14/09/2026
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01. Follow us on social media
Facebook; Instagram; LinkedIn; X.com Search for International Dance Council or Alkis Raftis, or Section CID to find a CID Section in your language. Repost what you like.
02. Endorsed events
- 22nd Emmeleia World Festival, Athens, 21-23 September 2026
- 12th Int. Congress of Dance Research, Broward County, Florida, 11-15 November 2026
- 9th Hong Kong World Dance Festival, Hong Kong, 16-20 November 2026
- 65th World Congress of Dance Research, Athens, 30 June - 04 July 2027
- 5th World Festival of Indian Dance, Athens, 12-14 July 2027
- 23nd Emmeleia World Festival, Athens, 20-22 September 2027
Send your application to take part. https:// Events.CID-world.org
Ask for your event to be endorsed by the CID
03. New country in the CID
With the recent registration of Comoros, CID now has members across 185 countries. It is a reach unmatched by any other organization. This global network includes the Pyongyang Section of the CID in North Korea, demonstrating how dance effectively brings nations together.
04. New books
Cappellotto, Serena: Danzare per essere. Italy, 2025, 140 p. Amazon.com
Outevsky, David: Soviet diaspora in American ballroom. Amazon.com
Raftis, Alkis: The dawn of dance scholarship. Scaliger’s “Poetices” of 1561. Amazon.com
Raftis, Alkis: Ballet’s Golden Age illustrated, 1840-1940. 530 engravings from the Alkis Raftis Collection. Amazon.com
Find more books at https:// writings.raftis.org/books-by-cid-members/
05. Unexpected dancers
Prominent feminist Gloria Steinem who died recently at the age 92 was a dedicated tap dancer. She believed that any social movement worth fighting for should leave room to dance.
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The International Dance Council CID CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world. It is a non-governmental organization founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, where it is based. Its members are the most prominent federations, associ...
