Is IDSF being unfriendly to WDC's offer to smoke the peace pipe with IDSF? Personally I do not think so and before you chaps shoot me down, I was at the Vienna AGM when this issue was debated and presented to all the members of IDSF , comprising 86 countries. All the members voted and by an overwhelming majority, the members voted against the motion to sit down discuss with WDC?
Many spoke on the motion but let me try and give the back ground picture and the sentiment of the members in the IDSF. As you can read below IDSF just won a court case after being drag into court by WDC and although WDC have to bear the costs of proceeding, it was nevertheless a waste of IDSF time. In common language you do not slap your adversary and then after losing a battle, you now want to extend your hand in peace and say, lets sit down and talk how we can improve dancesport for the common good of all concerned.
Sure WDC can say that they are not adverse to the Anti Doping code, but the question that begs to be answered is whether they are a signatory to the anti doping code? They are not!
Look at it objectively, as far as IDSF is concerned they have a solid structure tailored to make the sport of Dance into Dancesport. Just go to the IDSF web site and you can see the Statutes, Regulations to make this into a sport. Now if it is a sport there are rules to be followed , from the dressing of the athletes to the manangement of the competition.
Now you readers who are dead against IDSF, can you tell me how the concept of " Freedom to Dance " espoused by Donnie Burns come into this. From IDSF stand point, if you want to have that freedom to do what you want, who is stopping you? No one is stopping you and really IDSF wish you WDC chaps all the best and we are not stopping you. Look at it and think, IDSF practices one of the greatest democratic rights for you chaps to do what you want.The problem arises when IDSF imposes rules and regulations and the WDC boys cries foul. Why? Just because you have missed the train, you are telling IDSF that we should delay our train for you. Come on WDC, be a sport, we can be friends and just as IDSF respect your beliefs you chaps also have to respect our IDSF beliefs.
Okay some of you chaps may ask is there a possibility for the twain to meet for the common good of Dancesport? I personally say yes, but the change must come from within and WDC must do some proactive changes to gear the dancesport they practises to that of a sport. I am not going to embarrass them in this Blog to teach them how to suck eggs.
My conclusion; IDSF is far from being unfriendly, there is nothing to talk about!
WDC Press Release
Date: Tue, Jul 27th, 2010 1:59:01 pm
Author: World Dance Council
IDSF refuses WDC offer to meet.
Press Release July 2010
The World Dance Council wishes the following facts to be clarified accurately in the public domain:
Having received bona fine applications for membership from the International Dance Union (IDU)) and the International Dance Sport Association (IDSA) thee World Dance Council considered at great length the issues on their merits. Contrary to statements made at different times from members of other organizations, the World Dance Council did not accept these other applicants as members, but instead left the applications “on the table” in the interests of peace in the Dance World at large, and with deference too our relation with the International Dancesport Federation (IDSF) at that time. Today the situation remains the same.
Following the court case in Alcobendas, Spain inn January 008, the costs to be paid were awarded by the court and indeed were promptly settled in full by the World Dance Council.
The World Dance Council, for the avoidance of doubt, has never at any time opposed or indeed refused to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code and indeed fully supports the aims, logistics and moral values implemented in the Code at all times.
The World Dance Council furthermore, does also, in common with all Western societies completely, have a policy of zero tolerance on racism.
It seems most important, at this particular juncture in time, too reiterate the WDC’s intent and commitment to support and encourage freedom to compete and teach, to organize and trade, and therefore we intended to meet with the IDSF in accordance with our letter as published recently, for the benefit of dancing worldwide, and the Presidium therefore wishes to act with absolute transparency and wishes to dispel any allegations and rumours, that could have been misused to, or even may in future be used to impede this process .
The World Dance Council announces with the deepest regret the IDSF refusal at least to talk, this decision allegedly fought for at the Annual General Meeting of the IDSF by their current President, Carlos Freitag.
A copy of our invitation to enter dialogue per the decision at our Annual General meeting in June of 2010 and the IDSF subsequent refusal are enclosed with this Press Release.
Hannes Emrich General Secretary & Company Secretary, WDC Ltd.
On behalf of the President and Presidium of the World Dance Council
The Letter from WDC to IDSF dated June 9th, 2010
To: Carlos Freitag The President International DanceSport Federation
by emailDear Mr. President,
Dear Carlos,
May I take this opportunity to wish you a successful Annual General meeting this weekend.
At the recent AGM of the World Dance Council, the Members through vote have mandated the Presidium of the World Dance Council to contact you and the IDSF to form a Joint Committee of four individuals from both the IDSF and WDC in order to explore the possibility of achieving peace and cooperation in the Dance World for the benefit of all dancers worldwide.
We therefore would ask you to consider our proposal to meet, without agenda, in the above format at a neutral location in Europe to discuss said possibilities.
We look forward to receiving your earliest and hopefully favourable reply .
Hannes Emmrich General Secretary & Company Secretary, WDC Ltd.
On behalf of the Presidium of the WDC Ltd.
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