Today, the 12th China Chengdu Dance Sport International Open Trials, the 4th Chengdu Meizi Urbanization Sports Dance Open, and the 26th Chengdu Dance Sport Championships and the 2024 Chengdu Team Trials were grandly opened in the gymnasium of the Sports Center of Pidu District, Chengdu.
The three-day competition was guided by the Chengdu Sports Federation, co-sponsored by the Sichuan Provincial Popular Sports Federation, Chengdu Sports Dance Association, Deyang Sports Dance Association, Ziyang Sports Dance Association and Meishan Sports Dance Association, and was strongly supported by Chengdu Chengbei Gymnasium, Chengdu Event Operation Center, and Pidu District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. The competition brought together a total of 238 outstanding teams from Beijing, Chongqing, Guizhou and Sichuan Province to show their youthful vitality and demeanor on the same stage.
The elites of Chengdu appeared on the stage, and the famous city of sports and dance was trained
As the only "World Famous DanceSport City" awarded by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the city's dancesport fans have more than 400,000 people after the glorious history of the 11th World DanceSport Festival. The "May Day" competition, which has the largest number of participants every year and brings together provincial and municipal multi-level events and dance festival trials, is not only a microcosm of the development of Chengdu dance sport, but also a key part of the series of activities of the World Dance Sport Festival, and a major event in the Chengdu dance sport industry. Among them, the 12th China Chengdu DanceSport International Open Trials is a major training for the World DanceSport Festival, and the elites of Chengdu DanceSport will all appear, and the Chengdu DanceSport Team will also be produced in this series, they will represent Chengdu at the Dance Festival and show the charm of Chengdu's DanceSport to the world.
The linkage between the dance festival and the "May Day" competition not only improved the specifications of the competition, but also attracted much attention to this event. In order to match such a high-level event, the organizer specially invited 4 international + 40 national referees to lead, a total of more than 140 referees, forming a strong referee team to ensure that the competition is fair and just.
Chengde Mei participated in the joint dance of the city
Since May 2021, the presidents of the DanceSport Associations of the four regions of Chengdu and Meizi have jointly signed a strategic cooperation agreement on DanceSport at the Chengbei Gymnasium in Chengdu, opening a new chapter in the close cooperation between the four DanceSport Associations.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the Chengde Meizi Intra-city Sports Dance Open has ushered in the fourth session. In the past four years, Chengdu, as the first city, has always played a leading and leading role, making full use of its own advantages to promote the rapid development of sports and dance in the city. In terms of the holding of events and activities, Chengdu actively organizes various activities, providing a broad display platform for players from the four regions. At the same time, Chengdu also plays a pivotal role in the interaction and recognition of technology, promoting the exchange and integration of sports dance technology in the four places.
In the past four years, the exchanges between the four places of Chengdu and Meizi have become more and more frequent, which has not only enhanced the friendship between each other, but also promoted the common development of sports and dance sports in the four places. In this competition, the presidents of Deyang, Meishan and Ziyang Sports Dance Associations all came to the scene to witness the opening of this grand event, and participated in the competition in teams, showing the close cooperation and common development of sports dance in the four places.
Fully upgraded, starting from the "new".
According to reports, since its establishment in 1998, Chengdu Dance Sport Association has always adhered to the tenet of "serving all members and promoting the development of the industry", and implemented the concept of "standardizing and efficient, innovating and developing, leading the industry, and facing the world". More than 100 municipal-level events, from 2013 to 2020, due to the outstanding work of national fitness, Chengdu Sports Dance Association won the honorary title of "National Advanced Unit of Mass Sports" for two consecutive years, in the process of continuous innovation and development, Chengdu Sports Dance Association has become one of the most influential industry associations in China's sports dance industry. At the same time, the logo of the association has also left a deep imprint in the minds of Chengdu sports dance people.
This year, combined with Chengdu's goal of building a city with a new development concept in an all-round way, contributing to Chengdu's efforts to build a world famous event city, and adapting to the new strategic development needs of the association, the association has upgraded the logo and built a new brand of the association, which will face the public with a more high-end and international image and integrate into a broader and newer vision and field. In 2024, Chengdu Dance Sport Association will embark on a new journey with a new image, starting from the "new", not forgetting the original intention, and moving forward bravely.
Dance to meet friends and welcome the World Games
As we all know, the 12th World Games in 2025 will be held in Chengdu, in which dance sport and break dancing will attract global attention as official competitions. In order to better promote these two sports, the organizing committee of this competition carefully arranged high-level sports dance and street dance programs at the opening ceremony. It not only shows the exquisite skills of the contestants, but also conveys the passion and vitality of sports dance and street dance to the audience. The organizing committee hopes that through these wonderful programs, more people will understand and love sports dance and break dancing, and create a strong atmosphere for the upcoming World Games.
Industry linkage to help the development of the sports industry
After years of hard work, Chengdu Dance Sport has matured, and its profound heritage has attracted more than 400,000 fans. As far as this competition is concerned, the relevant consumption driven by the contestants and their families, such as teaching, clothing, accommodation, transportation and shopping, can reach tens of millions of yuan, which undoubtedly highlights the huge industrial value of sports dance.
This significant economic effect has attracted the attention of many sponsors, and through the accumulation and amplification of events and activities at all levels throughout the year, the annualized total output value of various industries involved can reach 100 million yuan, which has become a strong boost for the overall scale of Chengdu's sports industry to break through the 100 billion mark.
The sponsors of this competition have a strong lineup, covering sportswear, dance clothing, dancing shoes and even children's ophthalmology, etc., who accurately meet the diversified needs of the event and the contestants, and provide a strong guarantee for the smooth progress of the competition. The organizing committee is also actively committed to building a platform for the development of the industry, and further promoting the process of substantiation of the association by accelerating market development and industrial upgrading. The relevant person in charge of the event said that he believed that with the continuous advancement of sports and dance events, Chengdu's sports industry will usher in a new growth peak, and the scale of the sports dance industry will also take advantage of this east wind to step up to a new level. Chengdu, with its unique charm, is leading the vigorous development of the sports dance industry.