Clusters
- Artistic and Dance Sports
IWGA Member Federation since 1995.
Learn more about DanceSport on the WDSF website.
DanceSport – both athletic and glamorous!
Disciplines at The World Games 2025: Breaking, Latin, Standard
There are many different disciplines in DanceSport. Common to all of them, at top competition level, are high levels of competence in physical strength, agility, coordination, stamina, fitness, discipline, teamwork, grace, style and musical interpretation. All of these features are considered when judging a dance.
In Latin Dance, couples compete in 5 dance types: Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. There are three rounds: First Round, Semi-Final and Final. 14 couples qualify for the Semi-finals and 6 couples for the Final.
In Standard Dance, the couple dances are Quickstep, Slow Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz and Waltz. The competition format is the same as for Latin.
Breaking is an athletic urban dance style originating in the USA, introduced to The World Games in 2022. Single athletes (B-Boys & B-Girls) compete against each other in ‘Battles’. There are two short rounds per battle; scores for each battle are determined by a team of judges. There are men’s and women’s classes.
Federation: World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), www.worlddancesport.org
