Winter Dance Festival
13/14 Dec 2025, Muelheim an der Ruhr
The Event
Since 2012, the Winter Dance Festival has been an important highlight in the competition calendar for young dancers. The traditional competition, which was first held in 1978 as the ‘TNW-Pokal’ (North Rhine-Westphalian Dance Sport Cup), can therefore look back on a long history.
At this year’s edition, the organizing team is once again expecting many participants from Germany and around the world. 12 WDSF competitions with international participants and 91 open national competitions (DTV) of allmost all age groups in the Standard and Latin American dances for couples and soloists of the Children, Juniors I/II, Youth, Rising Stars and Main Group are on the competition schedule.
International Competitions
The 12 international competitions are of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF):
- WDSF Open Latin & Standard Junior I, Junior II, Rising Stars
- WDSF Open Solo Latin Female Junior I, Junior II
- WDSF Open Solo Standard Female Youth
National Competitions
The numerous national competitions are organized in the admission area of the German Dancesport Federation (DTV):
- DTV Children I/II, Juniors I/II, Youth Latin & Standard
- DTV Solo Children I/II, Juniors I/II, Youth Latin & Standard
- DTV Main Group I/II Latin & Standard
Accommodations
There are numerous hotel in the surrounding area.
Holiday Inn Express Mülheim-Ruhr
- Website
- Schlossstr. 44, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Distance to the venue: 3,6 km
- Travel time to the venue: 6 min. car / 18 min. walk
B&B Hotel Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Website
- Tourainer Ring 31, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Distance to the venue: 1,8 km
- Travel time to the venue: 5 min. car / 20 min. walk
Best Western Hotel im Forum Mülheim
- Website
- Hans-Böckler-Platz 19, 45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Distance to the venue: 1,3 km
- Travel time to the venue: 5 min. car / 18 min. walk
Weitere Unterkünfte
Information about hotels and vacation rentals can be found on the website of the city marketing department and tourist information office of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Exhibitor
The following exhibitors and providers for hairstyle & makeup will be participating in the Winter Dance Festival:
AP Dancestyle
Art Beauty Studio & Ballromstylist

- Frisur & Make-up (Ukraine)
- Tel.: +380 97 2560814
- Tel.: +380 63 3436643
Beauty Code
- Frisur & Make-up (Slovakia)
- Tel.: +34 603 752211
CJCREATIONS

- Schmuck (Netherlands)
- Tel.: +31 478 850 377
- Website
VICANTE
- Tanzsportmode (Poland)
- Tel.: +48 790 714171
- Website


