The dancesport competition at the 2022 World Games took place from 8 to 10 July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at Sloss Furnaces and the Legacy Arena. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] This was the first time when breaking, which is set to be an official event to be contested at the 2024 Summer Olympics, was a part of the World Games programme.
| Dancesport at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Venue | Legacy Arena (Standard, Latin, Rock 'n' Roll) Sloss Furnaces (Breaking) |
| Dates | 8–10 July |
| No. of events | 5 |
Qualification edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard |
Lithuania Ieva Sodeikienė Evaldas Sodeika |
Italy Debora Pacini Francesco Galuppo |
Lithuania Veronika Golodneva Vaidotas Lacitis |
| Latin |
Moldova Anna Matus Gabriele Pasquale Goffredo |
Germany Khrystyna Moshenska Marius-Andrei Balan |
France Elena Salikhova Charles-Guillaume Schmitt |
| Rock'n'Roll |
Germany Michelle Uhl Tobias Bludau |
Switzerland Noëmi Kuran-Pellegatta Nicolas Kuran-Pellegatta |
Austria Anna Sturm Matthias Feichtinger |
| B-Boys |
Victor Montalvo (Victor) United States
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Jeffrey Louis (Jeffro) United States
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Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix) Japan
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| B-Girls |
Ami Yuasa (Ami) Japan
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Sunny Choi (Sunny) United States
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Ayumi Fukushima (Ayumi) Japan
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References edit
- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.