WDC – World Dance Council
The World Dance Council is the world authority for Professional Dancing incorporating the World Competitive Dance Committee and the World Social Dance Committee. The World Dance Council Ltd, until 1st June 2006 known as the World Dance & Dance Sport Council Ltd (WD&DSC), formerly the International Council of Ballroom Dancing (ICBD), was established on 22nd September 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
WDSF – World Dance Sport Federation
The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), which is recognized as the official International Federation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) responsible for all DanceSport disciplines.
WDO – World Dance Organisation
The WDO started as the World Dance Organisers in 2019. The Inaugural WDO meeting was held on the 30th of May 2019 in Blackpool, England. The meeting was overwhelmingly supported by the profession and principles of fairness, integrity, freedom, human rights and liberty for all were discussed.
It was declared that the WDO would be dedicated to supporting these principles in dance and providing new opportunities worldwide, through a non-profit organisation. The WDO Community Interest Company is a non-profit entity and was registered in England on the 16th of September 2019.
