IDEO was founded on February 20, 2015 in Eagle, Idaho by Kay Braden, Leah Clark, Marla Hansen, Molly Jorgensen, Stacey Landon, Gary Larsen, and Rachel Swenson. Every annual conference since is listed below.
Building Dance Literacy. Keynote: Leslie Kraus, Artistic Director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. October 2-3, 2026 at Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Meridian, ID.
2025 — 9th Annual. Keynote George Staib, Creativity in Motion: Embodying Truths Through Dance. Sept 26-27, University of Idaho, Moscow. 2024 — 8th Annual. Keynote Dante Puleio, Legacy and the Future. Nov 15-16, Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Meridian. 2023 — 7th Annual. Keynote Eric Franklin, Healthy Mind and Body with Wellness. Oct 13-14, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg. 2022 — no conference recorded. 2021 — 6th Annual. Keynote Bill Evans, A Life in Dance. Oct 1-2, Boise State University. 2020 — postponed due to COVID-19.
2019 — 5th Annual. Keynote Michelle Nielson, Building Bridges Through Collaboration and Composition. Oct 18-19, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg. 2018 — 4th Annual. Keynote Cassie Meador, Deepening through Dialogue. Sept 14-15, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. 2017 — 3rd Annual. Keynote Mary Lou Seereiter, Embodying Healthy Practices. Oct 27-28, University of Idaho, Moscow. 2016 — 2nd Annual. Keynote Tina Curran, The Language of Dance. Oct 22, Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Boise. 2015 — 1st Annual. Keynote Terry Goetz, BrainDance: What Does Dance Do for the Brain? Sept 26, Idaho State University, Pocatello.
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