Jun 27 – Seamus Byrne Appointed IDO Vice President

Written by YGTV Team on 27 June 2016.

The World Governing body for dance, the International Dance Organisation, has elected Seamus Byrne as its Vice-President. The IDO was founded in September 1981 and is one of the most elite dance and dancesport entities in the world.

This is the first time that a Gibraltarian has been given such a high status at a World governing body for Dance. Seamus Byrne is currently the President of the Gibraltar National Dance Organisation and he began his journey with the IDO in 1995 when he was appointed Vice-President of the Gibraltar National Organisation. He was elected GNDO President in August 2011 and was appointed IDO Ambassador for the Iberian Peninsula in January 2012. He fully qualified as an international adjudicator in the Performing Arts division, in November 2012.

Seamus has been an ambassador of Gibraltar for over two decades, where he has been promoting Gibraltar nationally and internationally through the Arts. The GNDO says that his “voluntary service and his many sacrifices only fills the GNDO with pride and joy, especially on this occasion where he has been recognised at the at the highest levels for dance.”

Commenting on the announcement, GNDO Vice President Wendy Garro said:

‘Over 21 years’ service in the GNDO is already a great accomplishment for Seamus, but to be unanimously elected IDO Vice-President by all 69 member nations that attended the AGM is a very proud moment indeed! It acknowledges his work, his achievements and the efforts of Gibraltar’s dance community.

‘The GNDO Committee congratulates Seamus, his wife Adriane and his family on this extraordinary achievement.’