Justyna Możdżonek (POL) is new member of the IWGA Athletes Commission

At its board meeting in January, the board of the International World Games Association (IWGA) agreed on the composition of the Interim IWGA Athletes’ Committee.

23/03/2023 read more ...

100 days to go before the start of the European Games 2023

Anyone who registers now will have the opportunity to buy 4 tickets for a chosen sport with a 25% discount.

13/03/2023 read more ...

PARIS 2024 QUALIFICATIONS HEAT UP IN JAPAN

AMIR and 671 win Gold at sold-out WDSF BfG World Series Kitakyushu

25/02/2023 read more ...

Statement on the recent earthquakes affecting Türkiye and Syria

WDSF is deeply saddened by the news of the recent earthquakes which hit southern Türkiye on February 6, 2023, affecting millions in that country and neighbouring Syria.

17/02/2023 read more ...

Continental Championships for U21 and Senior age categories

The WDSF received a lot of requests from athletes and organizers who showed great interest and desire to get the opportunity to indeed organize Continental Championship for the Senior and Under 21 categories.

15/02/2023 read more ...

Paris 2024 launches official hospitality program

On 17 January, Paris 2024 and On Location launched a new platform where the general public can purchase customisable Olympic Games hospitality packages to enjoy the Games in the way that suits them best.

23/01/2023 read more ...

DanceSport Flanders 04/05/2017

Never Miss A Chance To Dance © DV Everybody within the World DanceSport Federation knows the most traditional competitions that are staged year after year in the Belgian region of Flanders. The Diamond's Cup in Antwerp should come to mind first.

Among the patrons of this event, that very often includes WDSF World Championships, is Danssport Vlaanderen (DV), the body that governs DanceSport at the regional level. Not much more than a discrete logo appearing together with others on posters and website, one tends to assume. Another institutional sponsor, not more!

Well, looks can be deceiving: DanceSport Flanders is an organisation that can inspire, that has embraced the spirit of VISION 2012 and of 2020 VISION more than just about any federationn in direct membership to WDSF. Virtually every dance style seems to fall under the generic "Danssport" in Flemish and for Guido Goderis, the DV President. When we met him briefly at UNBREAKABLE in Antwerp, on 22 April, he outlined the strategy behind the success: simply put, it is inclusiveness.

With inclusiveness, DS arrived at 50,000 members - and total population of Flanders is just over six million. No need for a fancy website or social media hype, just a packed calendar and much variety in it: over the upcoming weekend the Flemish Street Dance Championship takes place and the seniors in Latin/Standard leave for a dancing holiday in Ostend.

In an upcoming article we will take an even closer look at DanceSport Flanders.