History of The Competitors Commission

 

 

The BCDC/ T.C.C. was founded around 1988. The first members included Marcus Hilton, Steve Powell, and Mark Parkin.


The organisation was born due to the escalating problems competitors were facing around the world.

 

 

  

 

Aims of our Commission:

 

  • To protect and further the rights and interests of all WDC registered competitors worldwide.

 

  • T.C.C. will seek to co-operate with all international and national bodies to further the successful organisation of competitive dance events that are held in a free and open manner under the rules of the WDC.

 

  • To oppose any restrictive practices or regulations which seek to place barriers in the way of open participation in international and/or domestic competitions under the rules of the WDC.

 

  • T.C.C. will defend and seek to widen the access of all WDC registered professional competitors to their natural markets.

 

  • The T.C.C. acts as the official commission for competitor’s issues in the WDC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who is this commission and what do we do?

 

The Competitors Commission is an official commission of the World Dance Council. As representatives for the Competitors we have voting rights on the Dance Sport Executive Board (DSEB) of the World Dance Council (WDC) which puts us in the unique position of being able to help shape the future of our business and as per our official slogan allows us to be the ‘Competitors Voice”.

 

The Competitors Commission is an organization that sits as a voting entity on the Dance Sport Executive Board of the World Dance Council, the ruling body for Competitive and Social Dancing worldwide.  We are a Committee of international Competitors who are dedicated to upholding the rights of our members and our Managing Committee includes current and former World Champions as well as many National Champions.

 

We are there to answer all your queries let me explain our function in plain terms:

 

We are there to protect you, take up your problems and help you solve them, and be your voice on the Dancesport Executive Board, the body that makes all decisions concerning Professional Dancesport worldwide.

 

That means we are your voice, your protection and your problem solvers. So if you have a problem you feel you cannot tackle either in your Country or at a competition, please contact us and we will take up your case in full anonymity.

 

To be more specific, let me quote you from our constitution:

 

1.) To protect and further the rights and interests of all WDC registered competitors worldwide.

2.) To uphold and advance the rights of all WDC registered competitors worldwide.

3.) The Competitors Commission will seek to co-operate with all International and National bodies to further the successful organisation of competitive dance events that are held in a free and open manner under the rules of the WDC.

4.) To oppose any restrictive practices or regulations which seek to place barriers in the way of open participation in international and/or domestic competitions under the rules of the WDC.

5.) The Competitors Commission will defend and seek to widen the access of all WDC registered Professional Competitors to their natural markets.

6.) The Competitos Commission acts as the official Commission for competitor’s issues in the WDC.