{"id":1148,"date":"2019-02-19T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtrail.select-themes.com\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2022-08-13T20:07:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T20:07:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What is DSF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; row_bg_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_bg_text_vertical_align=&#8221;top&#8221; row_bg_text=&#8221;DANCER&#8221; row_bg_text_size=&#8221;560px&#8221; row_bg_text_vr_offset=&#8221;-18px&#8221; row_bg_text_size_1440=&#8221;400px&#8221; row_bg_text_size_1280=&#8221;360px&#8221; row_bg_text_hr_offset=&#8221;-33px&#8221; row_bg_text_vr_offset_1440=&#8221;72px&#8221; row_bg_text_hr_offset_1440=&#8221;-7px&#8221; row_bg_text_vr_offset_1280=&#8221;82px&#8221; row_bg_text_hr_offset_1280=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"qodef-elements-holder   qodef-one-column  qodef-responsive-mode-768 \" ><div class=\"qodef-eh-item    \" data-item-class=\"qodef-eh-custom-6310\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-background\" ><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qodef-eh-item-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-content qodef-eh-custom-6310\" style=\"padding: 214px 0 118px 0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-testimonials-holder clearfix qodef-testimonials-standard \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-testimonials-mark\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qodef-testimonials qodef-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"yes\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\" >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-content\" id=\"qodef-testimonials-6627\">\n                <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-text-holder\">\n                                                                <span class=\"qodef-testimonial-text\">\u201c It takes an athlete to dance but an artist to be a dancer. \u201d <\/span>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"qodef-testimonial-author\">\n                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-name\">Shanna LaFleur<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-job\">, Dancer<\/span>\n                                                    <\/h6>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-content\" id=\"qodef-testimonials-6628\">\n                <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-text-holder\">\n                                                                <span class=\"qodef-testimonial-text\">\u201c If people are trying to bring you down it only means that you are above them. \u201d <\/span>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"qodef-testimonial-author\">\n                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-name\">Bella Thorne<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-job\">, Actress<\/span>\n                                                    <\/h6>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-content\" id=\"qodef-testimonials-260\">\n                <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-text-holder\">\n                                                                <span class=\"qodef-testimonial-text\">\u201c If you dance with your heart, your body will follow. \u201d <\/span>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"qodef-testimonial-author\">\n                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-name\">Mia Michaels<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-job\">, Dancer<\/span>\n                                                    <\/h6>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-content\" id=\"qodef-testimonials-215\">\n                <div class=\"qodef-testimonial-text-holder\">\n                                                                <span class=\"qodef-testimonial-text\">\u201c No one is born a dancer. You have to want it more than anything. \u201d <\/span>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"qodef-testimonial-author\">\n                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-name\">Mikhail Baryshnikov<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"qodef-testimonials-author-job\">, Dancer<\/span>\n                                                    <\/h6>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"qodef-elements-holder   qodef-two-columns  qodef-responsive-mode-1024 \" ><div class=\"qodef-eh-item    \" data-item-class=\"qodef-eh-custom-9319\" data-1367-1600=\"15% 16% 9% 16%\" data-1025-1366=\"15% 12% 7% 12%\" data-769-1024=\"14% 25% 10% 25%\" data-681-768=\"20% 11% 15% 11%\" data-680=\"40% 40px 27%\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-background\" ><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qodef-eh-item-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-content qodef-eh-custom-9319\" style=\"padding: 23% 25% 19% 24%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-section-title-holder  qodef-st-standard qodef-st-title-left qodef-st-normal-space  \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-st-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 45px\">\n\t\t\t\twhy choose WDO\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t                        <span class=\"qodef-st-title-underscore\" style=\"margin: 20px 0px -2px\"><\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-st-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;line-height: 25px\">\n\t\t\t\tGet trained by the best, compete among the best, and get judged by the elite. Fairness and impartiality with equal opportunities for all its members is our core and what WDO stands for.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-progress-bar  \">\n\t<h6 class=\"qodef-pb-title-holder\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-title\">Fairness<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-percent\">0<\/span>\n\t<\/h6>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-pb-content-holder\" >\n\t\t<div data-percentage=100 class=\"qodef-pb-content\" style=\"background-color: #fed620\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-progress-bar  \">\n\t<h6 class=\"qodef-pb-title-holder\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-title\">Impartiality<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-percent\">0<\/span>\n\t<\/h6>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-pb-content-holder\" >\n\t\t<div data-percentage=100 class=\"qodef-pb-content\" style=\"background-color: #fed620\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-progress-bar  \">\n\t<h6 class=\"qodef-pb-title-holder\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-title\">Professionalism<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-pb-percent\">0<\/span>\n\t<\/h6>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-pb-content-holder\" >\n\t\t<div data-percentage=100 class=\"qodef-pb-content\" style=\"background-color: #fed620\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"qodef-eh-item   qodef-horizontal-alignment-center \" data-item-class=\"qodef-eh-custom-5966\" data-1367-1600=\"0 0 0 0\" data-1025-1366=\"0 0 0 0\" data-769-1024=\"0 0\" data-681-768=\"0 0 0 0\" data-680=\"0 0 0 0\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-background\" style=\"background-image: url()\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"qodef-eh-item-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-eh-item-content qodef-eh-custom-5966\" style=\"padding: 0 0 0 0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder    \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-dsf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-dsf.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-dsf-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-dsf-1024x848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-dsf-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qodef-pattern-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; 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