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National Federation

Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva

Founded 1996Rome, Italy

Governs

National Federation

Waltz (Danze Standard)Tango (Danze Standard)Viennese Waltz (Danze Standard)Slow Foxtrot (Danze Standard)Quickstep (Danze Standard)Samba (Danze Latino Americane)Cha Cha Cha (Danze Latino Americane)Rumba (Danze Latino Americane)Paso Doble (Danze Latino Americane)Jive (Danze Latino Americane)

Overview

Italian national dancesport federation, founded 6 June 1996. Recognised by CONI as an Associated Discipline in 1997 and admitted as a full National Sports Federation on 26 June 2007. A WDSF full member since 7 July 2006, it governs Standard and Latin American couple dancing through its Regolamento Tecnico di Settore, alongside choreographic disciplines, cheerleading and wheelchair dance championships.

Source

This entry records what Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva publishes about itself. We have not written an editorial profile for it yet. Source ↗

FIDS Regolamento Tecnico di Settore, Dipartimento Danza Sportiva - "Danze Standard e Latino Americane (coppie, solo)", season 2025/2026, which lists the competition dances in order; background from the WDSF member entry for Italy and the Italian Wikipedia article on the Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva (founded 1996, CONI full federation status 2007).

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