dancesport
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Dancesport (also stylized as DanceSport) is competitive dancing, as contrasted with social or exhibition dancing. The term dancesport encompasses many dance disciplines (e.g., Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll, Boogie Woogie, Breaking, Hip Hop, and Ballroom). Most dancesport disciplines are competed by couples, but there are solo styles (e.g., Breaking) and group styles (e.g., Formation dance). In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Key facts
- Sport.name
- Dancesport
- Sport.image
- MIT 2006 Standard Prechamp Final 2.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 220px
- Sport.caption
- An amateur dancesport competition at MIT
- Sport.union
- WDSF and WDC
- Sport.mgender
- Yes
- Sport.venue
- Ballroom
- Sport.olympic
- No, but recognized by the IOC
- Sport.IWGA
- 1997present
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Styles of Ballroom dancesport
- International governing organizations
- World Dance Council
- World DanceSport Federation
- World Dance Organization
- Competitions
- WDSF minimum competition dance area size standard
- Rules
- Dancesport as an Olympic event
- Physical demands
- Para dancesport
- See also
- References
- External links
Dancesport (also stylized as DanceSport) is competitive dancing, as contrasted with social or exhibition dancing. The term dancesport encompasses many dance disciplines (e.g., Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll, Boogie Woogie, Breaking, Hip Hop, and Ballroom). Most dancesport disciplines are competed by couples, but there are solo styles (e.g., Breaking) and group styles (e.g., Formation dance). In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations at the national and international level, such as (for Ballroom dance) the World DanceSport Federation, the World Dance Council, and the World Dance Organization.