Postponement has been decided for the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai.
The new dates are being arranged.
Please note that the followings are the information before the postponement was confirmed.

Dance sports is an artistic sport where, in general, one male and one female dancer form a couple and dance with one playing a leading role and the other following. Top dancers aspire to perform in the Olympics, dancing to different kinds of music to express beauty and emotions by swift, powerful, fine and dynamic moves while maintaining a perfect balance.
The following 10 disciplines will be held in the competition:
Standard disciplines: waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow foxtrot, quick step
Latin disciplines: samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, paso doble, jive

In dance sport, unlike gymnastics, figure skating and other events where each competitor performs separately, multiple couples perform at the same time and each couple is given a score according to how superior their skills are compared to the other couples.

Scores are given by multiple judges. In the elimination rounds, superior couples are chosen according to a marking method, and couples with higher marks advance to the next round.
Ultimately, after repeating this process several times, six couples perform in the finals.
The competition finals will adopt the skating system, whereby each judge ranks couples first, second, etc. in each discipline to determine the final score.

[Schedule]
　Saturday, 28th May - Sunday, 29th May 2022

[Venue]
　Wakayama Big Wave ＜Wakayama City, Wakayama＞

No	Category	Event type	Dress Code	Age
1	WDSF Senior Ⅰ Standard	W, T, VW, F, Q	WDSF regulation	One partner must have reached his or her 35th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 30th birthday or more in the calendar year.
2	WDSF Senior Ⅰ Latin	S, C, R, P, J		One partner must have reached his or her 35th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 30th birthday or more in the calendar year.
3	WDSF Senior Ⅱ Standard	W, T, VW, F, Q		One partner must have reached his or her 45th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 40th birthday or more in the calendar year.
4	WDSF Senior Ⅱ Latin	S, C, R, P, J		One partner must have reached his or her 45th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 40th birthday or more in the calendar year.
5	WDSF Senior Ⅲ Standard	W, T, VW, F, Q		One partner must have reached his or her 55th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 50th birthday or more in the calendar year.
6	WDSF Senior Ⅲ Latin	S, C, R, P, J		One partner must have reached his or her 55th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 50th birthday or more in the calendar year.
7	WDSF Senior Ⅳ Standard	W, T, VW, F, Q		One partner must have reached his or her 65th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 60th birthday or more in the calendar year.
8	WDSF Senior Ⅳ Latin	S, C, R, P, J		One partner must have reached his or her 65th birthday or more in the calendar year. The other partner must have reached her or his 60th birthday or more in the calendar year.
9	JDSF Senior Ⅱ class A Standard	W, T, F	JDSF regulation	Male must have reached his 45th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 40th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅱ Class A or less
10	JDSF Senior ⅡclassB Standard	W, T, F		Male must have reached his 45th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 40th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅱ Class B or less
11	JDSF Senior Ⅲclass A Standard	W, F		Male must have reached his 55th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 50th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅲ Class A or less
12	JDSF Senior Ⅲclass B Standard	W, T		Male must have reached his 55th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 50th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅲ Class A or less
13	JDSF Senior Ⅳclass A Standard	W, T		Male must have reached his 65th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 60th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅳ Class A or less
14	JDSF Senior Ⅳclass B Standard	W, T		Male must have reached his 65th birthday or more in the calendar year. Female must have reached her 60th birthday or more in the calendar year. JDSF Senior Ⅳ Class A or less
15	Super Senior Ⅰ Standard	W, T	Free	Total ages of the couple must have reached more than 100th less than 130th birthday in the calendar year. Unregistered or JDSF Class D or less
16	Super　Senior Ⅰ Latin	C, R		Unregistered or JDSF Class D or less
17	Super Senior Ⅱ Standard	W, T		Total ages of the couple must have reached 130th birthday or more in the calendar year. Unregistered or JDSF Class D or less
18	Super Senior Ⅱ Latin	C, R
19	KUROSHIO Standard	W		Both partners must have reached his or her 30th birthday or more in the calendar year. Unregistered or JDSF Class D or less Women’s couple can entry
20	KUROSHIO Latin	C
21	KUROSHIO Standard	T
22	KUROSHIO Latin	R

* W: WALTZ　T: TANGO　VW: VIENNESE WALTZ　F: SLOW FOX TROT　Q: QUICK STEP　S: SANBA　C: CHA-CHA-CHA　R: RUMBA　P: PASO DOBLE　J: JIVE

1. Event 1-8: Participants must be member of WDSF (carry WDSF- e Card (ID-card (MIN) )
2. Event 9-15: Participants must be members of JDSF Athlete
* Any number of categories can be entered if they meet the eligibility requirements of the dancesports competition guidelines.

Age Requirement

Over 30 years old (born on or before 31st December 1992)
See “10 Event” for the ages eligible for participation in each category.
* The designated age group is determined based on your age as at 31st December 2022.

[Dates]
　Saturday, 28th May 2022
　　8:30 - 10:00 Registration for the Event 1-14
　Sunday, 29th May 2022
　　7:30 - 8:30 Registration for the Event 15-22

[Venue]
　Wakayama Big Wave Entrance hall

[Remarks]
　Designated registration time, submission of in-advance registration form and heel check