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NON-REGISTERED EVENTS
IN ASIA (JULY 2010 - SEPTEMBER 2010)
The following events are not registered by the respective
national IDSF-member federation.
The IDSF Presidium may take action against
any athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with IDSF or an IDSF Member, who participates in
this competition in any way, without any further notice to
any of them.
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City, Country |
Event |
Date |
Bangkok,
Thailand
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore |
Thailand
International Ballroom Dancing Championships
1st Ballare International Dance Championships
8th Crystal DanceSport Championships
Singapore Merlion International DanceSport Championships |
Sat 11 Sep 2010
Sat 4 Sep 2010
Sun 29 Aug 2010
Sat 24 July 2010 |
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NOTICE
FROM SLOVENIAN DANCESPORT FEDERATION

Members are to note the following notice from Mr
Drago Sulek, President of the Slovenian DanceSport Federation:
"Let
me inform you that the Disciplinary Council of Slovenian
DanceSport Federation has taken the decision to suspend Jurij
Batagelj from participating at all national dancesport
competitions as well as all international competitions where he
should represent Slovenia (more precisely Slovenian DanceSport
Federation) for 3 months from June 20 till September 19, 2010"
All members are advised not to invite the said athletes to your
championship during this period. |
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NEW IDSF PRESIDIUM

At the recent IDSF Annual General Meeting held
in Vienna, Austria on 12 & 13 June 2010, the new Presidium
consists of:
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President |
Mr Carlos
Freitag (Spain) |
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| 1st
Vice-President |
Mr Lukas
Hinder (Switzerland) |
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| 2nd
Vide-President |
Ms Natasa
Ambroz (Slovenia) |
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General Secretary |
Mr Shawn Tay
(Singapore) |
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Treasurer |
Mr Tony
Tilenni (Australia) |
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Sports Director |
Mr Marco
Sietas (Spain) |
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Ordinary Member |
Mr Pavel
Dorokhov (Russia)
Mr Michael Eichert (Germany)
Mr Jim Fraser (Canada)
Mr Ferrucio Galvagno (Italy)
Ms Heidi Goetz (Austria)
Mr Keiji Ukai (Japan) |
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At the same meeting, Mr Heinz
Spaeker who has been with the IDSF the past 16 years, has
decided to retire as IDSF Sports Director. He is now an Honorary
Member of the IDSF. |
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IDSF
ADJUDICATORS' CONGRESS

Singapore will be organising an IDSF
Adjudicators' Congress on Sunday 4 July 2010. Please contact
your National IDSF Member Federation for more information.
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NON-REGISTERED EVENT IN SINGAPORE

All members are to note that the 11th
Stardust DanceSport Grand Prix to be held on Sunday
27 June 2010 in Singapore is not registered by the Singapore IDSF-member
body, the Singapore DanceSport Federation (SGDF).
The IDSF Presidium or the ADSF may take action against any
athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with the IDSF of an IDSF member, who participates in
this competition in any way, without further notice to any if
them |
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NEW DATE FOR THE "KING'S CUP" THAILAND OPEN 2010
All members are to note that the new
dates for this event is now Saturday 31 July 2010 & Sunday 1
August 2010.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE "KING'S CUP" THAILAND OPEN 2010
All members are to note that due to the
escalating political unrest in Bangkok (Thailand), the
organisers have decided to postpone the "King's Cup" Thailand
Open 2010 to a later date. Mr Sittichai Preyadara, General
Seretary of the Thailand DanceSport Association, expresses his
deepest apologies to all the adjudicators, officials and
competitors for any inconvenience caused. |
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NON-REGISTERED EVENT IN SINGAPORE
All members are to note that the Global
Cup International Dance Competition 2010 to be held on Saturday
1 May 2010 in Singapore is not registered by the Singapore IDSF-member
body, the Singapore DanceSport Federation (SGDF).
The IDSF Presidium or the ADSF may take action against any
athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with the IDSF of an IDSF member, who participates in
this competition in any way, without further notice to any if
them |
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WHY ITALY
WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN BLACKPOOL 2010
The following two documents were received from the Italian
DanceSport Federation (FIDS) on why Italy will not be
participating in Blackpool.
a) Why Italy will not be participating [Download]
b) "FIDS is right" by Mirko Gozzoli [Download] |
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NON-REGISTERED EVENT IN MALAYSIA
All members are to note that the ADC Amateur League Open Dance
Championships to be held on Sunday 9 May 2010 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia is not registered by the Malaysian IDSF-member body,
the Malaysian Professional Dance Council (MPDC).
The IDSF Presidium or the ADSF may take action against any
athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with the IDSF of an IDSF member, who participates in
this competition in any way, without further notice to any if
them |
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2013 EAST ASIAN
GAMES (CHINA)
Latest information from the Chinese Olympic Committee) - the
6th Eastern Asian Games will be held on October 2013 in
Tianjin City,China.The
following 20 sports have been included: Swimming, Track and
Field, Badminton, Gymnastics, Basketball, Bowling, Cycling,
Football, Hokey, Judo, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo,
Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Fencing, Baseball, Wushu
and DanceSport.
On this Mr Keiji Ukai (ADSF
President) mentioned that both Macau & Hong Kong must also
be congratulated on organising the successful 4th East Asian
Games (2005) and 5th East Asian Games (2009) respectively,
and thus laid the paths for future inclusion of DanceSports
into the East Asian Games. |
NON-REGISTERED EVENTS
The following events are not registered by the respective
national IDSF-member federation.
The IDSF Presidium may take action against
any athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with IDSF or an IDSF Member, who participates in
this competition in any way, without any further notice to
any of them.
| CITY, COUNTRY |
EVENT |
DATE |
Jakarta, Indonesia
Manila,
Philippines
Tokyo, Japan
Macau, Macau
Seoul, Korea
Taipei, Taiwan
Quynhon, Vietnam |
The Queen's Cup Ballroom Dancing
Championships
The 3rd Philippine StarBall
Asian Open (2010 Asian Dance Tour)
Macau Open (2010 Asian Dance Tour)
Korea Open (2010 Asian Dance Tour)
Taipei Open (2010 Asian Dance Tour)
2010 Vietnam Open |
23 January 2010
13 February 2010
21 February 2010
27 February 2010
1 March 2010
6 March 2010
13 March 2010 |
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2009 EAST
ASIAN GAMES (HONG KONG)
Held once every four years,
the East Asian Games (EAG) is a major event in the Asian
international sports arena. The first EAG was held in China
(Shanghai) in 1993, followed by Korea (Pusan) in 1997, Japan
(Osaka) in 2001 and Macau in 2005. The
5th East Asian Games will
be held in Hong Kong from 5 - 13 December 2009.
The DanceSport events will be held on Sunday 6 December 2009, at
the Hongkong International Trade & Exhibition Centre |
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WDC AMATEUR LEAGUE
OPEN AMATEUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - PARIS
The 2009 WDC Amateur League Open Amateur World Championships
scheduled to be held at Paris, Euro Disney, France on December
4-6, 2009, is not granted by IDSF and is not registered by the
IDSF Member for France, Comite National de Danse Sportive (CNDS).
Accordingly the IDSF Presidium may take action against any
athlete, adjudicator or other official, person or body
associated with IDSF or an IDSF Member, who participates in this
competition in any way, without any further notice to any of
them. - Marco Sietas (IDSF
Gen Secretary) |
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SBTDA INTERNATIONAL
BALLROOM DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS
All IDSF and ADSF members are to note that the
SBDTA International Ballroom Dancing Championships, to be
held on Sunday 13 December 2009 in Singapore is
not sanctioned by the IDSF, ADSF or SGDF. All members and
officials are advised not to participate. |
| DANCESPORT TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE 16th ASIAN GAMES
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The
16th Asian Games (or XVI Asiad) will be held in Guangzhou,
China from Friday 12 November 2010 to Saturday 27 November
2010. Guangzhou will be the second city in China to host the
games after Beijing in 1990. 41 events are scheduled to be
contested, making it the largest Asian Games ever.
DanceSport is officially included as one of the medal sports
in the XVI Asiad.
Follow this link to the
Official Website. |
| 1st KULAI OPEN
DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Dancesport Championships will be held on 13th December 2009
at Tropical Garden Restaurant, Kulai, Johor and opened to
members of MPDC and respective associations under IPDSC and
IDSF. This event is organized by DS Dance Studio and
registered with MPDC. Details are found on the Malaysian
Professional DanceSport Council (MPDC)
website. |
| MALAYSIA HAS NEW
IDSF MEMBER
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The ADSF General Meeting held on
Sunday 8th Nov 2009 in Hanoi, Vietnam, passed the resolution to
accept the Malaysian Professional DanceSport Council (MPDC)
as a Provisional Member of the ADSF, thanks to the support from ADSF
General Committee and Members.
Members of the ADSF look forward to
working with Mr George Tan (President MPDC) in the near
future. |
| IDSF-IPDSC JOINT
PRESS RELEASE
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IDSF President Carlos Freitag and Daniele Tondon, the new
President of the International Professional DanceSport
Council (“IPDSC”), have agreed in principle to begin the
next stage of IDSF’s VISION 2012 Programme to create a new
IDSF Professional Division as follows [read
more] |
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