Stephanie Laishy brings Flamenco to Idahoans through her organization Flamencos United, which she founded to spread awareness about the dance through performances, teaching, and bringing world famous flamenco dancers to Idaho. She hosts workshops and shares a message embedded within the dance: art is healing.

Nancy Martiny ranches and builds saddles at her home in the high mountain desert of the Pahsimeroi Valley, near May, Idaho. She's known for her flowing, intricate flower leather carvings.

Hot August days on a ranch are the quieter times when Ryan Carpenter and his wife are able to halter break new colts in between bailing hay and other chores. Their ranch is on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which sits on the border of Idaho and Nevada. It’s the same time of year they met their neighbor, Monte Cummins, more than 10 years ago.

From music to food, to Boise’s Basque Block and the Jaialdi Festival, to the Trailing of the Sheep in Ketchum, Basque culture plays a big role in southern Idaho and Dan Ansotegui has played an important role in promoting that.

Shouting, rhythmic banging and laughter fill the hallways of Jewett Auditorium in Caldwell. People beat large wooden dowel-shaped sticks on makeshift drums: large plastic trash cans, bottoms removed and covered with a thick layer of packing tape. Until March and the stay-a-t-home order, the local drumming group Kawa Taiko practiced together weekly.

The art of gun engraving is alive and well in eastern Idaho, thanks to a few dedicated cowboys who are willing to put in the hours of drawing and practice required.

Born and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Norma Pintar began dancing at the age of five. There is rarely a party or event without music and dance in Mexican culture – growing up, dance was part of her schooling and her social life.

Hans Hansen already has himself a busy career as a farrier. But, he wanted to add a new skill to his life on the range: saddle making. He’s now learning how to make one from renowned saddle maker Mike Bernhard.

The daf drum is one of the oldest instruments in the Middle East. In Iran, the instrument has traditionally been used in Islamic prayer rituals. About 40 years ago, musicians started playing this drum in more contemporary settings. Jan Porvas, who is from Iran, plays it in Idaho.

Equestrians have long worn boots with tall, protective tops. In the late 19th century, bootmakers along cattle trails from Texas to Kansas developed the stitching and heels that made American cowboy boots works of art. For those who design and wear custom-made boots, expression can be found in everything from stitch patterns and custom inlays to the kinds of leather used.