Welcome to the American College Dance Association

Supporting dance in higher education since 1973.

The American College Dance Association’s primary focus is to support and promote the wealth of talent and creativity that is prominent throughout college and university dance departments. ACDA’s sponsorship of 11 regional conferences, the National College Dance Festival, the Screendance Festival, and our At-Large Virtual Adjudication Program provides the platforms for students and faculty to engage in multiple performances, workshops, panels, and guest artist classes taught by instructors from around the region and country. All of ACDA’s programs also provide the unique opportunity for students and faculty to have their dance works adjudicated by a panel of nationally recognized dance professionals in open and constructive forums. These programs are the primary means for college and university dance programs to perform outside their own academic setting and to gain exposure to the diversity of college dance throughout the United States.