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HONG KONG DANCESPORT ASSOCIATION
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In 1998, Hong Kong DanceSport Association became a registered limited company and
non-profit making organization with more than 250 members. HKDSA formerly named as Hong
Kong Amateur Dance Sport Union (HKADSU) led by the Chartered President Stanley Au and
established in 1996. In 1997, Hong Kong Amateur Dance Sport Union changed to Hong Kong
DanceSport Association till present.
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Objectives:
(1) to promote and develop the DanceSport in Hong Kong
(2) to organize DanceSport activities and competitions in Hong Kong
(3) to co-ordinate Hong Kong DanceSport Competitors to participate international competitions.
Affiliation:
(1) Member of International DanceSport Federation (IDSF)
(2) Member of Asian DanceSport Federation (ADSF)
(3) Observer member of Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
(SF&OC). HKDSA is the only controlling body of DanceSport in Hong Kong.
Dancesport
Both the ballroom dance and the Latin American dance belong to the category of ¡¥ social
dance¡¦ and are popularly known as ¡¥ballroom dance¡¦ as they originated in the ballrooms.
Social dance and the kind of dance in social gatherings can be traced back to the court dance
during the time of the English King Henry VIII in the 12th Century. It includes many varieties as
well as some elements of Western folk dances. With the change of time and other
circumstances, the waltz, tango, rumba and cha-cha were also included in ballroom or social
dance. It has been influenced by the rhythms of the contemporary music, such as rock n roll,
potato, hustle and a-go-go, popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
Since the end of World War II, dance experts in Britain have sorted out and standardized the
various social dances in the past into an entire system of standard and basic steps in order to
facilitate their teaching. In this way, each of these dances has a strict system of performing
patterns and disciplines, as well as its unique style, which have become the items of examination
and the contents of competitions at international level. Based on these English styled rules and
regulations, the international examinations and competitions have included five dances in the
Standard Dances consisting of the Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz as well
as five dances in Latin American Dance including Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Cha Cha Cha
and Jive. These ten different styled dances require not only virtuosity and artistry, but also
vigorous training and physical stamina. In fact, these dances could be performed as either artistic
performing arts or athletic sports events. For this reason, dance was recognized as a sport under
the name of DanceSport by the International Committee of the Olympic Games in 1990.
* Information & photos provided by the National Sports Association
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