Dancesport World Champions (Professional Standard)

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World Championships have been held in ballroom dancing since 1909 when Camille de Rhynal held annual championships in Paris. Records of the years prior to the First World War are sketchy, and it is only since 1922 when the sport split into professional and amateur levels that complete records have been kept. The 1922 championships were also the first to award a single 'world championship' as opposed to titles in the individual dances.

These annual competitions only became official in 1936, and since 1937 the the title has only twice left the United Kingdom (in 2000 and 2005). With the outbreak of the Second World War, the championships were put on hold for six years. Following its revival, the professional ballroom dancing world was becoming more and more fragmented as competing organizations vied for domination. Finally, in September 1950 the ICBD (International Council of Ballroom Dancing) was founded, becoming the world's first international professional dance organisation, and all competitions claiming to be the 'World Championships' were boycotted by all member nations.

The Championships returned once again in 1959 under the control of the ICBD, and have continued since then. The ICBD has since been renamed as the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

The 'Standard' section of DanceSport covers the dances waltz, quickstep, tango, foxtrot and viennese waltz.

The most recent World Professional Standard Championships were held in Blackpool, England in November 2005, and were won by the Italian couple Mirko Gozzoli and Alessia Betti.[link]

World Champions

See also

• Latin World Champions
• Ten Dance World Champions

External link

• [WD&DSC Championship Page]

 

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