1909
First World Championships in Paris
1935
Foundation of International Amateur Dancers Federation
1956
New Name - International Council for Amateur Dancers - ICAD
1980
Before this period in South Africa the professional organizations provide dancesport activity as a social /recreation activity. They have various organizations that control this with the amateurs only being the source of revenue with no say in the running of events.
1988
ICAD adopts the name DanceSport
1989
SADSF (South African DanceSport Federation) is formed comprising of the white amateur structures CADA (Cape Amateur Dance Association), TADA (Transvaal Amateur Dance Association) and NADA (Natal Amateur Dance Association)
1990
Name - International DanceSport Federation adopted
1990
Influenced by what is happening abroad and political changes in South Africa, amateur formations in South Africa start negotiations for unity. SANCAD (South African National Council for Amateur Dancers), a black amateur national structure is formed for the first time to make negotiations possible with their white counterparts..
1991
SADSF membership with IDSF is withdrawn due to failure to negotiate unity with SANCAD
1992
Professional organizations support SANCAD in their war against SADSF as they become a threat.
1992
Full recognition of IDSF by GAISF
1994
FEDANSA (Federation Of DanceSport South Africa) is formed through successful negotiations by the two structures.
1995
Provisional recognition by IOC
1995
National Joint Council is formed with the main aim of organizing the SA National Championships jointly with Fadansa and the professional organisations. This later becomes a decision making body for DanceSport in South Africa, but is limited by autonomy of FEDANSA and Council representing many professional organisations.
1995
Membership of ARISF by IDSF
1996
Membership of IWGA by IDSF
1996
Rama sponsorship comes into DanceSport for the first time investing a lot of money. This causes problems due to inefficient management and lack of unity.
1997
Full IOC recognition of DanceSport and of IDSF as sole representative body.
2000
DanceSport is included in the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games.
2000
Rama sponsorship withdrawn.
2001
FEDANSA calls for proper unification of the sport in their "DanceSport beyond 2002" national conference and starts negotiations for proper unity with professional organizations as the Joint Committee is revived.
2002
Another South African unity attempt takes place by formation of a structure called SADSF. This later fails due to lack of unity within professional council called SAD&DSC
2004
FEDANSA withdrew from the National Joint Committee, declared dispute and pursued an ideal of 'one-sport-one-federation' and called for intervention of SA Sports Commission.
2004
1st May IDSF President Rudi Bauman visits South Africa to bless formation of Southern African DanceSport Federation (SADSF) - (a Zone 6 Sub-continental African structure) together with Prof. Denver Hendricks HOD SRSA.. Present are Lesotho, Cameroon, Mozambique, Swaziland, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa present.
2004
November - FEDANSA Declared by SASC as the sole custodians of DanceSport in South Africa.
2005
Feb - FEDANSA declared by NOCSA as sole custodians of DanceSport in South Africa.
2005
DanceSport participates as one of the 24 sports codes in the World games in Germany - South Africa is one of the countries selected for participation.
2005
Enactment of DTO Commission within FEDANSA to handle issues pertaining to technical nature in DanceSport as Fedansa becomes the federation for all Dancesport stakeholders.
2006