About DanceSport ver8.qxd

About
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DanceSport
Some of the IDSF World Champions of the past 20 years (left to right):
TSC Schwarz Gelb Aachen, Rygel & Brinck, Stokkebroe & Juel, Werner &
Jorgensen, Gozzoli & Betti, Hawkins & Newberry, Watson & Leoni,
Crossley & Jones, Soale & Cerasoli, Schiavo & Arzenton, Weiss &
Thickett, van Amstel & Fryer, Skufca & Venturini, Giorgianni & Manfredni,
Pino & Bucciarelli, Cocchi & Wilkinson, Galke & Schreiber
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bout DanceSport
International
DanceSport Federation, IDSF, today has
82 member-countries on five continents and contacts for future member federaThe
tions in 20 countries more.
In fact, IDSF DanceSport represents more than
4 million athletes.
In 1997 IDSF received full recognition from the
International Olympic Committee,
IOC, as the sole worldwide representative
body for DanceSport.
IDSF's DanceSport athletes compete in a full
programme of medal competitions since the
1997 IWGA World Games under the Patronage of the International Olympic Committee.Following IOC recognition, IDSF continues to work
for the inclusion of DanceSport as a medal
sport in the Olympic Games.
The International DanceSport Federation, IDSF, has
two
Associate Members:
-) World Rock'n'Roll Confederation,
WRRC. This Confederation is conducting championships in Rock 'n' Roll, Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop
-) International Dance Organization,
IDO. This Organnization is conducting championships
in Argentine Tango, Nordic Tango, Salsa, Street
Mambo, American Mambo, Merengue, Bachata,
Mixing Blues, Folklore & Old Style Dance Formations, Hustle/DiscoFox/DiscoSwing, Bugg, Double
Bugg, Synchro Dancing, Caribbean Dancing, Street
Latino, Salsa Rueda de Casino, Theatre Arts Exhibition, Latino Show, Disco Dance, Disco Dance Freestyle, Disco Show, HipHop, Electric Boogie, Break
Dance, Tap Dance, Dance Show, Modern, Character Ethnic - Folk, Jazz, Ballet, Belly Dance,
Cabaret/Theatre Art, Acrobatic / Gymnastics.
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Ranking List & Championship
The IDSF
Grand Slam Series
In 2003 the International DanceSport
Federation, IDSF, launched a new level
of high class Tournaments: The IDSF
Grand Slam Series.
A number of the current IDSF International Open World Ranking Tournaments
received the prestigious status of "Grand
Slam". The prize money for the finalists
is total SFR 160.000.
There are ten Grand Slam Tournaments
staged on three continents each year:
five in the Standard-Section, five in the
Latin-Section. The best 12 couples out
of all tournaments of each section were
qualified to take part in the magnificent final event.
The IDSF
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The IDSF World Ranking List
The IDSF licences a number of international
events in the Standard and Latin American
sections as world ranking (full points) or
international ranking (half points) or open
ranking (less points) events. These IDSF
World Ranking List Tournaments are given the
title of IDSF World Open, IDSF International
Open and IDSF Open respectively, and are
open to any couple registered with an IDSF
member country.
The IDSF Computer World Ranking List is
updated monthly and shows the cumulative
result of performance at World Ranking List
Tournaments during the past 12 months. The
Ranking List includes the results of the IDSF
World Championships, IDSF World Opens, IDSF
International Opens and IDSF Opens.
World Championships
And
The IDSF
Continental Championships
The currently recognised sections or disciplines in DanceSport
are the Standard section, the Latin American section and the
Ten Dance section
IDSF World and the IDSf Continental DanceSport Championships
in the Standard and Latin American sections are conducted
both for couples and for formation teams. DanceSport Championships in the Ten-Dance are conducted for couples only.
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anceSport & The Olympic Family
The International DanceSport Federation, IDSF:
...is recognised by the
International Olympic Committee, IOC
...is member of the
Association of Recognized IOC
International Sports Federations, ARISF
...is member of the
General Association of
International Sports Federations, GAISF/AGFIS
...is member of the
International World Games Association, IWGA
Signor Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is IOC Presidente De Honor Vitalicio
is the IDSF's Special Ambassador at Large. Signor Samaranch has agreed to
advise the IDSF on matters of high strategy and protocol, and to represent the
IDSF in special cases where such representation demands the highest status and
prestige.
The International DanceSport Federation, IDSF, today has 82 member-countries
on five continents (marked yellow on the map below).
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Left to right: Carlos Freitag (IDSF), Juan
Antonio Samaranch (IOC), Rudolf Baumann
(IDSF).
How IDSF Work
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The General Meeting
The General Meeting is the principal and original organ of the federation.
Each National Member Federation (today: 82 on five continents) is entitled to send two Delegates to the General Meeting.
The Presidium
The Presidium is elected by secret ballot at the Annual General Meeting every third year.
The Disciplinary Council
The IDSF Disciplinary Council is the judicial organ of the IDSF. Organised as an independent body within the IDSF, the Disciplinary Council is entitled to render formal judgements on the following issues: Breaches of the IDSF Statutes by Member Federations, athletes or
officials; Breaches of IDSF Rules & Regulations (incl. Sports Rules); Breach of ethical principles and rules as defined in the Code of
Ethics; Acts of Harassment (whether sexual or otherwise); Violations of the IDSF Anti Doping Code.
The IDSF Disciplinary Council consists of 9 persons from 9 different countries, elected by the General Meeting. Chairman: Erich Staeldi,
Unterfeldweg 82, CH-3053 Muenchenbuchsee/Switzerland, Phone: +41/31/869 5657 E-Mail: [email protected]
The Communications Director
He is appointed by the Presidium.He provides support to the IDSF members, press and media in relation to events, news and
DanceSport in general. Dr. Johannes Biba, Austria; Phone: + 43 / 1 / 402 80 70, Telefax: + 43 / 1 / 402 80 73
E-Mail: [email protected], or: [email protected]
Working Group On ADJUDICATION
contact: Natasa Ambroz, Slovenia
E-Mail: [email protected]
LEGAL Commission
Chair: Jim Fraser, Canada
Phone: (..1) 604 4 33 00 10
Fax: (..1) 604-4 35 02 69
E-mail: [email protected]
FESTIVAL Commission
Chair: Jim Fraser, Canada
Phone: ..1 604 433 00 10
Fax: ..1 604 435 0269
E-mail: [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP Commission
Chair: Marco Sietas, Spain
Phone: 0034617314480
E-Mail: [email protected]
The IDSF Commissions
These Commissions act on instructions from the President or the
Presidium. The Commissions have no executive authority, and their
work and proposals require the approval of the Presidium. Suggestions
from Members and individuals will be welcomed, and should be
addressed to the Chair of a Commission
ANTI-DOPING Commission
Chair: Ko de Mooy, Netherlands
Phone: (..31) 167 566755
Fax: (..31) 167 567894
E-mail: [email protected]
INTERNET Commission
Chair: Piet Rullens, The Nederlands
Phone: ..31 162 371410
Fax: ..31 162 311855
E-mail: [email protected]
SPORTS Commission
Chair: Heinz Spaeker, Germany
Phone: (..49) 203 35 36 41
Fax: (..49) 203 363 18 48
E-mail: [email protected]
PLANNING and Development Commission
Chair: Vince Bain, Australia
Phone: (..61) 2 9428 3729
Fax: (..61) 2 9428 5160
E-mail: [email protected]
FINANCE Commission
Chair: Lukas Hinder, Switzerland
Phone: (..49) 1 364 20 49
Fax: (..41) 1 364 20 47
E-mail:[email protected]
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R
ules For Adjudicators
IDSF DanceSport is fully recognised by
the International Olympic Commit tee (IOC) since 1997. IDSF's reputation
demands that its conduct always reflec ts the values and principles enshrined
in the Olympic Charter.
Charter. Find here
some quotations of IDSF's Code of
Conduct and Standards of Ethics
for adjudicators.
An adjudicator shall not judge any event
where any person competing in that compe tition is a member of his/her immediate and
extended family.
family.
An adjudicator shall not coach, teach, or
give any advice to any participating couple
during an event at which he/she is judging.
An adjudicator shall refrain
taking any partisan position
marks of other fellow adjudica tors of the competition before
the end of the competition.
- Be concentrated on judging only
and not have any communication
with the audience, fellow adjudi cators or couples and not do
anything that might distract
him/her (mobile phone, camera…).
camera…).
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from publicly
in respect of
zed and obliged to observe the
compliance of all IDSF licensed
adjudicators, may they be enga ged in the competition or not,
with the Code.
Complaints about Adjudicators
during a Competition
Any complaints regarding the
breach of Code during the com petition, should be made by an
official representative of an IDSF
member federation in writing and
shall be addressed to the Chair.
Chair.
During a competition the Chair
nominated by the IDSF is authori -
The Chair shall have the power to
reprimand or replace the adjudi -
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Rules for Adjudicator
any couple he/she may judge in any
competition.
An adjudicator shall not seek by any
means to improperly influence, or to
intimidate, another adjudicator.
adjudicator.
An adjudicator who is not a member
of the judging panel for an event,
shall not discuss with any adjudica tor who is a member of the judging
panel for that event the merits of
the performance of a competitor in
that event or any previous perfor mances or results, before the com pletion of the event.
An adjudicator shall not seek to
influence the outcome of a competi tion other than by marking all cou ples in the competition on their
merits.
If an adjudicator converses with
fellow adjudicators, spectators,
competitors or coaches during an
event, s/he may not discuss the
performance of any couple s/he is
judging or any of their previous
performances or results, until after
the end of the event.
Any other complaints about an
alleged breach of the Code after
the results of the competition
have been announced must be
submitted by an IDSF member
federation in writing to the IDSF
Sports Director.
Director.
A complaint shall not be conside red unless the following lodge ment criteria are met:
- Stand apart from one
another and at such loca tions that they do not
interfere with the compe titors.
- Judge independently and
not compare notes with
the other adjudicators.
- Not make any attempt to
become familiar with
names, numbers and natio nalities of the participants
by using the official pro gramme and with any
intermediate results or
An adjudicator shall not discuss the
merits of a competitor's performan ce with the competitor before the
end of the event in which s/he is
judging.
cator by an appropriate substitu te for the remainder of the com petition.
During the conduct of a
competition, the adjudiadjudicators on the judging
panel shall:
The complaint must be made in
writing signed by an official of
the complainant and must be
lodged with the IDSF Sports
Director within 14 (fourteen)
days of the date of the alleged
breach together with any suppor ting documentation.
If a complaint meets the lodge ment criteria, the IDSF Sports
Director shall forward the com plaint to the IDSF Presidium
Presidium for
further consideration. If the
lodgement criteria are not met,
the IDSF Sports Director shall
write to the complainant advising
that this is the case.
Nothing in this rule shall prevent
the IDSF Sports Director from
initiating an investigation at any
time where the IDSF Sports Direc tor believes there has been a
breach of rules, and referring it
to the IDSF Presidium
Presidium for consideration.
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udging Criteria
DanceSport has been described as
the sport made for television.
However because of the increased
scrutiny that TV broadcasting brings,
with its action replays and multiple
camera views, the TV viewing public
is much more focused on the role of
the judges.
The TV viewing fan in all sports now
questions decisions of judges/refere es/umpires. DanceSport is no
exception and the IDSF has focused
its attention on developing DanceS port judging criteria which are
clearer to the DanceSport fan.
DanceSport judges must make obser vations of the competing couples,
and apply some criteria to that
observation to form a judgement.
All judgements are comparative
assessments of the couples in the
competition, rather than
assessments against a hypothetical
standard.
Couples are compared on
their performances in a
number of areas:
Footwork: The judge must assess the quality
and control of applied footwork.
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Timing and basic rhythm : In all dances,
timing and basic rhythm take precedence over the
other concerns, so that if a couple repeatedly
makes mistakes in this area, their comparative
assessment must be downgraded.
Rhythmic Interpretation : The judge must
assess the quality of the rhythmic interpretation of
the music, so as to ascertain a couple's capacity
for choreography and musical interpretation in
each dance.
Body lines : The term "body lines" relates to the
couple as a unit, both during movement and in
"picture steps".
Judging Criteri
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Movement : The judge must determine
whether movement is in keeping with
the character of the dance being
performed, and assess the rise and
fall, and swing and balance of the
couple. For example, a greater swing
only justifies better marking if the
movement is controlled and balanced.
Floorcraft : The judge must assess the ability of the
couple to manoeuvre their choreography so as to
avoid interruption to their own progression and that
of other couples
The IDSF has committed itself
to developing and seeking
general acceptance of a uni versal DanceSport judging
methodology that upholds the
principles of transparency,
transparency,
objectivity and accountability,
accountability,
including ethical principles.
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I
DSF’s History 1909 - 2006
1909 First "World
"World Championship"
in Paris
Paris
1932 First time that a Formation
Team danced competitive ly,
ly, at London's Astoria
Ballroom.
1991
Provisional Recognition by
GAISF
1992
Full Recognition by GAISF
1992
Application submitted for
Recognition by International
Olympic Committee (IOC)
1995
Provisional Recognition by IOC.
1995
Membership in IWGA and
ARISF
1999 IOC President
President Juan Antonio
Samaranch attends the 1999
IDSF World
World Latin Champi onship, held in Berne/Swit zerland
2000 Application for inclusion as
Medal Sport in the Summer
Olympic Games
2000 DanceSport included in the
Closing Ceremonies of the
2000 Summer Olympic
Games,
Games, Sydney,
Sydney, Australia
2000 IDSF presents a demonstra tion of DanceSport to more
than 100 top officials of the
International Olympic
Committee , IOC, in LausanLausanne, Switzerland (IOC HeadHeadquarters)
1997
1947 First Latin-American Dan ceSport World
World Champions hip
An 11-year Joint-Venture
Agreement for telemedia
development signed by international media giant Mark
McCormack’s IMG and IDSF.
1997
2001
1956 New Name: International
Council of Amateur Dan cers (ICAD)
IDSF DanceSport included in
the 5th World Games, Lahti,
Finland
1997
Full IOC Recognition of DanceSport and Full IOC Recognition
of IDSF as the sole world
representative body for DanceSport
2005 DanceSport included in the
2005 Asian Indoor Games ,
Thailand, and the 2005 East
Asian Games , Macau
1998
DanceSport included in the
Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
2005 DanceSport included as a
fully telev ised key Sport in
the 7th World
World Games,
Duisburg, Germany
1935 Founding of the Internatio nal Amateur Dancers Fede ration (IADF) in Prague
Prague
1960
First TV broadcast of a DanceSport competition, in Germany.
1990
New name: International
DanceSport Federation (IDSF)
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DanceSport included in the
6th World
World Games in Akita,
Japan
Masthead:
Editorial Office: Dr. Johannes Biba, International DanceSport Federation, Communications Director, Kochgasse 9/16,
A-1080 Vienna, Austria, Phone: ++43/1/402 80 70; Fax: ++43/1/402 80 73. e-mail: [email protected] The International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) is constituted as a separate legal person in
Switzerland, with limited liability under Articles 52-59 and 60-79 of the Swiss Civil Code. Managing Committee: President: Carlos Freitag, 1st Vice President: Vince Bain, Treasurer: Lukas
Hinder, Sports Director: Heinz Spaeker, General Secretary: Marco Sietas (Address: C. Orient, 7887 2a Planta, Office 15, 08172 Sant Cugat del Vallés / Barcelona, Spain; e-mail: [email protected]).
The IDSF is a non-partisan, non-profit-making body. The objects of the IDSF are, among others,
to organize, govern, represent, produce and promote DanceSport (see IDSF Statues:
www.idsf.net). The International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) is recogniced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the worldwide representative body for DanceSport and is
Dr. Johannes Biba
Member of GAISF, ARISF and IWGA.
(c) 2006
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The
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Faces Of
Of IDS
IDS
President
Carlos Freitag
Spain
[email protected]
www.idsf.net
1st Vice-President
Vince Bain
Australia
vicepresident1@
idsf.net
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Member Of Presidium
Pavel Dorokhov
Russia
idsf.pavel.dorokhov@
mtu-net.ru
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General Secretary
Marco Sietas
Spain
generalsecretary@
idsf.net
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2nd Vice-President
Natasa Ambroz
Slovenia
vicepresident2@
idsf.net
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Treasurer
Lukas Hinder
Switzerland
[email protected]
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Sports Director
Heinz Spaeker
Germany
sportsdirector@
idsf.net
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Member Of Presidium
Jim Fraser
Canada
[email protected]
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Member Of Presidium
Tony Tilenni
Australia
tilenni@
ozemail.com.au
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Member Of Presidium
Shawn Tay
Singapore
shawnandgladys@
pacific.net.sg
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Member Of Presidium
Keiji Ukai
Japan
idsfukai@
mta.biglobe.ne.jp
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Member Of Presidium
Carola Tuokko
Finland
carola.tuokko@
elisanet.fi
www.idsf.net
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