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Join us this year as the Idaho International Dance Festival beginning July 16th – July 18th. See our exhilarating show being performed this year at the new Performing Arts Center at Madison High School. Rexburg, the “Youngest Community in the Nation”, will make that...

30th Annual Idaho International Summerfest

DJ: Idaho International Summerfest is an event that brings people from all over the world to Rexburg.  Celebrating its thirtieth year, this year’s event is expected to draw a crowd of over 50,000.  Donna Benfield with the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce joins us now to...

The Russians Are Coming

When someone first mentions “Russia”, the first things people tend to think of are bears, long novels, longer winters, and Don Bluth’s 1997 Anastasia film. Dance usually gets left until later in the list, if not left out entirely. Perhaps, though, during this year’s...

American Style of Dance

When someone says “American style of dance”, the first thing that pops to mind is probably something along the lines of country line dancing, hip-hop, Michael Jackson, or scenes from Footloose. From a country spanning no less than six different time zones...

Dances With Scissors

Since time immemorial, mothers all over the world have been telling their children not to run with scissors. The exception to this is in the Andes Mountains of Peru, where there’s an ancient style of dance where people dance with scissors. For the first time ever in...

Letter From Guatemala

Dear Donna and friends of Idaho International Summerfest 2013, I am writing to tell you that we are in our homes in Guatemala, we have many feelings as usual after these festivals, joy at being home, satisfaction with our work, but sad to leave such a beautiful place...