The extension of the renewed agreement, which comes into force on January 1 2021, was signed by WDSF President Shawn Tay and WRRC President Miriam Kerpan Izak.

The WRRC has been an associate member of the WDSF since 1994 and is the global governing body for all aspects of the following dance sport disciplines - rock'n'roll, rock'n'roll acrobatic, boogie woogie, lindy hop, bugg and doublebug.

It either oversees activities in each of the disciplines either directly or through national member bodies.

"The WRRC has been a valued and trusted partner of the WDSF for over a quarter of a century and the renewal agreement is testament to the importance of this mutually beneficial relationship," said Tay.

"The signing of this extension underscores the commitment of the WDSF to developing all dance sport disciplines to their fullest potential around the world, and we look forward to our continued collaboration with the WRRC, in particular with regard to the restarting of competitions in the post-pandemic period."

WRRC President Kerpan Izak said: "We are thrilled with the renewal agreement, which means our organisations will continue to work closely together in a variety of areas for the benefit of rock'n'roll and all DanceSport disciplines. 

"Rock'n'roll has been gaining in popularity among young people in recent years and it has always excelled when featured at multi-discipline events.

"We remain as ambitious as ever as we look ahead to the next four years of collaboration with the WDSF."

Established in 1984, the WRRC organises around 50 international competitions each year, including World and European Championships, World Masters and World Cup tournaments.

A host of WDSF events have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including the World Breaking Championships which were due to take place in Nanjing next month.

These have now been postponed to 2021.

The pandemic also forced the WDSF to implement a host of cost-saving measures, which included staff accepting a 20 per cent pay cut.