History
- 1909 First unofficial ballroom championships in Paris
- 1957 ICAD founded in Wiesbaden on 12th 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
- 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 Presidium to pursue a restructure of the federation under VISION 2012
- 2010 Launches the IDSF Professional Division
- 2011 Changes name to WDSF on June 19
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