International Dance Organization
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| Founded | 1981 |
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| Type | Dance sport |
| CVR 27 02 52 93 | |
| Focus | Dance sport, competitions, festivals, education |
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Area served
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World |
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Members
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over 90 worldwide |
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Official languages
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English |
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Key people
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President: Kirsten Dan Jensen |
| Website | IDO on Facebook |
President:
Michael Wendt
Senior Vice President:
Velibor Srdic
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 and Couple Dances. Members of the IDO are national dance federations; only non-profit organizations can join. The biggest IDO competitions, running for more than a week, are World Dance Olympiad in Moscow around 1 May and the Dance Week in Riesa with Tap Dance and Show Dance in the end of November.
IDO was founded on 18 September 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. The IDO Presidium consists of the EPM and 6 Vice Presidents with specific duties.
Nils Hakan Carlzon and Bill Fowler have been honored as Honorary Lifetime Presidents.
The presidium is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in a staggered election every year with 3 officers each year. The President and two Vice Presidents for a three-year term, the following year the Senior Vice President and two Vice Presidents for a three-year term, and the following year the Executive Secretary and two Vice Presidents for a three-year term. 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.
The AGM 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 AGM. 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:
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