World Rock'n'Roll Confederation
| Formation | 1974 (1984 as WRRC) |
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| Type | International sport federation |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Membership
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34 National Member Federations |
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President
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Miriam Kerpan Izak |
| Website | http://www.wrrc.org |
World Rock 'n' Roll Confederation (WRRC) was registered in 1984, although its history traces to 1974. It is an umbrella organization for national professional and amateur Rock and Roll dancesport federations. Its statute that it "aims at promoting the physical training of its members by means of sporting activities in the form of Rock 'n' Roll dance tournaments, including the acrobatic variations (acrobatic rock 'n' roll) as well as Rock 'n' Roll and Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Formation and alternative styles in line with the rules and sporting presentations". The registered office is in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The WRRC are members of the IDSF from 19 June 2011 known as WDSF, World DanceSport Federation, the GAISF now SportAccord, the IOC, and a member of the sports forum of the European Union.
In 1974, Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland founded the European Rock 'n' Roll Association (ERRA). It was later joined by Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. When Canada joined the association it was renamed into the World Rock 'n' Roll Association (WRRA). In 1984, the WRRC was created by merging the WRRA and Fédération Mondial de Dance de Jazz (FMDJ, World Federation of Jazz Dance). In 1995, it was granted the provisional recognition of the IOC.
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