ACDFA Newsletter October 2013

In This Issue

Registration Procedures

ACDFA Lifers!

40 Years and...Still Growing

Thank You 2013 Hosts

ACDFA Name Change?

Regional Invitation CodesAll current ACDFA members should have received aninvitation code for their regional conference by now.[There is no Baja conference this year.] If you have notreceived an invitation code and are a current member oryour membership dues are in process, contact the

Calling All Teachers

From Holly

NEW REGISTRATIONPROTOCOLS!!!

There are new timelinesand procedures forregistration this year. Changes are aimed atstreamlining theregistration process for allthose registering prior toOctober 30. CHECK REGISTRATION TIMELINE

Lifers - ACDFA Honors ourSteadfast Members ACDFA turned 40 this year!This milestone gave us achance to reflect on theprofound growth andremarkable contributionsof the countlessinstitutions, adjudicators,dancers, dance makers,teachers, and volunteers,who have contributed sogenerously to our missionsince 1973. As we take time toremember those integralto our growth, we alsowould like to take time toacknowledge a unique

national office.

From William Seigh:President's Message...

The fall semester was just beginningand a student stopped me beforeclasses even met to share hisenthusiastic reflections about the2013 ACDFA conference he attendedand to ask all about the 2014conference. His vivid memories of last year's concerts,classes, feedback, and friendships fed his whole-hearted,immediate desire to attend the next one - still half a yearaway! Websites are up, eleven regional conferences are readyto go, and there are over 5,000 students, faculty andmusicians who are also anticipating, or about to discover, thejoyful dancing found in the ACDFA conference experience. How fortunate we are that we get to come together in thisway! Dancing with old friends and new friends, sharingscholarship, choreography, performances, and classes. This isACDFA's 41st year of creating a rich community of artists,making memories, and moving dance forward; I am honoredto be president of this amazing association. Like myenthusiastic student, I can't wait to come together with you indance.

William SeighACDFA President

2013-2014 New Registration Protocols

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

All regions will have ACDFA member in-region priority forONE week (Oct. 9-15)

You must have an invitation code specific for your

group: The LifetimeMembers. Theseindividuals boldly statetheir dedication to thework of ACDFA andcontribute not only fiscallyto the work, but providesupport and service viatheir faith in theorganization. To all of ourLifetime Members, weoffer a humble thankyou...to our most recentadditions, we saywelcome! 2013-Luis Martinez2012-Elizabeth LoweAhearn andLori Bryhni2011-Mary-Jean Cowell,Karen Dearborn "ACDFA has always hadsignificant meaning in mypersonal and professionallife. It is my honor to bepart of a very importantassociation."-Luis Martinez Please see the full list ofACDFA Lifetime Members inour acknowledgmentsfooter.

40 Years andStill Growing

regional conference.Your conference coordinator should have sent you anemail with the regional invitation code by now.

All regional conferences will open registration to all ACDFAmembers for TWO weeks (Oct. 16-29)

You must use the national invitation code, which willbe the same for all conferences.The national office will send you an email with thenational invitation code.Beginning on October 16th, only the nationalinvitation code will allow access to registration. Donot use the regional invitation code.

The student per school registration cap will be in effectfrom Oct. 9-22. Caps will be lifted on Oct. 23.

HOW SHOULD YOU PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION?

Read registration instructions available on allconference websites in advance.Create a NEW password for this year's registration. Do not use one you have used before in RegOnline.

Suggestion: use "2014" in your password.

Check whether or not your conference will beaccepting credit card payments.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR? Prior to October 30th, registrants will not enter detailedprogram or teaching information. This will streamline theinitial registration procedure. If registering from October9-29, initial registration requires only the following:

Invitation code (either regional or national) Email/password (do not use an old password)Registrant name (or placeholder) for each registrantNumber of dances for adjudication (1 or 2), if anyWhether you will be bringing a dance to beperformed in an informal concertType of payment

Reservations for faculty dinners, t-shirts, parking passes,etc. may be made at the time of the initial registration ofparticipants (and adjudication and informal slotreservations), or may be made any time after initial

photo:2013 North-Central ConferenceCoordinators Daniel Stark andJulie Kerr Berry, MinnesotaState University, Mankato.

2013 - A Banner Year

Did you have cake at yourConference? If so, it wasmost likely in celebrationof ACDFA's 40th Birthday.Amidst a flurry beautifullyorganized events thatheralded the occasion: aretrospective film, scrollshighlighting adjudicatorsfrom years gone by,memorabilia, and much,much more, anyone whoparticipated in aconference this year couldnot help but reflect uponhow much our organizationhas grown.

It is the collective belief inwhat we do and the powerof what we do that is thesource of all that has beenwonderful since 1973.

The statistics belowhighlight how far we'vecome...impressive, huh?

1973

# of Regions: 1

# of InstitutionalMembers: 29

# of Participants: 500

registration. For those already registered, detailed information will berequired through RegOnline beginning Oct. 30. Read"Preparing to Submit Detailed Conference Information" and"Updating & Adding Information to Your Registration,"available on all conference websites. REMINDER: REGISTER NOW buttons will be not visible until 9:00AMconference local time on October 9th. You must refreshthe website page if you open it earlier than 9:00AM.

ACDFA??? or ACDA???IS IT TIME FOR A

NAME CHANGE FOR OUR ASSOCIATION?

On September 10, 2013, a letter was sent to the ACDFAmembership about a recommendation by the Board ofDirectors to change the name of our association from"American College Dance Festival Association" (ACDFA) to"American College Dance Association" (ACDA). The question ofa name change was discussed during the 2013 regionalconference membership meetings. Responding to thefeedback from these meetings and building on the valuableand forward-looking 2011 revision of the ACDFA MissionStatement, the Board of Directors voted to recommend thename change. The pros and cons of this recommendation were presented inthe September letter. Click here to read the letter. We areasking ACDFA members and all dancers and teachers whovalue the rich experience of our annual regional conferencesand biennial national festivals to consider the benefits andramifications of this name change. Please share your thoughtsabout the Board recommendation with your school's ACDFArepresentative. A ballot will be emailed to the voting membership--eachmember school's representative and individual and lifetimemembers-- on October 21, 2013 with a November 4thdeadline. We strongly encourage all institutional andindividual members to carefully consider this recommended

# of StatesRepresented: 18

2013

# of Regions: 12

# of InstitutionalMembers: 373

# of Participants 5599

# of StatesRepresented: 46 states, the District of Columbia, Taiwan and Canada

photo: 2013 East-CentralConference Coordinators GregPatterson

Thank YouThank You!!!

Registration for our 2014conferences is less than aweek away, so what better

by-law change and, once ballots are received, to promptlyvote.

A Call to FacultyTeaching at a Conference: Do What You Do Best! Our regional conferences provide dancers the opportunityto explore dance forms from around the world, expandcontemporary vocabulary, garner new perspectives whilethey stand at the barre, learn about partnering, lightingdesign, composition, history; the list is endless. Giftedfaculty from throughout the country share their passionand inspiration with students. But, do they have theopportunity to learn about your research? Yourexperiences? Your unique perspective on politics anddance, the environment and dance, or religion and dance?Your assessment of dance in Liberal Arts? Your work on theevolution of Flamenco? Each year, our surveys reveal that students love to move,but they are also hungry for the theoretical. They want toknow what lies outside of the studio. They crave intimateunderstanding of the world they are about to explorewithout you. Why not take the plunge and offer a class ortwo that doesn't rely on Marley and musicians? Whetheryou are a graduate student, adjunct faculty, full-professor,or guest artist, you have access to insight and quite possiblya new spark for our college dancers who are looking formore doorways into our form. Consider what it is you might want to share at yourconference. Adding more layers will only create anenvironment that not only energizes students' bodies, butcharges their minds with stimulating philosophy and historythat only you can provide. Faculty also are hungry for new information andapproaches and for opportunities to discuss bothphilosophical and practical aspects of dance in highereducation. You might also consider offering a workshop forfaculty only, facilitating a discussion, organizing aroundtable. You can indicate interest in teaching starting on October9th when conference registration opens. Specific class,

time to send out a thank youto the tireless individuals whomade 2013 a memorable andvery special year. On behalf of the entireorganization, we extend ourdeepest gratitude to thefollowing conferencecoordinators and schools whomade turning 40 a joyousevent! BAJADaniel Berney, Pam SantelmanEl Camino College CENTRALMarc Strauss, PhilipEdgecombeSoutheast Missouri StateUniversity EAST-CENTRALGregory PattersonOakland University MID-ATLANTICJeff AguiarThe University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro NEW ENGLANDBillbob BrownUMass Amherst NORTH-CENTRAL Daniel StarkMinnesota State University-Mankato NORTHEAST Rachel ListHofstra University NORTHWESTKay AndersenSouthern Utah University SOUTHCynthia NewlandBelhaven University SOUTH-CENTRALJennifer PontiusSam Houston State University

workshop and research proposals should be submittedstarting October 30th.

A Message from our Past President...

Generosity and passion... in supersizedabundance: these are two key things Itake away from my four years as Presidentof ACDFA. How lucky we are that ourmembers are deeply passionate about --and truly love - their art form. And howfortunate that our members are endlesslygenerous with their time, energy andhonesty in serving ACDFA as hosts, boardmembers and advocates, to make thatpassion shine brightly in higher education. Traveling to many of our regions in recent years I observe thatdance artists and scholars always share a common optimisticbelief: that the art of dance is a lens through which toexamine the human soul. And that as artists we have the rightand responsibility to help others share in that. I am enjoyingthis current term as Past President as a time of reflection andadvocacy, confident that the energy of ACDFA will continue tobuild. Thank you members and friends, for the passion youshare with your students, faculty and administrators. Andthank you all for your generosity in making ACDFA everstronger in its mission. Holly WilliamsACDFA Past President

Changing of the GuardNew Board Members

SOUTHEASTMichael FoleyUniversity of South Florida WESTAngela RosenkransScottsdale College

We'd like to take a moment to acknowledge, welcome, andthank (in advance ) the following people for making their wayto the board of directors, thereby adding more work to theiralready full plates! (Regional affiliation in Parentheses) Board Members: Linda Baumgardner (West) Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaKim Davis (West) Modesto Junior CollegeLaura Donnelly (Central) Kansas State UniversityEric Handman (Northwest) University of UtahAnnie Kloppenberg (New England) Colby CollegeLuis Martinez (Northeast) Kean University of NJSuzanne Ostersmith (Northwest) Gonzaga UniversityHilary Peterson (Central) Southeast Missouri State UniversityLiz Staruch (Northeast) West Chester University of PADarci Wutz (North-Central) University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeMarcy Jo Yonkey-Clayton (Southeast) Columbia College New Regional Directors: Paul Besaw (New England) University of VermontErica Helm (Mid-Atlantic) Shenandoah UniversityTina Kambour (Central) University of Central Oklahoma New Executive Committee Member: Brent Schneider University of Utah VP for Policies and Procedure

Photo:a partRiverside City College, 2013 Baja Conferencechoreographer: Summer LeSueur (faculty)photographer: Tracy Kumono

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation seeks high-performingcollege seniors or recent college graduates with financialneed who plan to begin a graduate degree program in theperforming arts, visual arts, or creative writing for itsGraduate Arts Award. This award offers up to $50,000 peryear for up to three years, making it the leading graduatescholarship in the visual arts, performing arts, andcreative writing. If you know any students who stand outfor their exceptional artistic or creative promise and alsodemonstrate academic achievement, unmet financialneed, and persistence, please encourage them to visit theJack Kent Cooke Foundation's website to learn more. Theapplication opens October 2013.

http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/graduate-arts-award/

ACDFA gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:

Capezio/Ballet Makers Foundation

ACDFA Lifetime Members: Elizabeth Lowe Ahearn, Judy Allen, Jean Baxter, Jeanne Beaman,B.J. Bray, Lori Bryhni, Mary Cochran, Mary-Jean Cowell, Karen Dearborn, Abby Fiat, Barry

Fischer, Lonny Gordon, Luke Kahlich, Joanne Lawrence, Paula Levine, Luis Martinez, RhythmMcCarthy, Ann Sanders, Russell Sandifer, Brent Schneider, Dorothy Silver (deceased),

Jan Simonds (deceased), and Alcine Wiltz.

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