World DanceSport Federation
The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), formerly the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), is the international governing body of DanceSport and Wheelchair DanceSport, as recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
| Formation | 12 May 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | International sport federation |
| Headquarters | Maison du Sport International, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Membership | 92 national member bodies[1] |
President | Shawn Tay |
| Website | www |
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.
History
- 1909 First unofficial ballroom championships in Paris
- 1957 ICAD founded in Wiesbaden 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 (GASIF) (now SportAccord)
- 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[2]
- 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[3]
- 2010 Launches the IDSF Professional Division
- 2011 Changes name to WDSF on 19 June
Members
The WDSF has 92 national member associations, 66 of which are recognised by their National Olympic Committee.[1] Seventy-eight of them are full members while 14 are provisional members.
Full members
| Country | Member Name | NOC recognized |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Albanian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Andorra | Federació Andorrana de Ball Esportiu | No |
| Argentina | Asociación Argentina de Baile Deportivo | No |
| Armenia | Armenian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Australia | Dancesport Australia Ltd. | Yes |
| Austria | Austrian DanceSport Federation | No |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Belarus | Belarusian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Belgium | Belgian Dancesport Federation | Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dance Sport Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | No |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Canada | Canada DanceSport | Yes |
| Chile | Federación Chilena de Baile Deportivo y Competición | Yes |
| People's Republic of China | Chinese DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Croatia | Croatian DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Federation of Social and Sport Dance | Yes |
| Czech Republic | Czech Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Denmark | Danmarks Sportdanserforbund | Yes |
| Ecuador | Federación Ecuatoriana de Baile Deportivo | Yes |
| England | DanceSport England | No |
| Estonia | Estonian Dance Sport Association | Yes |
| Finland | Finnish Dance Sport Association | Yes |
| France | Fédération Française de Danse | Yes |
| Georgia | Georgian National DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Germany | Deutscher Tanzsportverband e.V., | Yes |
| Greece | National DanceSport Federation of Greece | No |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong DanceSport Association Limited | Yes |
| Hungary | Hungarian Dancesport Association | Yes |
| Iceland | Icelandic Dance Sport Federation, DSI | Yes |
| India | All India Dance Sport Federation | No |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Dancesport Association, IODI | Yes |
| Ireland | DanceSport Ireland, LTD | No |
| Israel | The Israel Dance Sport Association | Yes |
| Italy | Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva | Yes |
| Japan | Japan DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Kazakhstan | National Association of Dance of Kazakhstan | Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | Dance Sport Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic | Yes |
| Latvia | Latvian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Dance Sport Association | Yes |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtensteiner Tanzsportverband | Yes |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Luxembourg | DanceSport Federation Luxembourg | Yes |
| Macao | Macau DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Macedonia | Macedonian Dance Sport Federation | No |
| Malaysia | Malaysia DanceSport Federation | No |
| Malta | Malta Dancesport Association | Yes |
| Mexico | Federation Mexicana De Baile A.C. | No |
| Moldova | Moldova Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Monaco | The Monaco DanceSport Association Stade Louis II | No |
| Mongolia | The Mongolia DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Montenegro | Montenegro Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Algemene Danssport Bond | Yes |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Dancesport Association | Yes |
| Norway | Norges Danseforbund | Yes |
| Philippines | DanceSport Council of the Philippines, Inc | Yes |
| Poland | Dance Sport Federation Poland | Yes |
| Portugal | Federacao Portuguesa de Danca Desportiva | Yes |
| Romania | Romanian DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Russia | Russian DanceSport Union | Yes |
| San Marino | San Marino DanceSport Federation | No |
| Scotland | DanceSport Scotland | No |
| Serbia | DanceSport Federation of Serbia | Yes |
| Singapore | Singapore DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Slovakia | Slovak Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Slovenia | Slovene Dancesport Federation | Yes |
| South Africa | Federation of Dance Sport South Africa | Yes |
| South Korea | Korean Federation of DanceSport | Yes |
| Spain | Spanish DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Sweden | Svenska Danssportförbundet | Yes |
| Switzerland | Schweizer Tanzsport Verband | Yes |
| Thailand | Thailand DanceSport Association | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | National Ballroom Dance Association of Trinidad and Tobago | Yes |
| Turkey | Turkish DanceSport Federation | No |
| Ukraine | All Ukrainian DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| United States | USA Dance | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Vietnam | Vietnam DanceSport Association | Yes |
| Wales | DanceSport Wales | No |
Provisional members
| Country | Member Name | NOC recognized |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Association of Sports Dance Clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina | No |
| Bolivia | Federacion Boliviana de Baile Deportivo | No |
| Brazil | Conselho Nacional de Dança Desportiva e de Salão | Yes |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Dance Sport Federation | Yes |
| Cameroon | Fédération Camerounaise Des Danses Sportives et Assimilé | Yes |
| Cambodia | Cambodian DanceSport Federation | Yes |
| Colombia | Federación Colombiana de Baile Deportivo | No |
| Dominican Republic | Federacion Dominicana Baile de Salón Deportivo | Yes |
| Guatemala | Asociación Deportiva Nacional de Baile de Guatemala | No |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Dancesport Federation | Yes |
| Peru | Federación Deportiva de Danza Deportiva | No |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan Federation of DanceSport | Yes |
| Uruguay | Asociación Uruguaya de DanceSport | No |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Amateur Dance Sport Association | No |
Associate members
| Country | Member Name |
|---|---|
| International federation, legal seat Switzerland | World Rock 'n' Roll Confederation |
Membership in other organisations
- SportAccord (formerly GAISF)
- 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[4] 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[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Presidents
| Name | Country | Presidency |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Teipel | Germany | 12 May 1957 – 13 May 1962 |
| Heinrich Bronner | Germany | 13 May 1962 – 23 June 1963 |
| Rolf Finke | Germany | 23 June 1963 – 27 June 1965 |
| Detlef Hegemann | Germany | 27 June 1965 - 6 November 1997 elected Honorary Life President in 1998 |
| Peter Pover | USA | 6 November 1997 – 14 June 1998 |
| Rudolf Baumann | Switzerland | 14 June 1998 – 11 June 2006 retired as Honorary Life President |
| Carlos Freitag | Spain | 11 June 2006 – 23 January 2016 |
| Lukas Hinder | Switzerland | 23 January 2016 - 17 November 2018 |
| Shawn Tay | Singapore | 17 November 2018 – present |
See also
References
- "IDSF Members".
- "The Restructure of IDSF".
- "Vision 2012".
- "Press Release: WDC Amateur League". Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- "Unregistered Events". Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- "WDSF Competition Rules" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "WDSF Magazine home page - World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 21 April 2018.