Vancouver International Dance Festival

The Vancouver International Dance Festival is an annual, month-long contemporary dance festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/03/07/vancouver-international-dance-festival-2014/|title=Vancouver International Dance Festival 2014|last=Derdeyn|first=Stuart|date=March 7, 2014|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=2019 Vancouver International Dance Festival Announced for March 2019|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/vancouver/article/2019-Vancouver-International-Dance-Festival-Announced-for-March-2019-20181127|access-date=2020-08-03|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=Vancouver International Dance Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/1366711/vancouver-international-dance-festival-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary|access-date=2020-08-03|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en}} The festival, produced by Kokoro Dance Theatre Society, began in 1998 as a Butoh Festival. The following year it became the Vancouver International Dance Festival.