World DanceSport Federation - History

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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