Following a comprehensive proposal by the WDSF Sports Commission, a decision has been made to adopt a new allocation of base points for each participating couple in WDSF World Ranking Tournaments.
06/05/2024 read more ...As the final notes faded away and the applause subsided, the young dancers stood proud, knowing that they had given their all and left everything on the dancefloor.
05/05/2024 read more ...This webinar is a must-attend for athletes, coaches, and anyone involved in sports who aims to uphold the highest standards of fairness and integrity in competitions.
30/04/2024 read more ...By providing a transparent framework for qualification and participation, this policy aims to motivate couples to strive for excellence in the WDSF World and Continental Championships.
26/04/2024 read more ...The undefeated couple over the past year, Alexey Glukhov – Anastasia Glazunova (MDA) conquers the 2024 WDSF European Championship Standard title in Chisinau, Moldova.
16/04/2024 read more ...This long-standing collaboration, launched in 2015, has seen Casa musica play an integral role in enhancing the musical backdrop of WDSF competitions.
28/03/2024 read more ...With the introduction of the new Judging System (JUDSYS 2.1) arose the need for specific Performance Assment Standards to be applied. Expert lecturers at the 2014 Adjudicators' Congress in Stuttgart, GER, sought to define such standards for each of the four Components that are evaluated
The WDSF Academy had most of these lectures recorded and will release them - free of charge - through its YouTube channel.
Below is Italian trainer Luca Baricchi's lecture on assessing the "Movement to Music" Component with JUDSYS. The WDSF thanks Luca Baricchi for allowing that his lecture is presented here as part of the WDSF Academy programme.