News

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our trial dance at the Adelmann Building and took the time to share your thoughtful feedback. After reviewing the community survey and holding a couple of board meetings, we have arrived at our decision.

While there was so much to love about the space—the beautiful hardwood floors, warm ambiance, and the ease of having a dedicated event venue—we've decided not to move our weekly Ecstatic Dance there.

Ultimately, the concerns outweighed the benefits. Accessibility was a significant factor, along with a few other considerations that come with a downtown location. Additionally, the split ballroom layout wasn't the spacious, unified environment we envision for our growing community.

One of the greatest gifts of this experience is the clarity it brought us. It helped us better define what we're truly looking for in a long-term home: a space that is accessible, welcoming, family-friendly, aligned with our values, and large enough to grow alongside this community. While the Adelmann Building wasn't the right fit, we're grateful for the opportunity to explore it and for all of the thoughtful feedback that helped guide this decision.

For now, we'll continue dancing at Anser Charter School while we intentionally focus our search for the space that truly feels like home. If you know of a venue that feels like it could be a good fit for our weekly dance, we'd love to hear from you! Thank you for being part of this journey—we're excited for what lies ahead.

Simran put together an anonymous feedback form to get feedback on how our last event at the Adelmann building went for participants. Please let us know what you thought!

Fill out the feedback form here.

We're excited to test drive a new venue in a couple weeks. The Adelmann has wood floors, is super classy and is right in the heart of downtown Boise. We very much appreciate our current venue at Anser, but we're exploring other venues for when we outgrow our current space or need to hold special events. There's no better way to get a sense of a space than to get all of us in there for a solid boogie. Come join us and help us fill the space so we can get a real feel for it.

Today we're launching our new web site! The new site will be easier to manage and update live to reflect updates and upcoming events. Some notable features for BEDancers:

• You can sign into upcoming events on the day of directly from the website, so all you have to do is let the greeter know when you arrive. Super quick!

• There's a countdown at the top of every page to our next dance event

• You can you listen to and download past sets right from the website

Soon we will be opening up volunteer opportunities as well that you can quickly sign up for up to a week in advance. Many dancers have been asking for how they can help, and the blocker has been mostly organizational. The volunteer signup will hopefully allow to to coordinate better and expose opportunities to everyone even if they don't know what goes on behind the scenes.

If you see anything wonky or have any feature requests, please send them through our contact form. Enjoy!