NOTE: There are some gaps in information on past ACDFA/Dance Magazine Awardees. Specifically, we are looking for information from the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 Festivals. Please contact ACDA if you have additional information to share.
2023 National College Dance Festival May 26, 27, and 28, 2023 Carpenter Performing Arts Center & California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), in Long Beach, CA.
2018 National College Dance Festival
June 7- 9, 2018
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University in Washington, DC
Participating Schools:
Dances are selected for invitation to the Festival by adjudicators at the ACDA Regional Conferences. Conferences are scheduled beginning in January through early April.
For information on the selected dances and alternates, including adjudicator comments, click here.
Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL
Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Connecticut College, New London, CT
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN
MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA
Montclair State University. Upper Montclair, NJ
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Smith College, Northampton, MA
Snow College, Ephraim, UT
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2016 National College Dance Festival
Kennedy Center Program
Regional Conference Adjudicator Comments on Invited Dances
June 8-11, 2016
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Anderson University, Anderson, IN
Belhaven University , Jackson, MS
California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA
California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Coker College, Hartsville, SC
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dean College, Franklin, MA
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Knox College, Galesburg, IL
LIU Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN
Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY
Radford University, Radford, VA
Rutgers University , New Brunswick, NJ
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
University of Hartford/Hartt School, Hartford, CT
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Wayne State University, Maggie Alessee Dept. of Theatre/Dance, Detroit, MI
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2014 National College Dance Festival
Kennedy Center Program
June 4-7, 2014
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2012 National College Dance Festival
May 25-27, 2012
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2010 National College Dance Festival
May 27-29, 2010
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2008 National College Dance Festival
June 4-6, 2008
Miller Theatre, Columbia University and Barnard College
New York, NY
2006 National College Dance Festival
May 16-18, 2006
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2004 National College Dance Festival
June 1-3, 2004
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2002 National College Dance Festival
May 13-17, 2002
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
2000 National College Dance Festival
May 19-21, 2000
University of Maryland / College Park
College Park, MD
1998 National College Dance Festival
May 18-20, 1998
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
1996 National College Dance Festival
May 20-22, 1996
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
1994 National College Dance Festival
April 28-30, 1994
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University
Washington, DC
1992 National College Dance Festival
May 13-17, 1992
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
1990 National College Dance Festival
May 18-22, 1990
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
1986 National College Dance Festival
May 22-24, 1986
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
1983 National College Dance Festival
April 26, 1983
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
1981 National College Dance Festival
May 14-16, 1981
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
