The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the supreme
authority of the Olympic Movement The International Olympic
Committee was founded on 23 June 1894 by the French educator
Baron Pierre de Coubertin who was inspired to revive the Olympic
Games of Greek antiquity. The IOC is an international non-
governmental non-profit organisation and the creator of the
Olympic Movement. The IOC exists to serve as an umbrella
organisation of the Olympic Movement. It owns all rights to the
Olympic symbols, flag, motto, anthem and Olympic Games. Its
primary responsibility is to supervise the organisation of the
summer and winter Olympic Games. IOC DanceSport Information:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/recognized/index_uk.asp