World Rock'n'Roll Confederation (WRRC) was registered in 1984, although its history traces to 1974. It is an

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for national professional and amateur

Rock and Roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm a ...

dancesport Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizatio ...

federations. Its statute that it "aims at promoting the physical training of its members by means of sporting activities in the form of Rock'n'Roll dance tournaments, including the acrobatic variations (

acrobatic rock'n'roll Acrobatic rock'n'roll is a very athletic, competitive form of partner dance that originated from lindy hop. Unlike lindy hop, however, it is a choreographed dance designed for performance. It is danced by both couples (usually of mixed gender) a ...

) as well as Rock'n'Roll and

Boogie Woogie Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually extended from pi ...

Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the Black communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of many danc ...

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and alternative styles in line with the rules and sporting presentations". The registered office is in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The WRRC is an associated member of the World DanceSport Federation WDSF and via WDSF connected to Sport Accord and the International Olympic Committee

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and sports forum of the European Union.

History

In 1974,

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and Switzerland founded the European Rock'n'Roll Association (ERRA). It was later joined by

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, and Sweden. When

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joined the association it was renamed into the World Rock'n'Roll Association (WRRA). In 1984, the WRRC was created by merging the WRRA and Fédération Mondial de Dance de Jazz (FMDJ, World Federation of Jazz Dance). In 1995, it was granted the provisional recognition of the

. As of 2011, the following nations are members of the WRRC:

, Switzerland,

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, Sweden,

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, Latvia,

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Organization

The World Rock'n'Roll Confederation organization consists of the Presidium consisting of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Sports Director and the General Secretary. The Presidium is elected by the General Meeting held in March every year. To the aid of the Presidium there are different commissions or commissioners who act as the Presidium's expert advisers concerning rules and judges training among other things. As of current there are commissioners for

, Formations and a Medical Commissioner.Oversees the medical procedures and evaluates the physical status of the athletes. The WRRC General Meeting gives the Presidium its instructions to work with and decides in which direction the federation should go. These decisions are made by majority vote. However the Presidium has a certain amount of freedom to act on its own concerning for example minor changes of rules. The Official language of the WRRC is English.

Competitions

The WRRC organizes several different competitions each year. Together with national and local organizations the WRRC conducts World Cup events, World and European Championships. The Competition classes: *

Rock and Roll (dance) Acrobatic rock'n'roll is a very athletic, competitive form of partner dance that originated from lindy hop. Unlike lindy hop, however, it is a choreographed dance designed for performance. It is danced by both couples (usually of mixed gender) a ...

- Main Class Free Style, Main Class Contact Style, Junior, Juveniles and Children *

- Main Class and Juniors *

- Main Class and Juniors * Bugg - Main Class and Juniors * Double bugg - Main Class and Juniors * Formation - Main Class Juniors and Ladies

Future

The future of the World Rock'n'Roll Confederation seems bright since dancesport worldwide gains more and more interest due to the increased amount of dance shown in different media. The organization hopes that Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll will become an Olympic Sport and works hard to make this happen in the coming years.

Anti-doping

As well as other

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s the WRRC continuously works with Anti-Doping and follows the recommendations and rules of the

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...

and since the WRRC are members of the IDSF their rules and codes apply also for the WRRC. Today all cases of suspected usage of illegal substances are handled by the IDSF Disciplinary Counsel. All participators of WRRC and IDSF competitions are required to sign a form of consent that you agree to the terms of the Anti-Doping code, if not signed or refusal to sign, you may not participate.

Notes

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References

World Rock'n'Roll Confederation

External links

IDSF Website

IOC

WADA - World Anti Doping Agency
Dance organizations Dancesport Competitive dance Ballroom dance International organisations based in Switzerland Cultural organisations based in Switzerland Organizations established in 1974 International sports organizations