Illinois State University’s Dance Performance and Dance Education students regularly participate in the American College Dance Festival Association. As an active member of the Central Region of ACDFA, ISU’s Dance program brings student performers and choreographers, as well as Dance faculty and technical staff, to one of the many regional festivals hosted each spring by member institutions. In March 1999 Illinois State University itself hosted one of the largest, most successful festivals in the Midwest Region.
Attendance at an ACDFA festival provides students and faculty members with the opportunity to immerse themselves in Dance as members of a larger artistic community. At the festival students:
- View dance performances and concerts each evening.
- Enjoy workshops, panels and master classes taught each day by instructors from around the country.
- Present a minimum of three choreographic works in informal settings and adjudicated concerts.
An ACDFA festival provides a priceless educational experience that connects seasoned professionals and emerging artists to the field of Dance.
A final “Gala Concert,” performed at the end of each four- or five-day festival, showcases dance pieces selected for their exemplary artistic quality, both in performance and in choreography. Illinois State’s Dance program has been honored consistently throughout the years by being included in the Gala Concert.
For more information please visit: http://www.acdfa.org/.�
