PR workshop - Making dance sport visible
The Swiss Dancesport Association cordially invites you to a PR workshop. Let's work together on how we can make dance sport in Switzerland more visible - as a strong, networked community! Our three workshop topics, which we are offering on Saturday 21 June in Wallisellen: Attracting sponsors - finding partners and creating added value together. Mastering media relations - in your
STSV delegates' meeting in Aarau
Board confirmed for a further two years The 71st ordinary delegates' meeting of the Swiss Dancesport Association (STSV) took place on Saturday at the Bullingerhaus in Aarau. Delegates from 12 of the 17 affiliated dance sport clubs were informed about the association's activities in 2024 as well as the planned programmes for 2025. The Executive Board, led by President Wal-ter Vogt, was re-elected.
Association wants to examine inclusion
in dance sport
STSV President Walter Vogt visited the World Winter Games in Turin and Sestriere as a guest of Special Olympics Switzerland. He supported the Swiss pair Victoria Kälin/Lukas Hämmerli and gained valuable insights into inclusive dance sport. The international exchange shows: Inclusion not only strengthens dance sport, but also our community. "I and the entire delegation from
STSV media offerings receive more attention
The STSV media team can look back on a successful 2024. All of its own media offerings increased compared to the previous year. It is pleasing to see that the commitment to social media is having an impact. The website and newsletter also received a good response. Live streaming, the most complex discipline, also has satisfactory user numbers. Attention to the Instagram channel has increased dramatically. Compared to
13 clubs at the STSV's first dialogue day
13 out of a total of 18 STSV clubs took part in the STSV's first dialogue day, which was held in Olten on 19 October. The STSV Board found out how the member clubs view the Swiss dance scene and how they perceive the Board's working methods, what their fears are and what their wishes are. From this, the club representatives present - mainly club presidents
First dialogue day with a view to the future
Aiming for and achieving goals together, working together and taking Swiss dance sport to a new level - these are the thoughts behind the first dialogue day to which the presidents of all STSV member clubs were recently invited to contribute their ideas, experiences and willingness to participate in the association in a spirit of solidarity. This dialogue day will take place on Saturday 19 October in Olten,
New registration process for open WDSF title competitions
WDSF Open World or Open European Championships are title competitions that may be danced by all interested dance couples in the respective age category, whereby one partner must be in possession of a Swiss passport. The STSV will no longer send invitations to licensed couples. A new procedure applies with immediate effect: The invitation to open world or European championships
No participation in WDC title competitions for squad pairs!
As the WDC does not have any selection bodies for open World and European Amateur League Championships, all couples may in principle register directly. However, according to the current tournament regulations (Art. 4.3.1.1 Para. 4), these championships may not be danced by our squad couples or those who are interested in participating in a squad in the near future. This regulation applies, for example, to
Judge training 2024
On the weekend of 1 and 2 June, the mandatory judges' training took place. Thanks to the generous support of Barbara Stahel, who made her dance school time2dance available to us, we were able to hold this event in a very familiar and hospitable environment. With Horst Beer, we had an extremely competent and likeable instructor who, among other things, provided us with
Competent trainers support the dance couples according to our ideas
This headline - a trend-setting statement from the STSV's mission statement - characterises the "Promoting athletes" project, which was adopted by the club representatives at the STSV Delegates' Meeting on 13 April 2024 in Olten as part of the annual programme. What is behind it? The STSV youth development concept is the subject-specific derivation of the Swiss Olympic guidelines. It includes the organisation,
