Uganda DanceSport Federation

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Uganda DanceSport Federation
AbbreviationUDSF
Formation5 January 2018;6 years ago (2018-01-05)
Founder Ssebuyungo Barnabas
Founded at Kampala, Uganda
TypeSports federation
PurposeSport governance
Headquarters Namirembe, Balintuma Road, Kampala, Uganda
Location
  • Kampala, Uganda
Region
National
Secretary General
 Ssebuyungo Barnabas
President
Sanyu Sharifah
Affiliations National Council of Sports Uganda Olympic Committee
Staff
30
Website https://ugandadancesport.org/

The Uganda DanceSport Federation (UDSF) is the governing body of DanceSport disciplines in Uganda. The federation was founded in 2018 by Ssebuyungo Barnabas at Kampala Club..... [1] [2] , getting its certificate from the National Council of sports in 2021. [3]

Contents

Dancesport was introduced in Uganda after the formation of the UDSF. [4] [5]

UDSF is a member of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the international governing body of DanceSport in the world. [6]

In 2021, the Uganda DanceSport Federation embarked on creating awareness to make the sport known to the people. [7]

In 2021, UDSF participated in their first World Breaking Championships [8] [9]  which took place in Paris, France between 4th – 5th December at the Theatre du Chatelet. [10]

In 2022, UDSF sent a team of participants in the Breaking Dancesport Championships in Seoul, Korea. [11] [12]

UDSF participated in the 2023 [13] WDSF Africa Breaking Championship [14] Olympics qualifiers which took place in Rabat, Morocco. [15] [16] [17]

UDSF Competitions

Executive Committee

No.NamePosition
1.Sanyu SharifahPresident
2.Mwandha AnthonyVice president sport
3.Ssebuyungo BarnabasGeneral secretary
4.Tinka RitaVice President Finance
5.Amutuheire InnocentVice President Administration
6.Kaddu YusufHead Cultural Dancesport
7.Masaba RodgersHead Latin & Ballroom
8.Kavuma GeraldHead Urban Dancesport

Membership at the federation is categorized into three (3) categories

Cooperate Membership

Centenary Bank, [24] Haris International, France in Uganda, Joint clinical research centre, Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association, Alliance française Kampala, Cr Amanya Advocates & Solicitors.

Special Interest Groups

Secoundary Schools, Persons with Disabilities [25]

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