IDEO Then & Now
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Brief History
Founding Date: February 20, 2015, in Eagle, Idaho
Founded by: Kay Braden, Leah Clark, Marla Hansen, Molly Jorgensen,
Stacey Landon, Gary Larsen, and Rachel Swenson
Past Annual IDEO Conferences and Keynote Presenters
2025
9th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: George Staib
Creativity in Motion: Embodying Truths Through Dance
September 26-27, 2025
IUniversity of Idaho
Moscow, ID
2024
8th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Dante Puleio
Legacy and the Future: The Limon Principle of Movement for Contemporary Practices
November 15-16, 2024
IIdaho Fine Arts Academy
Meridian, ID
2023
7th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Eric Franklin
Healthy Mind and Body with Wellness
October 13-14, 2023
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID
Dance Educator of the Year Award: Rachel Swenson
2021
6th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Bill Evans
A Life in Dance: Lessons in Creativity, Possibility, & Community
October 1-2, 2021
Boise State University
Boise, ID
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Lauralee Zimmerly
2020
Postponed due to COVID-19
2019
5th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Michelle Nielson
Building Bridges Through Collaboration and Composition
October 18-19, 2019
Brigham Young University—Idaho
Rexburg, ID
Dance Educator of the Year Award: Hilarie Neely
2018
4th Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Cassie Meador
Deepening through Dialogue: Effective Methods of Feedback in Dance Education & Beyond
September 14-15, 2018
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID
Dance Educator of the Year Award: Cynthia Jones, College of Southern Idaho
2017
3rd Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Mary Lou Seereiter
Embodying Healthy Practices
October 27-28, 2017
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Dance Educator of the Year Award: Marla Hansen, Boise State University
IDEO Lifetime Achievement Award: Diane Walker, Professor Emerita of Dance
2016
2nd Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Tina Curran
The Language of Dance
October 22, 2016
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy
Boise, ID
Dance Educator of the Year Award: Kelli Brown
2015
1st Annual Conference & State High School Dance Festival
Keynote: Terry Goetz
BrainDance; What Does Dance Do for the Brain?
September 26, 2015
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Marcia Lloyd
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