They're essentially the same thing. Only Dancesport usually refers only to competitive ballroom/latin dancing. Ballroom dancing itself can be competitive or recreational.
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gymnastics, earobics ================================================================== Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing.
Dance Sport:Dance Sport Is a competition of Ballroom, New Vogue and Latin Dances. It is a partnered event. Couples from around the world come to compete and see who's the best of the best! There are international, and national competitions.Wikipedia's definition of dance sport is :'Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. The name was invented to help competitive ballroom dancing gain Olympic recognition. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations both at the national and international level. The physical demands of dancesport has been the subject of scientific research'Latin Dancing:Latin is 1 of 3 types of dances danced at DanceSport competitions. Some Latin dances are ChaCha, Jive, Samba, Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Rumba, Bachata, Paso Doble.
Ballroom dancing is slow and doesnt always use all body parts and hip hop dancing requires you to use almost all limbs and is done a little bit faster.
when did ballroom dancing begin\\
Ballroom dancing started in the 1500s