Upcoming Conversations Worth Having
REGIONAL CHECK-IN
for ACDA Member Faculty and Staff
As semesters and quarters open for business not-as-usual, please join your colleagues for an ACDA check-in. Learn about our upcoming Virtual Year. Talk about what’s going on in your programs and schools? Do you have good ideas to share on how you are handling the new landscape? Do you need help? How can we support each other? Just need to see some friendly faces? Come together!
All ACDA Members should receive an invitation from their Regional Director. If you are unable to attend your own region’s Conversation and would like to attend a different region’s meeting, contact the ACDA National Office for information.
For questions or concerns, contact the ACDA National Office.
December
| REGION | DATE | TIME | Topic |
| BAJA | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| CENTRAL | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| EAST-CENTRAL | Wed., Dec 9 | 6:00-9:00pm ET | The Path Back to Performance |
| MID-ATLANTIC NORTH | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH | Wed., Dec 16 | 12:00-1:00pm ET | |
| NEW ENGLAND | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| NORTH-CENTRAL | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| NORTHEAST | Sat., Dec. 5 | 3:00-4:30pm ET | A Call to Action |
| NORTHWEST | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| SOUTH | TBD | TBD | |
| SOUTH-CENTRAL | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| SOUTHEAST | Wed., Dec. 7 | 5:00-6:00pm ET | How to preserve the value of dance amidst so many “adaptations” |
| WEST | Thur., Dec. 17 | 4:00-5:30pm PT | Happy Hour Check In |
Past Conversations Worth Having
September Calendar| REGION | DATE | TIME | |
| BAJA | Thursday, September 24 | 4:00pm PT | |
| CENTRAL | Monday, October 5 | 5:30-6:30pm CT | |
| EAST-CENTRAL | Friday, September 18 | 3:00-4:30pm ET | |
| MID-ATLANTIC NORTH | Friday, September 18 | 10:00am ET | |
| MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH | Wednesday, September 30 | 4:15pm ET | |
| NEW ENGLAND | Monday, September 28 | 6:00pm ET | |
| NORTH-CENTRAL | Friday, September 25 | 5:00pm CT | |
| NORTHEAST | Saturday, October 3 | Faculty: 12:00pm ET Students: 2:30pm ET | |
| NORTHWEST | Thursday, September 24 | 5:00pm PT/6:00pm MT | |
| SOUTH | TBD | ||
| SOUTH-CENTRAL | Friday, September 25 | 9:00am CT | |
| SOUTHEAST | Friday, September 25 | 5:00pm ET | |
| WEST | Friday, September 18 | 10:00am PT | |
October Calendar
October
| REGION | DATE | TIME | TOPIC |
| BAJA | Fri. & Sat., Oct 23-24 | 8:30am-2:30pm PT | Teacher Refresh, Reconnect Retreat |
| CENTRAL | Mon., Oct. 5 | 5:30-6:30pm CT | |
| EAST-CENTRAL | Thurs., Oct 29 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET | Student Activism! |
| MID-ATLANTIC NORTH | Fri., Oct. 23 | 1:00-2:00pm ET | Student Engagement and Retention |
| MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH | No meeting | N/A | Contact ACDA to join a regional conversation |
| NEW ENGLAND | TBD | TBD | |
| NORTH-CENTRAL | Fri., Oct. 16 | 5:00pm CT | Collaborating on a Dance And… |
| NORTHEAST | Sat., Oct. 3 | Faculty: 12:00pm Noon ET Students: 2:30pm ET | |
| NORTHWEST | TBD | TBD | Send in Topic Requests |
| SOUTH | Wed. Oct., 28 | 12:00-1:00pm CT | Regional Check-In |
| SOUTH-CENTRAL | Fri., Oct. 30 | 9:00am CT | Student Engagement & Retainment |
| SOUTHEAST | Fri., Oct. 30 | 5:00-6:00pm ET | Fortifying the Faculty Experience Through ACDA |
| WEST | Fri. & Sat., Oct 23-24 | 8:30am-2:30pm PT | Teacher Refresh, Reconnect Retreat |
November Calendar
November
Regions will come together for the November Conversation Worth Having. Spearheaded by ACDA’s Equity & Justice Committee, four faculty teams will facilitate focused conversations open to members from all 13 regions.
Who is Not in the Room? will look at representation, bias and exclusion in the dance field. Offered at three different times, one session is designated as student only and two sessions are open to students and faculty.
Radical and Necessary Ways to Approach Decolonizing Dance Curriculum is a faculty-only session dedicated to this important subject matter.
Facilitator teams include:
Carrie Brueck Morris (Grand Valley State University)
Kaustavi Sarker (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp (University of Rochester)
Tina Mullone (Bridgewater State University)
Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner (Western Oregon University)
Lea Marshall (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Cathy Davalos (Saint Mary’s College of California)
Rogelio Lopez (Saint Mary’s College of California)
| Topic | Date | TIME | Facilitators |
| Who is Not in the Room? | Nov. 14 | 9:30-11:00 PT 10:30-12:00 MT 11:30-1:00 CT 12:30-2:00 ET | Brueck Morris & Sarker |
| Who is Not in the Room? Students Only | Nov. 15 | 11:00-12:30 PT 12:00-1:30 MT 1:00-2:30 CT 2:00-3:30 ET | Pasquarello Beauchamp & Mullone |
| Who is Not in the Room? | Nov. 17 | 4:00-5:30 PT 5:00-6:30 MT 6:00-7:30 CT 7:00-8:30 ET | Gutierrez-Garner & Marshall |
| Decolonizing Dance Curriculum Faculty Only | Nov. 22 | 12:00-1:30 PT 1:00-2:30 MT 2:00-3:30 CT 3:00-4:30 ET | Davalos & Lopez |