Formation dancing

Latin formation of the Aachen TSC Blue-Silver , 2007

B standard formation of the 1st TC Ludwigsburg , 2009

In contrast to couple dance and solo dance, formation dancing is coordinated dancing by more than two people. In principle, formation dancing can be divided into two types. On the one hand there are formations of single dancers and on the other hand formations of couples. Formations of single dancers are z. B. in jazz modern dance and in the guard dance , as well as in hip hop, show dance and tap dance. Formations made up of couples either dance a single dance or a large number of dances of a similar nature.

Depending on the dances danced, it can in turn be subdivided into a variety of types. The most established in the German-speaking countries are the standard and Latin formations, which start in the leagues of the German Dance Sports Association (DTV). Ten-dance formations that dance all ten standard and Latin dances do not currently exist in Germany.

This article deals primarily with formation sports in the field of standard and Latin dances, as regulated by the DTV and the WDSF. Here a formation team consists of at least six and a maximum of eight pairs. A tournament is usually played with eight couples. Other formations that dance rock 'n' roll , boogie-woogie or jazz-modern dance are dealt with in the articles for the respective dances.

Characteristic

music

The music for standard and Latin tournament formations may not be longer than six minutes. It consists of marching in, main part and marching out, whereby only the main part is included in the rating. The main part must be between three and four and a half minutes. The marching in and out together may not be longer than a minute and a half, and the division is arbitrary. They are there to get the audience in the mood for the respective topic, but are not included in the evaluation by the jury. The individual parts are separated from each other by an acoustic signal, usually by striking a gong.

As a rule, the music is an arrangement of well-known pieces of music that are adapted to the respective dance by editing. Every formation music has a theme, such as B. the name of a music group from which the pieces originate, or a topic such as "Gipsy" (English " Gypsy "), " Swing " or " Cuba ". Basically, there are no limits to the choice of music for the choreographer, as long as the music chosen corresponds to the characteristics of the respective dances.

The production of such formation music can cost up to 15,000 euros and more if it is played by an orchestra to suit the needs of a formation. This is mainly practiced by financially strong clubs in the national leagues, who rent them out to other teams in the lower leagues for refinancing in the following years. Formation music that has been edited together, on the other hand, is much cheaper and can - depending on the musical knowledge and technical knowledge - be created in-house. Since the workload and the necessary experience to create a cut music is not insignificant, however, in clubs of all sizes, rented music is often used.

photos

By changing the dance positions, so-called pictures are created. The judges see, for example, lozenges , diamonds , lines , circles , rows and diagonals . The image development makes up a large part of the choreographic performance, as the effect of the steps and poses also depends heavily on the images. All parts must be coordinated with one another.

Typical dance features

In addition to the usual figures of a dance, there are special ones that only appear in formation performances. In Latin formations, this includes, in addition to other effects, the roundabout , also as a hiking roundabout and with floor wipers , pirouettes , Lankenaus , chain reactions , the so-called Velberter Rose , Potstirrer and the wind , whose good execution quality is very effective for the public. Men's solos are also very popular because of the mostly dark clothing and the light parquet, as the synchronicity is particularly easy to recognize here. Lifting figures are also allowed when marching in and out .

dress

In the area of ​​the standard formations, a tailcoat or vest in black or midnight blue is required for all men . In the Latin area, the gentlemen are usually dressed in black, as this is the greatest contrast to the light parquet and the pictures are easier to see. However, the rules are more liberal here. The dancers only have to be dressed uniformly. The ladies are allowed to wear different clothes within the framework of the dress code of the tournament and sports regulations of the DTV, but this is only rarely the case.

rating

The judges evaluate the performance of the teams relative to each other using a point system. There are four scoring areas available to you, which, in contrast to the scoring system for individual competitions, are equally important.

• Music - All dancers must follow the rhythm and beat of the music. All movements should be carried out at the same time. The music itself (i.e. the selection of the pieces of music) is not rated.
• Dancing performance - the average performance of the formation is counted. So all dancers / couples should dance at a similar level. Transitions between images should be danced and not walked with figures typical of dance.
• Execution of the choreography - We want straight lines and round circles, harmonious and “easily legible” transitions between the images . The division of the team in the room should be balanced around the center and the central axes within the choreography. The area should be used completely.
• Continuity and characteristics - the dances should be recognizable from the first bar on the basis of their characteristic movements. The entire lecture should be shown continuously without unnecessary stops. Exceptions are poses that are used as "gossip breaks".

In the preliminary round, the scores are given face down, and the teams are divided into a large and a small final. Each final is then evaluated individually with open place recommendations, from which the final place results by applying the majority system . Exceptions are the German championship as well as the World Cup and EM, where a preliminary, intermediate and final round is danced. The latter is then also counted openly.

Competitions

League structure in Germany

League areas in DTV (north, west and south)

The league system of the German Dance Sports Association is unique worldwide and is divided into three league areas: North, West and South. In the five-tier Latin area, it ranges from the national leagues through the upper and regional leagues of the individual league areas to the 2nd and 1st Bundesliga, which are single-track. In the standard area, the tournaments only start in the upper or regional league, as the number of teams is lower overall. The regional leagues in the north and west have also been merged because there were not enough participants. Since formation dancing was only practiced occasionally in the new federal states, the creation of a separate league area in the east was previously not sensible due to a lack of participants, so that clubs from these areas were assigned to the league areas north (e.g. Berlin) or south (e.g. Thuringia) have been. In addition, the western division only consists of the North Rhine-Westphalian state association (TNW).

It can be observed that in the south it tends to be more standard and in the north it tends to be Latin, and the performance density is higher there.

As a rule, five tournaments are danced (in the league area south there are sometimes seven or eight) with all teams in a league group, which if possible consists of eight teams. At the end of the fifth tournament, the teams are sorted according to the sum of their results and either rise directly or take part in promotion tournaments. Relegation is direct in all leagues, i. This means that there are no real relegation tournaments. The exact number of promoters and relegators depends on the number of teams and is determined annually by the DTV sports supervisor.

The highlight of the season is the German Formation Championship, to which the teams of the 1st Bundesliga (Standard and Latin) are entitled to participate. It should be noted here that the performance in the 1st Bundesliga as table leader does not yet crown the German champions. Apart from the award of the national title, there is also a dispute about the starting positions in the international competitions of the WDSF .

In the 2006/07 season, 145 Latin formations from 90 clubs and 38 standard formations from 29 clubs danced. The largest clubs were the Green-Gold-Club Bremen with five Latin formations as well as the TSC Rot-Gold-Casino Nürnberg and the Aachener TSC Blue-Silver with four starting Latin teams each.

In the 2008/09 season the GGC Bremen was the largest club with 7 Latin formations.

The following "league pyramids" show the structure of the German league system of the 2008/09 season of the DTV. The current table status and the dates of the tournaments of all leagues can be viewed on the official website of the German Dance Sport Association.

Latin

The national leagues	1st National League
	Two direct promoters and relegators
	2nd Bundesliga
	Promotion tournament and two direct relegated teams
The regional leagues	Regionalliga North  (1)						Regionalliga West  (2)						Regionalliga Süd  (3) (4) (5)
	Promotion tournament						Promotion tournament						Three direct promoters and relegators
The major leagues	Oberliga Nord Group A			Oberliga Nord Group B			Oberliga West I.			Oberliga West II			Oberliga Süd 1  (3)	Oberliga Süd 2  (4)	Oberliga Süd 3  (5)
	Promotion tournament						Promotion tournament						Direct ascent and descent	Direct ascent and descent	Direct ascent and descent
The national leagues	Landesliga Nord Gr. A.			Landesliga Nord Gr. B.			State League West I		Regional League West II		Regional League West III		State League South 1	Regional League South 2	Regional League South 3
	(1)  northern federal states; (2) TNW (North Rhine-Westphalia); (3)  HTV (Hessen), TRP (Rhineland-Palatinate), SLT (Saarland), TTSV (Thuringia); (4)  TBW (Baden-Württemberg); (5)  Bavaria

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The national leagues	1st National League
	Two direct promoters and relegators
	2nd Bundesliga
	Promotion tournament
The regional leagues	Regionalliga North  (1)	Regionalliga West  (2)	Regionalliga Süd  (3) (4) (5)
	(1)  northern federal states; (2) TNW (North Rhine-Westphalia); (3)  HTV (Hessen), TRP (Rhineland-Palatinate), SLT (Saarland), TTSV (Thuringia); (4)  TBW (Baden-Württemberg); (5)  Bavaria

National competitions of the DTV

In addition to the league operations, the German championship is held once a year in the form of a single tournament. It is also the opening tournament of a season and is used by many teams to present new choreographies for the upcoming Bundesliga tournaments. All teams of the 1st national leagues are eligible to participate in their respective dance style. This is how the promoted players from the 2nd Bundesliga start and have to measure themselves against the competition from the 1st division.

The first and second of the championships are listed here.

year	venue	default		Latin
		gold	silver	gold	silver
2019	Hamburg	TSC Schwarz-Gold Göttingen	Braunschweig TSC	Green Gold Club Bremen	1. TSZ Velbert
2018	Braunschweig	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	1. TSZ Velbert
2017	Bremen	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSC Schwarz-Gold Göttingen	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TTC red-white-silver Bochum / TSZ Velbert
2016	Bamberg	Braunschweig TSC	TSC Schwarz-Gold Göttingen	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TTC red-white-silver Bochum / TSZ Velbert
2015	Bremen	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
2014	Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
2013	Braunschweig	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
2012	Dusseldorf	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
2011	Bremen	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
2010	Nuremberg	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSZ Velbert
2009	Braunschweig	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSZ Velbert
2008	Bremen	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSZ Velbert
2007	Bochum	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSG Bremerhaven
2006	Stuttgart	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	Green Gold Club Bremen
2005	Bremen	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSG Bremerhaven
2004	Dusseldorf	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Green Gold Club Bremen	TSG Bremerhaven
2003	Braunschweig	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	Green Gold Club Bremen
2002	Bremen	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven
2001	Sindelfingen	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSC black-yellow Aachen
2000	Bremerhaven	Braunschweig TSC	TC Allround Berlin	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1999	Karlsruhe	TC Allround Berlin	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1998	Cologne	TC Allround Berlin	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSC black-yellow Aachen	TSG Bremerhaven
1997	Bremen	Braunschweig TSC	TC Allround Berlin	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1996	Sindelfingen	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSC black-yellow Aachen	TSG Bremerhaven
1995	Cologne	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSC black-yellow Aachen	TSG Bremerhaven
1994	Berlin	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1993	Bremerhaven	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven
1992	Stuttgart	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	TSC black-yellow Aachen
1991	Cologne	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSC black-yellow Aachen	TSG Bremerhaven
1990	Bremen	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSC black-yellow Aachen
1989	Dusseldorf	Braunschweig TSC	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSZ Velbert
1988	Bremen	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	TSZ Velbert
1987	Stuttgart	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	TSZ Velbert
1986	Offenbach	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSZ Velbert	TSG Bremerhaven
1985	Braunschweig	1st TC Ludwigsburg	Braunschweig TSC	TSG Bremerhaven	TSZ Velbert
1984	Dusseldorf	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	1st TC Ludwigsburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSZ Velbert
1983	Offenbach	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	Club Saltatio Hamburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSC Congress Gelsenkirchen
1982	Hamburg	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	Club Saltatio Hamburg	TSC Congress Gelsenkirchen	TSG Bremerhaven
1981	Braunschweig	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	Club Saltatio Hamburg	TSG Bremerhaven	TSC Congress Gelsenkirchen
1980	Hamburg	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1979	Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1978	Dusseldorf	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1977	Braunschweig	TF white-blue Düsseldorf	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1976	Minden	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	Tanzsport-Club Neuss	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TSG Bremerhaven
1975	Nuremberg	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1974	Bremerhaven	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1973	Neuss	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1972	Bremen	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1971	Oldenburg	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1970	Hanover	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1969	Neuss	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg
1968	Hamburg	TTC Harburg	TTC Rot-Weiß Bielefeld	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1967	Berlin	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white	TTC Harburg	TD TSC Düsseldorf red-white
1966	Neuss	Society and Junior Club Düsseldorf	TTC Harburg	TTC Harburg	Society and Junior Club Düsseldorf
1965	Cologne	Society and Junior Club Düsseldorf	Green-White Club Cologne	Society and Junior Club Düsseldorf	Green-White Club Cologne

Competitive structure in Austria

The current Austrian league system has existed since January 1, 2009 and is divided into the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga. Formations with a start card from the Austrian Dance Sports Association (ÖTSV) are eligible to start in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga . The Hobby League replaces the mass sports tournaments held until the end of 2008, here all formations are allowed to start without a starting card. The team in the 2nd Bundesliga, which is in first place at the end of the season, is automatically promoted to the first division. The team in the 1st Bundesliga that is in last place is automatically relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. However, relegation will only take place if at least six teams remain in the 1st Bundesliga at the end of the season, including the promoted teams.

Currently (as of 2019) TSC Schwarz Gold (A-Team, B-Team and C-Team), HSV Zwölfaxing (A-Team and B-Team) and UFTSC Perchtoldsdorf are in the 1st Latin Bundesliga. Teams from the following clubs, among others, are currently represented in the 2nd Bundesliga Latin: HSV Zwölfaxing, TSC blau-green Wien, TSC Dancefire Wiener Neustadt, UFTSC Perchtoldsdorf, TSC Rot-Weiss Wien and TSK Wienerwald Mödling. TSK Juventus, TSC Schwarz Gold (A-Team and B-Team) and TSK Wienerwald Mödling dance in the Bundesliga Standard.

In addition, a national championship of formations takes place every year. The previous Austrian state champions in the Latin class included the UTSC Forum Vienna (1991, 1993, 1999–2003), the 1st SFTC Rot-Weiss 90, Salzburg (1992, 1994–1997), the HSV-Zwölfaxing (2004–2003) 2015, 2018, 2019) and the TSC Schwarz Gold (2016, 2017). An Austrian championship has been held for the teams in the Bundesliga Standard since 2016. The Austrian championship title of the formations Standard was won by TSC Schwarz Gold in 2016 and 2018, in 2017 the title went to TSK Wienerwald Mödling, in 2019 TSK Juventus took first place.

Internationally, HSV-Zwölfaxing and TSC Schwarz Gold achieved some finals at European and World Championships. HSV-Zwölfaxing took 6th place at the 2008 European Championships and 5th at the 2015 World Championships in Wiener Neustadt and the 2012 European Championships. The TSC Schwarz Gold danced its way to the finals several times at European championships between 2010 and 2014 and also made it to the finals at a world championship in 2015. In the past, TSC blau-green Wien took 14th place at the 2008 World Cup and 8th place at the 2009 European Championships in Vilnius.

The overall winner of the (1st) Bundesliga and the winner of the national championship may take part in the European and World Championships. If the national champion and the winner of the Bundesliga are the same team, then the second-placed player from the Bundesliga may also be sent to international championships.

Austrian State Championship of Formations

The Austrian championships for the disciplines standard and Latin take place in a joint event with the championship freestyle (show dance). The first three teams of the State Championship Latin and the Austrian Championship Standard are listed here. This championship takes place annually in May / June and is the last tournament of the Bundesliga season. This is where the teams that have the opportunity to take part in international championships in the following season are decided.

venue	Latin			year	default
	gold	silver	bronze		gold	silver	bronze
Purkersdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Latin)	FTSC Perchtoldsdorf	2019	TSK Juventus	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Standard)	TSK Wienerwald Mödling
St. Polten	HSV Zwölfaxing (A-Team)	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Latin)	HSV Zwölfaxing (B-Team)	2018	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Standard)	TSK Wienerwald Mödling	-
Hollabrunn	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Latin)	HSV Zwölfaxing	FTSC Perchtoldsdorf	2017	TSK Wienerwald Mödling	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Standard)	-
Heat village	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Latin)	HSV Zwölfaxing	FTSC Perchtoldsdorf	2016	TSC Black Gold (A-Team Standard)	TSK Wienerwald Mödling	-
Perchtoldsdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC black gold	FTSC Perchtoldsdorf	2015	no championship standard before 2016
Steyr	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC Black Gold (A-Team)	TSC Black Gold (B-Team)	2014
Hollabrunn	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC Black Gold (A-Team)	TSC Black Gold (B-Team)	2013
Vienna	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC Black Gold (A-Team)	TSC Black Gold (B-Team)	2012
Krems	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC black gold	TSC blue-green Vienna	2011
Perchtoldsdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC black gold	TSC blue-green Vienna	2010
Oberwart	HSV Zwölfaxing (A-Team)	TSC blue-green Vienna	HSV Zwölfaxing (B-Team)	2009
Perchtoldsdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing	TSC blue-green Vienna	ATK Vienna Auhof	2008
horn	HSV Zwölfaxing	ATK Vienna Auhof	TSC blue-green Vienna	2007
Krems	HSV Zwölfaxing	ATK Vienna Auhof	TSC Vienna Dance	2006
Perchtoldsdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing (A-Team)	HSV Zwölfaxing (B-Team)	ATK Vienna Auhof	2005
Perchtoldsdorf	HSV Zwölfaxing (A-Team)	HSV Zwölfaxing (B-Team)	ATK U2 City Hall Vienna	2004
k. A.	UTSC Forum Vienna	HSV Zwölfaxing	1. SFTC Salzburg	2003
...

International competitions of the WDSF

Participating countries of the 2006 World Cup (standard)

Countries participating in the 2006 World Cup (Latin)

The international competitions of the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) were clearly dominated by German teams (especially TSG Bremerhaven ) until the end of the 1990s . After the fall of the iron curtain, many German coaches went to Eastern Europe and had a decisive influence there in building formations, so that the teams there became stronger and stronger. After four dominant years for the team from Lithuania, the Green Gold Club Bremen was able to bring the world championship title (Latin) back to Germany in 2006 .

Although the international championships such as the European Championship and World Cup are organized by the WDSF, which today has 80 national member associations on five continents, the participating teams mainly come from Central and Eastern Europe. For example, at the 2006 World Cup in Bremen (Latin) and Moscow (Standard), teams from the following nations represented their home countries:

Participating countries in the 2006 World Cup

Latin	default
Germany (*)  Lithuania (*)  Russia (*)  Hungary (*)  Netherlands (*)  Belarus  Poland (*)  Austria  Czech Republic (*)  Ukraine  Serbia (*)  Belgium (*)  Bulgaria  United Kingdom (*)	Russia (*)  Moldova (*)  Germany (*)  Belarus  Netherlands (*)  Slovakia  Czech Republic (*)  Hungary (*)  Romania  Belgium  Ukraine (*)
24 teams from 14 nations	18 teams from 11 nations
(*) represented by two teams

As a result, there is practically no difference in the field of participants in the World and European Championships in both the Latin and the standard area, so that the respective top teams meet twice a year.

The dates of the events are usually in autumn or spring and are therefore not always ideally integrated into the season of the German league system.

World Championship

→ Main articles : World Championship Latin Formation  and World Championship Standard Formation

World championships have been held since 1973. In the Latin area, TSG Bremerhaven has since won 14 titles, followed by the Green Gold Club Bremen with ten titles and the Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra , which has won seven times. In the standard area, the formation of the 1st dance club in Ludwigsburg won eleven titles, followed by the team from the Braunschweig TSC with ten championships.

European Championship

The European and Vice European Champions since 1995:

year	venue	default	venue	Latin
1995	Doetinchem	Braunschweiger TSC , Germany 1. TC Ludwigsburg , Germany	Bourges	TSG Bremerhaven , Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra , Lithuania
1996	Oldenburg	1. TC Ludwigsburg, Germany Braunschweiger TSC, Germany	Bremerhaven	TSG Bremerhaven, Germany TSC Schwarz-Gelb Aachen , Germany / Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania (1)
1997	Ludwigsburg	Braunschweiger TSC, Germany 1. TC Ludwigsburg, Germany	Warsaw	TSC Black-Yellow Aachen, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
1998	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev , Moldau TC Allround Berlin , Germany	Budapest	TSG Bremerhaven, Germany TD TSC Düsseldorf Rot-Weiss , Germany
1999	's-Hertogenbosch	TC Allround Berlin, Germany TD TSC Düsseldorf Rot-Weiss, Germany	Gommel (2)	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Rainbow Colors , Russia
2000	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldau Jantar Elblag , Poland	Ostrava	TSG Bremerhaven, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2001	Ústí nad Labem	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldau Braunschweiger TSC, Germany	Budapest (2)	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Savaria TSE Hungary
2002	's-Hertogenbosch	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldau Braunschweiger TSC, Germany	's-Hertogenbosch	TSG Bremerhaven, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2003	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldova Vera Tyumen , Russia	Ústí nad Labem	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania TSZ Aachen , Germany
2004	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldau Braunschweiger TSC, Germany	Bremen	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Green-Gold-Club Bremen , Germany
2005	Braunschweig	Braunschweiger TSC, Germany 1. TC Ludwigsburg, Germany / Vera Tyumen, Russia (1)	Bremen	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Green-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany
2006	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldau Braunschweiger TSC, Germany	Vilnius	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Green-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany
2007	Kishinev	DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldova Vera Tyumen, Russia	Dusseldorf	Grün-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2008	Moscow	Vera Tyumen, Russia DSC Kodryanka Kishinev, Moldova	eat	Grün-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2009	Miskolc	1. TC Ludwigsburg, Germany Vera Tyumen, Russia	Vilnius	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Green-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany
2010	Ludwigsburg	Braunschweiger TSC, Germany Vera Tyumen, Russia	Bremen	Grün-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2011	In 2011 there was no European Championship standard.		Tyumen	Vera Tyumen, Russia Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania
2012	In 2012 there was no European Championship standard.		Schwechat	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Vera Tyumen, Russia
2013	In 2013 there was no European Championship standard.		Vilnius	Klaipėda University Team Žuvėdra, Lithuania Vera Tyumen, Russia
2014	In 2014 there was no European Championship standard.		Düren	FG TSZ Aachen / TD TSC Düsseldorf Rot-Weiss , Germany Grün-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany
2015	Elbląg	Vera Tyumen, Russia Lotos-Jantar, Poland	In 2015 there was no European Championship Latin.
2016	In 2016 there was no European Championship standard.		In 2016 there was no European Championship Latin.
2017	In 2017 there was no European Championship standard.		In 2017 there was no European Championship Latin.
2018	Sochi	Vera Tyumen, Russia 1st TC Ludwigsburg, Germany	Kalisz	Green Gold Club Bremen, Germany Duet Perm, Russia
2019	In 2019 there was no European Championship standard.		In 2019 there was no European Championship Latin.
2020	Goettingen	called off	Schwechat	planned for October 10, 2020
(1) shared 2nd place (2) without German participation

Formation dance in other countries

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, formation sports tournaments are organized by the Nederlandse Algemene Danssport Bond (NADB). Reigning Dutch champions are the DSV Sway of Life team (standard) and the record champions are the Double V team from Hoorn (Latin).

Switzerland

No organized formation sport tournaments are held in Switzerland.

Shows

In addition to the tournament sport, many formations also dance shows. Information on this can be obtained from the formations themselves. It is this income and sponsorship money that make cost-intensive formation sport possible.

See also

• Guard dance
• Jazz and Modern Dance
• Formation running in roller figure skating
• Synchronized swimming

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1. ↑ The GGC Bremen wanted to appear in different colored clothes at the 2014 World Cup, but Marco Sietas, sports director of the WDSF threatened to disqualify the team ( ggcbremen.de ( memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: the archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Section Green-Gold Formation threatened, November 6, 2014). 
2. ↑ DTV evaluation guidelines for formation competitions ( memento of the original from October 24, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 199 kB).  
3. ↑ Explanations of the tournament regulations of the ÖTSV (PDF) May 2009.
4. ↑ Results of the 2019 national championship. Accessed on June 2, 2019 . 
5. ↑ successes of UTSC Wien
6. ↑ club history of the first SFTC Rod Weiss 90 ( Memento of the original on 24 September 2010 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ site of HSV Zölfaxing section dancesport
8. ↑ Results of all international championships ( Memento of the original from August 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Results of all WDSF tournaments
10. ↑ spaeker.de
11. ↑ spaeker.de

Web links

Commons : Formation Dancing  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Page of the DTV about formation dancing
• DTV rules for formation competitions
• History of formation dance
• German and international championships finals (PDF file; 416 kB)

Videos

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• Braunschweiger TSC: Celine , DM 2004 (1st place)

Latin

• Report by ZDF Mittagsmagazin about the EM 2007 (Latin)
• GGC Bremen: Let me entertain you , DM 2004 (1st place)
• GGC Bremen: Siamo Noi , DM 2008 (1st place)
• TSG Bremerhaven: Mamma Mia , DM 2004 (2nd place)
• Klaipeda University Formation Team Zuvedra A: James Bond , EM 2008 (2nd place)