| International Dance Organization | |
| Type: | Dance sport |
| Vat Id: | CVR 27 02 52 93 |
| Founded Date: | 1981 |
| Location: | Slagelse, Denmark |
| Key People: | President: Prof Velibor Srdic Senior Vice President: Fiona Johnson Executive Secretary: Kirsten Dan JensenVice presidents: Bonnie Dyer Klaus Höllbacher Ralf Josat Edilio Pagano Trajce Petkovski Hana Svehlova |
| Area Served: | World |
| Focus: | Dance sport, competitions, festivals, education |
| Num Members: | over 90 worldwide |
| Languages: | English |
The International Dance Organization (IDO) is an official, independent, politically neutral, non-profit, world dance and dance sport federation, registered in Slagelse, Denmark, for Performing Arts, Street Dance/Urban and Couple Dances. Members of the IDO are national dance federations; only non-profit organizations can join. Some of the biggest IDO competitions, running for more than a week, are World Dance Olympiad in Moscow in Spring and the World Show Dance and Tap Championships in Riesa in November and the World Ballet, Modern & Contemporary Dance and Jazz Dance Championships in Poland and Slovenia in December.
IDO was founded on September 18, 1981, by four countries: France, Gibraltar, Italy and Switzerland. The founder and first General Secretary was Moreno Polidori from Italy.
Leading the IDO:
Since 1998 the IDO is headed by the IDO President:
The IDO Executive Presidium (EPM) runs the daily business and consists of the President, the Senior Vice President and the Executive Secretary.[1] The IDO Presidium consists of the EPM and 6 Vice Presidents with specific duties.[2]
Nils Hakon Carlzon, Bill Fowler and Michael Wendt have been honoured as Honorary Lifetime Presidents.[3]
The election of the Presidium takes place in a staggered system according to which the President, the Senior Vice President, the Executive Secretary/Treasurer and two (2) Vice Presidents (A, B) are elected in year 1, the four other Vice Presidents (C, D, E, F) are elected in year 3, each for a term of four (4) years. The three Department Directors, Performing Arts, Street Dance and Couple Dance, are elected every three years at their Annual Department Meeting (ADM) and also serve on the Presidium. Same for the elected chairpersons of the Continental Conferences.
The AGA is also responsible for all changes in the statutes and by-laws. The ADMs are responsible for the Dance Sport rules, which are ratified by the AGA. To enable the experts in each specific field to discuss their department matters at the level where the dancers are, IDO has installed the following committees and departments:
IDO has more than 90 member nations and contacts on all six continents, representing more than 250,000 dancers worldwide.[4] To ensure growth and focus on existing intercontinental and new countries worldwide, the IDO has installed ambassadors to develop the IDO idea and structure. For example in
Besides running competitions and festivals, IDO established its Hall of Fame[5] to honour dance celebrities, dancers and dance enthusiasts who have made significant contributions to IDO’s Dance World.
IDO also follows the anti-doping requirements requested.
IDO is affiliated to TAFISA and EUSA.
Each year the IDO organizes World, Continental and Regional championships and cups[6] in the IDO dance disciplines.
PERFORMING ARTS DISCIPLINES
STREET DANCE DISCIPLINES
COUPLE DANCE DISCIPLINES