

Baja
Los Angeles Pierce College (Los Angeles, CA)
Dates: February 3-6, 2027
Coordinator: Brian Moe
Email: bmoebajaacda2027@gmail.com
Theme: Community Care is Self-Care: Highlights the idea that when we foster inclusive and connected dance communities, we nurture the well-being and success of every individual within them.

Central
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
(Carbondale, IL)
Dates: March 7-10, 2027
Coordinator: Darryl Clark
Email: 2027acdacentral@gmail.com
Theme: Confluence: SIU Carbondale is not far from where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet. This geographic point served this country well when everything was transported by waterways.

East-Central
Eastern Michigan University
(Ypsilanti, MI)
Dates: March 3-6, 2027
Coordinator: Sherry Wilkinson
Email: 2027eastcentralacda@gmail.com
Theme: Elevate. Engage. Explore.

High-Desert
Arizona State University
(Tempe, AZ)
Dates: March 9-12, 2027
Coordinators: Cari Koch & Nicole Bradley Browning
Email: ACDAHighDesert2027@asu.edu
Theme: Resonance – Exploring movement that echoes history, memory, and shared experience.

Mid-Atlantic
University of North Carolina Greensboro
(Greensboro, NC)
Dates: March 11-14, 2027
Coordinator: Janet Lilly, Marielis Garcia & Clarice Young
Email: uncg.acda2027@gmail.com
Theme: Embodied Futures: Exploring how creativity, movement, and imagination shape what comes next.

New England
Colby College
(Waterville, ME)
Dates: March 18-21, 2027
Coordinators: Matthew Cumbie & Annie Kloppenberg
Email: acdanewengland2027@gmail.com
Theme: Connect. Create. Collaborate.

Northeast
Slippery Rock University
(Butler County, PA)
Dates: March 4-7, 2027
Coordinators: Jennifer Keller & Lindsay Viatori
Email: 2027northeastacda@gmail.com
Theme: Dancing Resistance: What does dancing resistance mean in your artistic practice?

Northwest
Gonzaga University
(Spokane, WA)
Dates: March 10-13, 2027
Coordinator: Cynthia Gutierrez
Email: acda2027nw@gmail.com
Theme: Embodying Community

South-Central
Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)
Dates: March 11-14, 2027
Coordinators: Heather Samuelson, Haley Hoss Jameson, & Keith Haynes
Email: SCbackintimeACDA27@gmail.com
Theme: Back in Time: This theme is built around Old Hollywood, where glamour meets the purple carpet and every dance movement is an experience.

Southeast
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)
Dates: Feb 27- March 2, 2027
Coordinators: Marsha Barsky & David J. Tatu
Email: ksu.acda2027@gmail.com
Theme: Rooted Futures Grounded in Collective Action: This conference invites artists, educators, and students to gather physically, intellectually, and creatively to honor the past and shape the future of dance.