DanceSport

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An amateur dancesport competition at MIT.

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

Amateur Dancesport is of a high standard around the world. Student dancesport in particular enjoys some great popularity around the world, particularly in the UK where some 20,000 students are members of the Inter Varsity Dance Association, or IVDA.

Danceport and Olympics

Since 1997 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially [recognized] 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] is negative so far. It is in force only until the 2012 Olympics and subject to reconsideration afterwards.

See also

• List of DanceSport dances
• Standard World Champions
• Latin World Champions
• List of dance organizations
• Dance basic topics
• Art competitions at the Olympic Games
• Dancesport at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
• Dancing with the Stars

External links

• [IDSF]
• [WD&DSC]
• [Results and couples' profiles]
• [Search for dance people]
• [Dancesport as IOC Recognized Sport]

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