International Dance Organization
| International Dance Organization (IDO) |
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| founding | 1981 |
| Seat | Slagelse , Denmark |
| purpose | Dance sport |
| main emphasis | Dance sport, events, festivals, training |
| Action space | world |
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President : Michael Wendt Senior Vice President : |
| Members | over 90 worldwide |
| Website | www.ido-dance.com |
The International Dance Organization (IDO) is an official, independent, politically neutral non-profit world dance and dance sport association for performing arts, street dance and couple dances . The seat is in Slagelse , Denmark . Members of the IDO are national dance associations; only non-profit organizations can join. The largest IDO championships, which run over a week, are the World Dance Olympiad in Moscow around May 1st and the dance week in Riesa with tap and show dance at the end of November.
history
The IDO was founded on September 18, 1981 by the four countries France, Gibraltar, Italy and Switzerland. The founder and first general secretary was the Italian Moreno Polidori.
Leadership of the IDO:
- IDO General Secretary Moreno Polidori, Italy (1981–1998)
The IDO has been headed by the IDO President since 1998:
- Nils Håkan Carlzon, Sweden (1998–2008)
- Bill Fowler, USA (2008-2011)
- Jörn Størbraten, Norway (2011–2014)
- Michael Wendt, Germany (since 2014)
construction
The IDO Executive Presidium (EPM) manages the day-to-day business and consists of the President, the Senior Vice President and the management. The IDO Presidium consists of the EPM and six Vice Presidents with special tasks.
Nils Håkan Carlzon and Bill Fowler were honored with Honorary Lifetime Presidents .
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Presidium elects 3 representatives each year in a staggered election. The President, Senior Vice President and Executive Board are elected along with two Vice Presidents each in consecutive years. Each term of office is three years. The three Department Directors for Performing Arts, Street Dance, and Couple Dance are elected every three years during their Annual Department Meeting (ADM) and also serve on the Bureau.
The AGM is also responsible for all changes to the statutes and regulations. The ADMs are responsible for the dance sport rules, which are ratified by the AGM. In order to give experts in each field the opportunity to discuss departmental matters at the dancer level, the IDO has set up the following committees and departments:
- Adjudication committee
- Disciplinary committee
- Education committee
- Latino / Couple Dance department
- Performing Arts department
- Street Dance department
- Chairperson of scrutineers
Memberships worldwide and construction
IDO has over 90 members and contacts on all six continents and represents over 250,000 dancers worldwide. In order to ensure growth and focus on existing intercontinental connections and new countries, the IDO has appointed ambassadors who will spread the IDO idea and structure in their areas.
- Asia / Asia-Pacific and Africa - Michael Wendt, Germany
- Africa - Kirsten Dan Jensen, Denmark
- Central Asia and neighboring countries - Andrey Kokoulin, Russia
- America - NN
and an area representative
- Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal - Seamus Byrne, Gibraltar
Belonging to world dance sport associations
From 1991 to 2013, the IDO was a member of the World Dance Council (WDC) in London. From 2006 to 2012 the IDO was also affiliated to the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF). This enabled the IDO to officially recognize the titles awarded by championships. When the IDSF changed its name to the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF), the IDO decided not to renew its previous affiliation and thus to preserve its independence. In 2013 the IDO worked for the first time with the World DanceSport Federation. The World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) is a member of SportAccord and the International Olympic Committee ( International Olympic Committee - IOC recognized). Together, the two associations organized their dancers to take part in the 2013 World Games in Cali , Colombia, and the Hip Hop & Caribbean Dances at the World Dance Sport Games in Kaohsiung , Taiwan.
In addition to working with championships and festivals, the IDO has set up a Hall of Fame. In the hall on Fame, greats of the dance world, dancers and dance enthusiasts are honored who have made significant contributions to the dance world of the IDO.
The IDO follows the anti-doping requirements.
Dance disciplines and championships
Every year the IDO organizes world, continental and regional championships and cups in the IDO dance disciplines.
Age classifications
- Mini kids
- children
- Juniors
- Adults
- Adults 2
- Seniors
Categories
- Solo women
- Solo men
- duo
- Couples
- Trio (tap dance only)
- Small groups / teams (3–7 dancers)
- Formations (8-24 dancers)
Dance styles
- Performing Arts Disciplines
- Acrobatic Dance
- Ballet
- Belly dance / oriental
- Bollywood
- flamenco
- Folk dance show & folk dance festivals
- Jazz dance / lyrical
- Modern and Contemporary Dance
- Show dance
- Tap dance
- Small / large productions
- Street Dance Disciplines
- Break dance
- Electric boogie
- hip hop
- Hip Hop Battles
- Disco dance
- Disco dance freestyle
- Street dance show
- Techno
- Small / large productions
- Couple Dance Disciplines
- Argentine Tango (Tango, Milonga, Tango Vals and Tango Fantasia)
- Bachata
- Caribbean Dances (Salsa, Merengue, Bachata)
- Couple dance formations
- Couple dance teams
- Disco Hustle / Disco Swing / Disco Fox
- jitterbug
- Latino show
- Merengue
- Salsa
- Salsa Rueda de Casino
- Salsa shines
- Synchro Dance
- West Coast Swing
- Small / large productions
Web links
credentials
- ↑ IDO board members
- ^ IDO Vice Presidents
- ↑ IDO Honorary President
- ↑ IDO members worldwide . Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ IDO Hall of Fame
- ↑ IDO event calendar . Retrieved December 5, 2014.