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The
Press Center—Current News -
http://usabda.org/press_center/ Welcome to the USA
Dance Charlotte Press Center. This is the media's one-stop resource for
information about the benefits of Social Dancing and the growing number of
recreational dancers; the exciting world of competitive DanceSport and the
athletes that make it happen. The Press Center also will strive to keep you
informed regarding the amazing number of students in colleges, high schools,
and middle schools who are discovering ballroom dance and DanceSport. What's
New IOC
progress for DanceSport DanceSport has been
recognized by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) as being a sport and the
International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) has been designated as the World Governing Body of that
sport. The next step in DanceSport's journey into the Olympics will be for
the IOC to designate DanceSport as a medal sport. Hopefully this will be done
soon so that DanceSport can be scheduled in the 2008 Olympic Games. The IDSF has filed an
application and made DanceSport presentations to the IOC asking that
DanceSport be a medal sport in the 2008 summer games. We hope that the IOC
will act on that request soon. In the meantime DanceSport participates in the
World Games, which are held for Olympic recognized sports that are not yet in
the medals program. DanceSport was a significant part of the 2001 World Games
in Japan. Here in the United
States the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the IDSF has officially
recognized the USA Dance as the National Governing Body for
DanceSport. USA Dance sent two DanceSport couples to Japan to represent the
United States in the 2001 World Games. Our Latin couple received Bronze
medals for winning third place at that event. USA
Dance is moving ahead strongly in preparations for DanceSport to participate
as a medals sport in future Olympic Games. However, regardless of what may happen in the future
regarding the Olympics, our principal focus, priorities and allocation of
resources will be on programs to create additional opportunities for
individuals of all ages to participate in DanceSport and social ballroom
dancing. These high priority programs include establishing USA Dance Chapters
at 240 new locations and initiating DanceSport and social ballroom dance
programs in an additional 1,000 colleges. USA
Dance Press Releases National's list of
press releases can be a great source for research and to help keep you up to
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