International DanceSport Federation
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International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) (formerly ICAD) was founded in 1957. Its Statute says in part: "The International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) is the international federation governing all aspects of Dancesport worlwide, either directly through its own organs, or through its national member bodies, or by administrative agreements with other persons and organisations....The IDSF controls all international DanceSport competitions and the granting of DanceSport competitions, which are subject to IDSF rules."
It is a member of the following international federations:
- GAISF - General Association of International Sports Federation
- IWGA - International World Games Association
- ARISF - Association of the IOC Recognised Sports Federations
The International Olympic Committee granted full IOC Recognition of DanceSport and of IDSF as sole representative body on September 5, 1997.
The International News (Tanzsportmagazin) was the Official IDSF Magazine, published by International DanceSport Media GmGH, Switzerland during 1998--2004.
Presidents
| Name | Country | Presidency |
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| Piet Rullens | Netherlands | ?-1998 |
| Rudolf Baumann | Switzerland | 1998-present |
See also
External link
- IDSF (http://www.idsf.net)