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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