More than 220 athletes compete at the 2025 National Dancesport Championship

The organizers awarded prizes to athletes who won high prizes at the international competition. Photo: Ngan Ha

The 2025 National Dance Sports Championship takes place from October 9 to 13 at Hoang Mai Stadium (Tuong Mai Ward, Hanoi); gathering over 220 athletes, representing 10 provinces, cities and sectors nationwide, competing in 14 events, competing for 28 sets of medals. These are high-class athletes of the country who have been trained and coached systematically, and will certainly bring top-notch artistic performances, full of emotion and drama.

In his opening speech, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports Pham Xuan Tai said that sports dancing is not only an art but also helps improve health, honor cultural beauty, connect the community, spread optimism and positive energy. In recent years, Vietnamese Sports Dancing has developed strongly, attracting many people to pay attention and practice. Many clubs at all levels have been established. Dance competitions are organized on a scale from clubs, communes, wards to provinces, cities and countries.

The organizing committee awarded emulation flags to units with outstanding achievements in sports dancing. Photo: Ngan Ha

This competition is also an opportunity for athletes to exchange, learn, improve their skills, thereby discovering and nurturing new talents, contributing to the development of the Vietnamese dance sports movement. “Through the tournament, talent, talent, spirit of solidarity, honesty and nobility in sports will be spread. Inspire to attract people who love dancing to participate in training; provinces, cities and sectors invest more in high-performance athletes so that Vietnamese dance sports can achieve higher results in prestigious international competitions”, Mr. Pham Xuan Tai added.

Athletes competing at the tournament. Photo: Ngan Ha

In recent times, Vietnamese dance sports have affirmed their position in international competitions, contributing to the glory of the country's sports. At the 31st Sea Games, Vietnamese dance sports won 5 gold medals (HCV), 3 silver medals (HCB), 1 bronze medal (HCĐ).

The athletes will compete until October 12 at Hoang Mai Stadium (Tuong Mai Ward). Photo: Ngan Ha

Notably, at the 2025 Southeast Asian Dancesport Championship in Vietnam, Vietnam won 8 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal. The athlete pair Nguyen Truong Xuan and Vu Hoang Anh Minh made a miracle for Vietnamese dancesport at the Southeast Asian Dancesport Championship, winning all 3 gold medals, affirming their position as the number one in the region in the Standard category. The athlete pair Phan Hien - Thu Huong excellently passed three rounds, entered the Semi-finals and ranked in the top 12 at the World Open Dancesport Championship in Portugal, won a bronze medal at the Show Dance Latin World Championship organized by the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF) in the United States in September 2025. This is a historic medal, marking the first time a Vietnamese couple has achieved high results in this category in the international arena. The athletes' achievements once again affirm the persistent efforts and increasingly high professional level of Vietnamese Dancesport athletes and continue to improve their ranking on the global ranking of the World Dancesport Federation, bringing Vietnamese Dancesport to a higher level on the international map.

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