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The World Leisure Games 2010, Chun Cheon, Seoul
Featuring
IDSF Worldcup Ten Dance Championships 2010
IDSF Asia Pacific Standard and Latin DanceSport Championships 2010
IDSF International Open Standard and Latin DanceSport Championships
Chun Cheon, Seoul, was the proud host of the First World Leisure Games and World Leisure Congress 2010. Based on the theme “Improving the quality of life through leisure experiences” in Chun Cheon City, the Games had over 13,000 participants from 50 countries More... |
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After the dissolution of the International DanceSport Council (IPDSC) at its final Annual General Meeting held in Stuttgart, GER, on 15 August 2010, the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) wishes to inform the worldwide DanceSport community that the IPDSC Presidium, which was formally elected at the Extraordinary Meeting in Vienna, AUT, on 14 June 2010 will serve as the IDSF Professional Division Managing Committee.
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POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (pdf)
The second part of the Congress, presented by Michael Herdlitzka from Austria, was completely different to what we had so far, a workshop dealing with different items. The attendents discussed the topics in 6 groups.
Headline: It`s all about competing successfully- but where has dancing gone ?
After presenting a short movie featuring Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dancing together, the question was:
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IDSF Adjudicator`s Congress, 22nd August 2010
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (pdf)
Hotel Maritim, Stuttgart
One of the this time topics at the Adjudicator `s Congress was Wheelchair DanceSport.
Mrs. Grete Andersen from Norway, IPC Wheelchair DanceSport Chairperson and Mrs Corrie van Hugten, Netherlands, IPC Wheelchair DanceSport Technical Committee Head of Competition and Officiating, presented Wheelchair DanceSport , its organisation, development , competitions, categories. It was most impressive to see the reigning World Champions from Belorussia, Igor More... |
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Ferruggia/Köhler are in a league of their own
The final round of the IDSF Grand Slam Standard was undoubted the closing highlight of the 24th German Open Championships. The world champions Benedetto Ferruggia/Claudia Köhler were in full cry in front of the local audience and won all dances superior. The second of the world ranking, Emanuel Valeri/Tania Kehlet, took the silver medal with second places in all five dances. The bronze More... |
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All GOC results available at :
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Silde/Firstova win the Grand Slam Latin
Standing Ovations for the first time at this year's GOC for the finalists of the IDSF Grand Slam Latin. 336 couples started the day before, six danced the last round to a full house at thursday eve – including the two solo dances Rumba and Paso Doble. The audience appreciated the shown performances with lots of spontaneous applause. The four final couples from the latest More... |
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Photos : Heidi Estler
IDSF Athletes' Forum, Stuttgart, Germany, August 18, 2010
The IDSF Athletes Commission invited all interested people to its "Athletes' Forum" meeting in the course of the 2010 German Open Championships, held August 17-21, 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany. Commission Chair Timo Kulczak welcomed about 100 participants, who met in a large assembly room in the Maritim Hotel Stuttgart.
IDSF President Carlos Freitag spoke briefly and said he was More... |
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Foto : W. Eliasch
Somewhat around 60 IDSF Chairmen came to Stuttgart to attend the this year`s Congress at the GOC, Hotel Maritim.The IDSF President Mr. Carlos Freitag and the IDSF Sports Director Mr. Marco Sietas welcomed the attendents and were very pleased with the great interest and reminded everybody of the great importance and responsibility of the Chairman`s role in a competition.
20 new applicants came for their first Congress and More... |
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CHENGDU-THE NEW IDSF COMPETITION HOST CITY
The IDSF Presidium awarded the rights to host the IDSF World Cup Standard to the city of Chengdu, China last year, with the aim to engage a new city
in China to promote IDSF competitions.
With the support of our member in China, the CDSF and the Chendu Sports Administration, the 2010 World Cup Standard together with the IDSF Open Latin More... |
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1st Meeting in Stuttgart
It is open for all athletes representing IDSF and it is an important step to involve the athletes within decission making structures inside our Federation.
It is also a presentation, how the Athlete`s Commission will work in the future. This commission shall be the direct link between the athletes and the IDSF Presidium.
We kindly ask all athletes (whether Youth, Adult, Formation or Senior) to attend this meeting More... |
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Leon Leonard, Honorary Member of the IDSF
The International DanceSport Federation is saddened to learn of the death of Mr. Leon Leonard, IDSF Honorary Member.
Mr. Leonard met his wife Irene in a Dance School. They started to dance in 1951 and became Belgium Champions in Standard and Latin. They hold this title for 10 years. They also danced in many Finals in International competitions.
In 1970 he started to be an international More... |
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The IDSF DanceSport Academy releases the first syllabus DVDs as part of its mission to serve as the knowledge repository and state-of-the-art educational platform for DanceSport. Rumba and Viennese Waltz are the first dances featured.
IDSF DanceSport Academy is proud to present the first two Syllabus DVDs.
ORDER the IDSF Academy Rumba Syllabus DVD here!
The Rumba Syllabus DVD is presented by Barbara Nagode Ambroz and features as demonstrators Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana More... |
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The IDSF DanceSport Academy is about to launch its first initiatives. The mission of the IDSF DanceSport Academy is to provide trainers, coaches, adjudicators and others in DanceSport with the most comprehensive and updated information on all aspects which are of relevance to their work. Going beyond the traditional transfer of knowledge through congresses and seminars - and taking a more scientific and holistic approach - the IDSF DanceSport Academy More... |
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The ultimate bonus tracks have gone up on the IDSF channel DanceSport Total: Alexey Silde, Anna Firstova and eight of the other finalists in the 2010 IDSF European Latin danced a freestyle show on 20 June in Ostrava, CZE. DanceSport Total had access to some of the recordings. Czech television produced a live programme on the event. Stay tuned for more …
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Feedback on “Live from Ostrava” is requested! This was the sixth “Live from …” blog which an IDSF Communications team published from a championship venue. That this form of presenting competition coverage to DanceSport enthusiasts worldwide found acceptance is confirmed by the traffic it is able to generate. 5,000 unique visitors in but a few hours, 10,000 over two days, and several thousands more in the months to come – as More... |
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The 2010 IDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin concluded with a spectacular Final broadcast live on Czech television. The winners:
Alexey Silde and Anna Firstova, RUS! 1st in every dance!
58 Alexey Silde / Anna Firstova 1
Russian Federation
RB: 1; SB: 1; CC: 1; JV: 1; PD: 1
48 Zoran Plohl / Tatsiana Lahvinovich 2
Croatia
RB: 2; SB: 2; CC: 2; JV: 2; PD: 2
32 Aniello Langella / Khrystyna Moshenska 3
Italy
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Breaking news from the "Live from Ostrava" blog:
British Adjudicator Paul Killick is unable to make it to Ostrava for today's IDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin. He will be replaced by Karina Geerts from Belgium.
Karina More... |
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The dedicated website of the IDSF Athletes' Commission gets rolled out together with the "Live from Ostrava" blog . It aims to provide the community of athletes with information and a direct link to their representatives.
Commission Chairman Timo Kulcak, GER, cannot compete in this year's European Latin: he is still recovering from an injury - and his partner Motshegetsi Mabuse is currently on assignment in South Africa. There she covers More... |
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Another "Live from ... " blog has gone up: IDSF Communications reports on the 2010 European DanceSport Championship Latin from Ostrava, CZE. Heidi Götz and Erwin Poschner are on site to bring you the latest from the CEZ Arena under the link below:
idsfeuropeanlatin.wordpress.com
69 couples have entered the championship.
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