Saturday 16 May
WDSF R/S Adult Standard
WDSF R/S Adult Latin
WDSF Open Senior I Standard
WDSF Open Senior I Latin
WDSF Open Senior II Standard
WDSF Open Senior II Latin
WDSF Open Senior III Standard
WDSF Open Senior IV Standard
WDSF Open Senior V Standard
Sunday 17 may
Open Students Standard
Open Students Latin
Open (NADB) Adults Start, C, B, A Standard & Latin
Open (NADB) Solo Youth & Adults
Standard & Latin
Open (NADB) Sen Start Standard & Latin
Open (NADB) Sen A Standard
WDSF COMPETITIONS
To participate in the WDSF competitions on 16-05-2026 you need a valid WDSF License. You will not be able to register if your MIN is not active.
Click here to register. Don’t forget to also buy your entry ticket!
OPEN (NADB)COMPETITIONS
Couples in the classes Start, C, B, an A as well as Solo Youth and Adult dancers can enter the Open (NADB) competitions on 17-05-2026. The competitions are open to international couples! If you have doubts about the class in which you should compete, send an email to wedstrijdsecretariaat@nadb.eu.
German couples: you are gaining ranking points for participation in Open (NADB) competitions! These will be counted towards your promotion in the national classes in Germany.
The Solo Youth and Solo Adults dance all 5 Latin/Standard dances
OPEN STUDENTS/DEBUTANTS COMPETITIONS
The Open Students/Debutants is open for all participants. No membership to a
certain bond, organization or students association is required. Couples can be of any gender combination. Experienced dancers (B+ NADB class) cannot participate with their own partner.
Competition clothes are not allowed in the Open Students/Debutants disciplines.
The Open Students/Debutants competition will start with a qualification round. The participants will be sorted in 2 poules: A poule and B poule. After that the regular rounds will be danced based on the number of participants. There will be no redance. 3 dances will be danced in the qualification round:
Latin: Cha-Cha, Rumba, Jive
Standard: Slow Wals, Tango, Quick Step
Samba and Vieniese Wals: will be added in the final for the A-poule.
Please register as a couple. Unfortunately, we cannot arrange for a Blind Date or lottery. Don’t have a partner? Ask for help from your students association or dance school, or post a message on our socials.
ADJUDICATORS
To maximize your WDSF ranking points we have invited judges from 15+ nations! You will be adjudicated by a panel of 9 or 11 judges. The Open (NADB) competitions will be adjudicated by an international panel of 7 or 9 adjudicators. The organization of Amsterdam Open is strongly committed to honest and professional adjudication! All WDSF and NADB rules and code of conducts will be strictly observed.
VENUE
Sporthallen Zuid is the largest sports hall in Amsterdam and one of the oldest multifunctional sports facilities in the Netherlands. The venue is easy to reach by public transport or by car.
SPORTHALLEN ZUID
BURGERWEESHUISPAD 54
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
PARKING