This page lists the official World Champions – Professional Ballroom of the World Dance Council (WDC), and its historical predecessors. The championships are authorized and organized under the auspices of the WDC. The designation Ballroom replaces the previously used Modern or Standard in WDC terminology; it does not include the latin dances.
World Championships of a sort have been held in ballroom dancing since 1909 when Camille de Rhynal held annual championships in Paris. Records of the years prior to the First World War are sketchy, and it is only since 1922 when the sport split into professional and amateur levels that complete records have been kept. The 1922 championships were also the first to award a single 'world championship' as opposed to titles in the individual dances.[1] The World Championships were held in France from 1925 to 1939, in Paris except for one year in Nice.[2]
These annual competitions only became official in 1936, and since 1937 the title was held by dancers from the United Kingdom for the rest of that century. With the outbreak of the Second World War, the championships were put on hold for six years. Following its revival, the professional ballroom dancing world was becoming more and more fragmented as competing organizations vied for domination. Finally, in September 1950 the ICBD (International Council of Ballroom Dancing) was founded, becoming the world's first international professional dance organisation, and all other competitions claiming to be the 'World Championships' were boycotted by member nations.
The Championships returned once again in 1959 under the control of the ICBD, though that year was something of a trial run. The first officially awarded championship of the new series came in 1960, and have continued since then. The ICBD was renamed as the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC), and renamed again as the WDC.
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This page lists the official World Champions Professional Ballroom of the World Dance Council WDC and its historical predecessors The championships are authorized and organized under the auspices of the WDC The designation Ballroom replaces the previously used Modern or Standard in WDC terminology it does not include the latin dances World Championships of a sort have been held in ballroom dancing since 1909 when Camille de Rhynal held annual championships in Paris Records of the years prior to the First World War are sketchy and it is only since 1922 when the sport split into professional and amateur levels that complete records have been kept The 1922 championships were also the first to award a single world championship as opposed to titles in the individual dances 1 The World Championships were held in France from 1925 to 1939 in Paris except for one year in Nice 2 These annual competitions only became official in 1936 and since 1937 the title was held by dancers from the United Kingdom for the rest of that century With the outbreak of the Second World War the championships were put on hold for six years Following its revival the professional ballroom dancing world was becoming more and more fragmented as competing organizations vied for domination Finally in September 1950 the ICBD International Council of Ballroom Dancing was founded becoming the world s first international professional dance organisation and all other competitions claiming to be the World Championships were boycotted by member nations The Championships returned once again in 1959 under the control of the ICBD though that year was something of a trial run The first officially awarded championship of the new series came in 1960 and have continued since then The ICBD was renamed as the World Dance amp DanceSport Council WD amp DSC and renamed again as the WDC The Professional Ballroom section occasionally called Professional Modern in British tradition of DanceSport covers the dances waltz foxtrot quickstep tango and Viennese waltz World Champions EditProfessional Standard World Champions Year Winners Nation1922 Victor Silvester amp Phyllis Clarke England1923 no contest held1924 Maxwell Stewart amp Barbara Miles England1925 Maxwell Stewart amp Barbara Miles England1926 Maxwell Stewart amp Pat Sykes England1927 Edward Blunt amp Doris Germai England1928 Maxwell Stewart amp Pat Sykes England1929 Herbert Jemull amp Gerti Hepprich Germany1930 Maxwell Stewart amp Pat Sykes England1931 Arthur Milner amp Norma Cave England1932 Marcel amp Mme Chapoul France1933 Sydney Stern amp Mae Walmsey England1934 Marcel amp Mme Chapoul France1935 Marcel amp Mme Chapoul France1936 Marcel amp Mme Chapoul France1937 Arthur Norton amp Pat Eaton England1938 Arthur Norton amp Pat Eaton England1939 Arthur Norton amp Pat Eaton England1947 Victor Barrett amp Doreen Freeman England1948 Bob Henderson amp Eileen Henshall England1949 Bob Henderson amp Eileen Henshall England1950 Bob Henderson amp Eileen Henshall England1959 Desmond Ellison amp Brenda Winslade England1960 3 Bill and Bobbie Irvine Scotland1961 Harry Smith Hampshire amp Doreen Casey England1962 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1963 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1964 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1965 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1966 Peter Eggleton amp Brenda Winslade England1967 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1968 Bill amp Bobbie Irvine Scotland1969 Peter Eggleton amp Brenda Winslade England1970 Peter Eggleton amp Brenda Winslade England1971 Anthony Hurley amp Fay Saxton England1972 Anthony Hurley amp Fay Saxton England1973 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1974 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1975 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1976 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1977 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1978 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1979 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1980 Richard amp Janet Gleave England1981 Michael amp Vicky Barr England1982 Michael amp Vicky Barr England1983 Michael amp Vicky Barr England1984 Michael amp Vicky Barr England1985 Michael amp Vicky Barr England1986 Stephen amp Lindsey Hillier England1987 Stephen amp Lindsey Hillier England1988 Stephen amp Lindsey Hillier England1989 John Wood amp Anne Lewis England1990 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1991 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1992 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1993 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1994 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1995 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1996 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1997 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1998 Marcus amp Karen Hilton England1999 Luca amp Loraine Baricchi England2000 Augusto Schiavo amp Caterina Arzenton Italy2001 Luca amp Loraine Baricchi England2002 Christopher Hawkins amp Hazel Newberry England2003 Christopher Hawkins amp Hazel Newberry England2004 Christopher Hawkins amp Hazel Newberry England2005 Mirko Gozzoli amp Alessia Betti Italy2006 Mirko Gozzoli amp Alessia Betti Italy2007 Mirko Gozzoli amp Alessia Betti Italy2008 Mirko Gozzoli amp Alessia Betti Italy2009 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2010 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2011 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2012 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2013 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2014 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2015 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2016 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2017 Victor Fung amp Anastasia USA2018 Arunas Bizokas amp Katusha Demidova USA2019 Andrea Ghigiarelli amp Andracchio Ghigiarelli UK2020 Title not held COVID pandemic2021 Domen Krapez amp Natascha Karabey Germany2022 Valerio Colantoni amp Monica Nigro ItalySee also EditWorld Latin Dance Champions World 10 Dance Champions Professional Showdance World Champions Dancesport World Champions smooth Dancesport World Champions rhythm U S National Dancesport Champions Professional Standard U S National Dancesport Champions Professional 10 Dance References Edit Early dates and names verified by Wainwright Lyndon 1997 The story of British popular dance International Publications Brighton p15 Wainwright Lyndon 1997 The story of British popular dance International Publications Brighton p16 The modern series of WDC events starts here http sports123 com dan wsta html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Ballroom Dance Champions amp oldid 1123843142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
