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 ...
This year, the WDSF President’s Award Went to Mr Shigemitsu Tanabe.
Mr Tanabe started his presidential role in 2010 for the newly established Ballroom Dancers Japan, an affiliate organisation of the IPDSC. In 2016, this organisation became the JDSF PD. Mr Tanabe has been a pillar of support in the running of major competitions. For instance, the JDSF, under the leadership of Mr Tanabe, successfully organised the WDSF PD Super GrandPrix Standard in Japan in March last year. In addition, the JDSF PD also succesfully ran the WDSF PD Super GrandPrix in Tokyo in March 2017 under Mr Tanabe’s leadership.
The road to success of the JDSF PD was not an easy path. Years ago, Mr Tanabe was an executive member of Japan Ballroom Dancers Federation(JBDF), Japan's largest professional organisation. However, while JDSF follows the WDSF, the JBDF is strongly influenced by a rival faction. When Mr Tanabe became the chairperson of JBDF, he attempted to merge JBDFwith the JDSF PD, but this could not be realised due to strong opposition by the rival faction. As a solution to the problem, Mr Tanabe transferred numerous members from JBDF, to form a major PD within the JDSF.
Mr Tanabe is fully confident that JDSF PD will stand poised to bridge the gap in linking the WDSF to the growing market of PD in Asia.
Overall, Mr Tanabe is an indispensable figure in the Japanese DanceSport industry as an active chairperson. His experience and knowledge in the corporate industry and critical governmental connections have contributed to the expansion and development of JDSF PD. Mr Tanabe hopes to continue expanding the JDSF PD to become one of the largest member bodies in Asia, uniting the growing Japanese DanceSport industry and the WDSF.
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