World Abilitysport Members and previous competition organisers have until 30 June to bid for:

• 2027 Para Dance Sport World Championships
• 2026 and 2028 regional Championships
• World Cups for 2026-2028
• International competitions for 2026-2028

Bids are also welcomed for hosts of National Classifiers Courses and Coaches and Athletes Courses for the coming three years.

Charmaine Hooper, Chief Executive Officer of World Abilitysport, said: “We encourage all our Members to consider hosting a World Para Dance Sport competition in the next three years, in particular World Cups and regional and World Championships.

“In planning the calendar for the next three years we also aim to offer athletes and teams more notice for their preparations and organisers a longer build-up as well as giving more time to promote the calendar.

“We have been working on some exciting developments such as additional disability groups, developing new classes and rule changes that will future-proof the sport. Staging a competition is therefore a chance for organisers to help make history as well as having really positive impacts for Para dance sport locally and nationally.”

World Para Dance Sport welcomes bids from World Abilitysport Members in good standing. Bids must include detail about the planned event such as which impairment groups will be included, what promotional and broadcast activity organisers will undertake and confirmation of the ability to offer classification and meet anti-doping requirements.

The full bid application form can be downloaded from the World Para Dance Sport website, as well as guidelines for hosting the different levels of competition.

After 30 June, World Para Dance Sport will evaluate all applications before successful organisers are informed in August.

The 2026 competition calendar and the draft of the 2027 and 2028 calendar will then be announced in September.