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.
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That the delegates to the 2012 General Meeting and the movers of different motions to amend the WDSF Ethical Codes were able to reach a first consensus by agreeing on the withdrawal of the motions was the positive outcome of a long debate.
On 17 June, the General Meeting spent several hours deliberating motions that touched on the sensitive issue of restrictions to be imposed in order to safeguard the notion of dance as a coherent and universal sport.
In the end, and with all motions tabled until such time that a total consensus was reached, the delegates resolved to abstain from applying the sanctions contemplated in the current ethical codes for athletes and officials taking part in “Non-WDSF Events.”
Daniel Stehlin, SUI, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the Disciplinary Council. The Swiss lawyer works as a public prosecutor and heads the Special Office for Prosecuting Organised Crime in the canton of Basel Land.
Ken Richards, USA, was elected Presidium Member by his fellow delegates. He defeated Moune Marty, FRA, in the ballotting for the position and fills the position vacated by Ferruggio Galvagno, ITA, for the remainder of the WDSF Presidium's term.
Zoran Plohl, SLO, serves as the new chairman of the WDSF Athletes' Commission since 1 July 2012. He also assumed the role as an ex officio member on the WDSF Presidium, succeeding Timo Kulcak, GER, in both positions.
On many occasions since the AGM it was pointed out that the WDSF Athlete's ID Card would become mandatory from 2013 for a dancer to enter a sanctioned competition. Additionally, WDSF endeavoured to answer all the questions relating to the card and, in particular, to the declaration an applicant must sign. Here ...