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All you need to know about the Para Dance Sport World Champs

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Teams from around the world will soon be competing in the Para Dance Sport World Championships.

It's taking place from 21 November to 23 November in Kosice, which is a large city in Slovakia.

More than 200 dancers from over 20 countries will compete at the world championships in different styles and categories.

Read on to find out more.

What is para dance sport?

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Para dance sport is where athletes with physical impairments, that affect the lower half of their body, compete in different types of dance.

There's lots of ballroom dances like the waltz and quickstep that you might recognise from Strictly Come Dancing.

There's also Latin American dances like the cha-cha-cha and jive, and freestyle presentation which could be anything from ballet to hip-hop.

A woman in a dramatic black and red dress with tassles on the cuffs dances in a wheelchair on a wooden floor. She looks serious and has dramatic, dark eye makeup. Behind her a banner reads 'Hong Kong 2025 Para Dance Sport International Competition'. Hong Kong 2025 Para Dance Sport International Competition

There's different categories too.

Athletes can compete as a single wheelchair user, as a part of a duo of two wheelchair users, or compete combi-style, dancing with a partner who doesn't use a chair.

Whilst para dance sport is recognised as a paralympic sport, it was not selected as an event in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

You'll be able to watch the world championships live streamed online.