First Pan-American Championships

The fourth edition of the WDSF Open in Santiago de Chile - an event appropriately  branded as the "Open Between Sea and Mountains" - comprised the first ever Pan-American DanceSport Championships. The competitions were held on 23 and 24 May at the facilities of the Chilean Olympic Committee.

Prior to that, on 22 May, the WDSF Sports Director Marco Sietas had invited all the Presidents of the Latin American Member Bodies to a meeting. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru were present when the structures and the cooperation between the bodies on the subcontinent were discussed.

Last but not least, an Adjudicators' Congress took place on Monday 25 May. The WDSF Sports Director and the "special envoy" for Latin American, Joan Cayuela, were in charge of the lectures that were also held at the headquarters of the Chilean National Olympic Committee.

Pictured on the right are Jaime Agliati, the Secretary General of the Chilean National Olympic Committee, Mauricio Vergara, the President of the Federación Deportiva Chilena de Baile Deportivo y Competición, and WDSF Sports Director Marco Sietas during the first Pan-American Championships.

Published on 26 May 2015