With the remarkable performances from the previous day still fresh in our minds, we were eagerly anticipating the European Championship Solo Latin Female Youth.
29/05/2024 read more ...The vibrant city of Zagreb, Croatia, is currently hosting the exciting Zagreb Grand Prix from the 24th to the 26th of May, a prestigious event in the DanceSport calendar.
25/05/2024 read more ...The Breaking competition in the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) kicked off with an electrifying start in Shanghai, setting the stage for the world's top B-boys and B-girls to compete for a coveted spot in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
19/05/2024 read more ...This is your chance to witness the best B-boys and B-girls from around the world as they battle it out for a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games.
17/05/2024 read more ...Following a comprehensive proposal by the WDSF Sports Commission, a decision has been made to adopt a new allocation of base points for each participating couple in WDSF World Ranking Tournaments.
06/05/2024 read more ...As the final notes faded away and the applause subsided, the young dancers stood proud, knowing that they had given their all and left everything on the dancefloor.
05/05/2024 read more ...June 13th and 14th 2009, Macau
Last weekend the IDSF Annual General Meeting took place in Macau, China, Regency Hotel. The President Mr. Carlos Freitag could welcome the delegates of 41 IDSF Member Bodies, as well as the President of WRRC Mrs. Miriam Kerpan Izak, the IPC Delegate Mrs. Grethe Andersen, Norway, The UCWDC Mr. Jeff Bartholomew and the Representative of IDO Mr. Bill Fowler. Mrs. Andersen introduced IPC – Wheelchair DanceSport to the delegates, Mr. Bartholomew presented Country and Western DanceSport.
The main item on Saturday, June 13th was the presentation of and open discussion on the Vision 2012 – the World DanceSport Federation, governing body of all Dancestyles.
The President Mr. Carlos Freitag presented the idea and Vision of the World DanceSport Federation - WDSF:
· Establish and manage a unified DanceSport per best practice standards and proven procedures of WDSF Members
· Improve DanceSport through the combined knowledge base and expertise of WDSF Members
· Promote DanceSport on the strength of a larger unified constituency, having a broader appeal, and benefiting from economies of scale
· Generate goodwill for DanceSport within the Olympic Movement and enhance its status in the international sports movement
On Sunday, June 14th 2009, the IDSF AGM 2009 was held.
After reports of the Presidium Members, there had been carried Motions from the Presidium and from the Members. Here you can see a short overview of the most important motions and decisions, further details you will find in the minutes to come :
Competition Rules :
All participants in IDSF-granted Competitions must be identified to the satisfaction of IDSF and IDSF Chairman of the competition
Financial Regulations
Disciplinary Council
The Disciplinary Council was installed at the Annual General Meeting 2006 in Wels/Austria as a third body within the IDSF.
After the first 3-year term of the members of the Disciplinary Council there had to be elections for the next term.
Re-elected :
Chairman : Erich Staeldi Switzerland
Vice Presidents : Marcos de Robles Spain
Christoph Rubien Germany
Ordinary Members : Juris Arajs Latvia
Noel A. Laman Philippines
Karina Geerts Belgium
Hermann Goetz Austria
Antun Marki Croatia
Lars Wallin Sweden