Dancesport World Champions (rhythm)

World Championships have been held in the Rhythm section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the National Dance Council of America in 2005.

American Rhythm dancing covers the dances cha cha, rumba, bolero, swing, and mambo.

World Champions

World Professional Rhythm Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions[1]
2004	Tony Dovolani & Inna Ivanenko	U.S.A.
2005-2006	Tony Dovolani & Elena Grinenko	U.S.A.
2007-2009	Jose DeCamps & Joanna Zacharewicz[2]	U.S.A.
2010-2012	Decho Kraev & Bree Watson[3]	U.S.A.
2013-2015	Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova	U.S.A.
2016-2018	Nazar Norov & Irina Kudryashova	U.S.A.
2019	Andre Paramonov & Natalie Paramonov	U.S.A.
2020	Not held due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021-2022[4]	Andre Paramonov & Natalie Paramonov	U.S.A.
2023	Francesco Arietta & Jessa Briones	U.S.A.

See also

• Smooth World Champions
• Latin World Champions
• Standard World Champions
• U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm)
• U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 9-Dance)