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NEW IDSF PRESIDIUM ELECTED
At the recent IDSF Annual General Meeting held
in Vienna, Austria on 12 & 13 June 2010, the new Presidium consists of:
| President |
Mr Carlos Freitag (Spain) |
| 1st Vice-President |
Mr Lukas Hinder
(Switzerland) |
| 2nd Vice-President |
Ms Natasa Ambroz
(Slovenia) |
| General Secretary |
Mr Shawn Tay (Singapore) |
| Treasurer |
Mr Tony Tilenni
(Australia) |
| Sports Director |
Mr Marco Sietas (Spain) |
| 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) |
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.
IDSF ADJUDICATORS' CONGRESS
The next IDSF Adjudicators' Congress will be held in Singapore on Sunday 4
July 2010. Interested participants are to write to the SGDF for more
details regarding this Congress.
THE
2010 WORLD UNIVERSITY DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2010 World University DanceSport Championships will be held in Chinese
Taipei on 10 October 2010. This will be an exciting event for many
athletes. Interested members who are in any of the tertiary
institutions, please contact the SGDF for more details.
2010 IDSF PROFICIENCY MEDAL TEST
The 2010 IDSF Proficiency Medal Test will be conducted on Sunday 25 April
2010 in Singapore. It will be invigilated by an overseas examiner
appointed by the IDSF. Certificates and medals issued are recognised
world-wide. Contact SGDF for details.
REVISION OF SGDF RANKING POINTS SYSTEM
WEF 1 April 2010, the Ranking Points System
will be modified, only for the SGDF Singapore Nationals series of
Championships.
When there is participation of foreign countries in 50% or more events
(excluding Tertiary events) that will be run (at the time of Closing Date
of Entries), then athletes in these events with foreign participation will
have their ranking points doubled.
The first such event will the the coming 11th
SGDF Singapore National DanceSport Championships, where there are 14
overseas couples (at Closing Date of Entries).
SGDF ADJUDICATORS' / COACHES' CONGRESS
The final in a series of Adjudicators' / Coaches' Congress
for FY09 will be conducted by the SGDF on Tuesday 30 March 2010.
Adjudicators and coaches who are interested in the congress are to contact
the SGDF directly.
MPDC MALAYSIAN NATIONAL RANKING DANCESPORT C'SHIPS
The Malaysian National Ranking DanceSport Championships will be
held on Sunday 18 April 2010 at the Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort.
All events (except Grade A) are open to SGDF Members and
affiliate, and are strongly encouraged to participate.
Details available here.
11th SGDF SINGAPORE NATIONAL DANCESPORT
C'SHIPS
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The 11th SGDF
Singapore National DanceSport Championships will be held on Saturday 3
April 2010.
The event will be held at Raffles Institution, Block L Multipurpose
Hall, One Raffles Institution Lane, Singapore 575954.
Tickets will be available from the SGDF
soon.
The Entry Form available for
download.
Participants are to ensure that their membership (affiliate or
individual) is valid for FY10 (ie 1 Apr 2010 - 31 Mar 2011) by 19
March 2010.
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UNREGISTERED EVENTS IN ASIA
The series of events listed on
the webpages of the Asian DanceSport
Federation 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.
10th SGDF Singapore National DanceSport
Championships
3rd Nanyang Technological University Tertiary DanceSport
Championships
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The 10th SGDF
Singapore National DanceSport Championships will be held on Sunday 24
January 2010. This is the sixth
successive Nationals that is being organised with a major Tertiary
Institution, and it will again be jointly organised with Nanyang
Technological University.
This event will be held together with
the 3rd Nanyang Technological University Tertiary DanceSport
Championships.
Tickets are available from the SGDF and
dance studios at S$25, inclusive of a buffet dinner meal.
Entry Forms available for
download!
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WDC
AMATEUR LEAGUE OPEN 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)
SGDF TO SUPPORT NTU DSA'S DECEMBER DANCE
CAMP
The SGDF is pleased to announce that the 3-day NTU DSA Dance Camp will be
supported by the SGDF. Seminars & workshops will be conducted by SGDF, and a closed-competition will
be organised as part of the dance camp where SGDF will provide qualified
judges and the standard IDSF Scrutineering programme for the calculation
of scores.
LATIN WORKSHOP BY STEFANO DI FILIPPO &
OLGA URUMUVA
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) DanceSport Academy (DSA) is
organising a Latin-American workshop with 2008 IDSF World Latin Champions, Stefano Di Filippo & Olga
Urumuva on Saturday 21 Nov 2009 for their club members only. For
details, contact NTU DSA.
REPORT ON BASSANO OPEN
In response to many members' queries regarding
the DanceBeat World article written by SGDF President Robert Ong, it is
now available from this
link (see pages
10 & 11).
DanceBeat World is acknowledged as "The
Number One Source For International DanceSport News"
2009 APEC SUMMIT DANCESPORT PERFORMANCE
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Athletes from
the SGDF were invited perform the Opening Dance Show for the 2009 APEC
Meetings to be held in Singapore in November.
The performance was held at the Capella
Singapore Hotel (Sentosa Island), and were well-accepted by
the largely international audience
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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] |
1st KULAI OPEN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The 1st Kulai
Open DanceSport Championships will be held in Kulai, Malaysia on
Sunday 13 December 2009.
This event is sanctioned by the Malaysian Professional DanceSport
Council (MPDC), a member of the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF).
The event will feature Stefano Ceccarelli & Debora Papi (Italy), the
2009 Coppa Italia Amateur Latin Champions and FIDS Lazio Regional
Championships Amateur Latin Champions.
Members are strongly encouraged to participate. Events |
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featured are Grade C, Grade D, Grade E, Master & Juvenile in Latin &
Standard. All entries must be
submitted to the organisers through the SGDF.
Details are now
available. |
3rd ASIAN INDOOR GAMES
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The 3rd Asian
Indoor Games will be held in Vietnam from 30 Oct 09 - 8 Nov 09. This
is the third and final Asian Indoor Games before merging with the
Asian Martial Arts Games.
The SGDF is proud to announce that the Singapore Sports Council (SSC)
have selected Ms May Ng (Team Manager), Mr Kelvin Toh & Ms Tiara Zhang
(Standard), and Mr Sng Li Wei and Ms Tan Wei Jing (Latin) to form Team
Singapore DanceSport. |
8th SGDF SINGAPORE OPEN DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
featuring 2009 IDSF ASIA-PACIFIC DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The 8th SGDF
Singapore Open DanceSport Championships will be held on Sat 1 August
2009, at the Singapore Expo Conference Halls A-F.
Featuring the 2009 IDSF Asia-Pacific
DanceSport Championships, the IDSF Open DanceSport (World-Ranking)
Championships, and several other events, this Championship will surely
be an event not to be missed.
Dinner tickets are available at S$198,
S$168 and S$108. Email us at
sgdf@dancesport.org.sg for details.
More details available
here
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2009 IDSF ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Details regarding the 2009 IDSF Asian
Championships / to be held on 21 June 2009 in Manila, Philippines are
available
online.
9th SGDF SINGAPORE NATIONALS DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Matthew Cutler &
Carol Smilie
Darren Bennett &
Emma Bunton
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The 9th SGDF
Singapore Nationals DanceSport Championships will be held on Saturday
14 March 2009, and it will be held at the Hougang Community Club.
Tickets are available from the SGDF and dance studios at S$25,
inclusive of a buffet meal.
The SGDF is also proud to announce the tie-up between the SGDF and BBC
Entertainment for these Nationals.
Get
ready for glitz, glamour and a whole lot of sequins on Strictly Come
Dancing – a competition between 16 celebrities paired up with
internationally renowned professional dancers and tested to their
limits – in dance moves, of course. From the Tango to the Paso
Doble, celebrities perform in front of a
live studio audience every week, to convince audiences of their
dancing skills and win the competition.
In series four, catch celebrities including former Spice Girl and
top-charting solo artist, Emma Bunton;
co-host of What Not to Wear, Mica Paris, and former Manchester United
goal keeper, Peter Schmeichel, strapping
on their dancing shoes, and working towards the coveted titled of
champions of Strictly Come Dancing.
Hosted by entertainment legend Bruce Forsyth and gorgeous co-host Tess
Daly, Strictly Come Dancing will surprise you every week with
different dance moves and celebrities’ hidden dance talents.
Watch your favourite celebrities dance their way to the top on
Strictly Come
Dancing (series four) every Sunday at 7.00pm on BBC
Entertainment StarHub Cable Channel 76.
Strictly
Come Dancing
repeats every Friday at 9.00pm and Saturday at 12.30pm.
To put you in the dancing mood, BBC Entertainment (Channel 76 on
Starhub Cable) has 20 customised
Strictly Come
Dancing key chains to give away!
The
first 20 to sign up for the Singapore Nationals DanceSport
Championships, held on Saturday, 14 March 2009, will stand a chance to
win this special limited edition gift!
Entry Forms are
available for download !!!! |
8th SGDF SINGAPORE NATIONALS DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The 8th SGDF
Singapore Nationals DanceSport Championships will be held on Saturday
28 June 2008. This is the fifth
successive Nationals that is being organised with a major Tertiary
Institution, and it will again be jointly organised with Nanyang
Technological University.
This event will be held together with
the 2nd Nanyang Technological University Tertiary DanceSport
Championships.
Tickets are available from the SGDF and
dance studios at S$30, inclusive of a buffet dinner meal.
Entry Forms available for
download!
More information and directional map
here.
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