Back to sports wiki

Sport from the database

Latin DanceSport

Latin dances in WDSF DanceSport comprise Samba, Cha-Cha-Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive. Rhythm, technique, partnership, expression and presentation on the dance floor are judged.

LevelVariant FamilyDance Sport CategoryDance sport

AI-generated illustration: Latin DanceSport — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Dance sport

Family Dance Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Competition dance discipline with five Latin dances, music, partner technique and judges.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like rhythm, expression, technique and partnership.

Cost Medium: dance school/club, shoes and lessons; competition clothing later. Training, coaching, entry fees, shoes, clothing, travel and music work. Dance-sport club, dance school, WDSF/DTV-adjacent competition context.

First progress Basic steps quickly; competition technique is long-term work.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

dance floor
music
dance shoes
partner or formation
coach

First steps

learn basic rhythm
practise cha-cha/samba basics
train posture and footwork
read competition rules

Dance-sport club, dance school, university dance or WDSF/DTV-adjacent classes.

Warm up, choose suitable shoes and practise lifts/show elements only with coaching.

Weitere Angaben

Tags team, latin, dancesport, samba, cha-cha, rumba, jive, lateinamerikanische-tanze

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Present a technically, rhythmically and expressively stronger Latin dance performance.

Teilnehmer

Couples; classes and age groups by competition rules.

Teamgröße

Couple scoring; formats may vary by organiser.

Spielfeld

Dance floor with music and adjudicators.

Dauer

Dances/rounds by competition rules.

Wertung

Adjudicators assess technique, rhythm, musicality, partnership and presentation.

Gewinnbedingung

Best placing/round score in the competition.

Ausrüstung

dance shoes
music
dance floor
competition clothing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong figure/class
timing/rhythm error
unsafe execution
dress/rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Standard, Latin and 10Dance World DanceSport Federation · official-discipline-guide · high
DanceSport Disciplines World DanceSport Federation · official-discipline-guide · high
Rules World DanceSport Federation · official-rules-index · high