http://www.dancepages.info)
• WD&DSC (http://www.wddsc.com/)
• Dancesport as IOC Recognized Sport (http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/if/fi_uk.asp?id_federation=43)

Example Usage of DanceSport