World DanceSport Federation

World DanceSport Federation
Formation	12 May 1957
Type	International sport federation
Headquarters	Maison du Sport International, Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	97 national member bodies (October 2023)
President	Shawn Tay
Website	www.worlddancesport.org
Formerly called	International DanceSport Federation (1990); International Council of Amateur Dancers (1957);

The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), formerly the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), is the international governing body of DanceSport and Para DanceSport, as recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Founded in 1957 as the International Council of Amateur Dancers (ICAD), it took the name IDSF in 1990. In 2011, it was renamed to WDSF to emphasise the global character of the organization.

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