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
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
Theme: Elevate, Engage, Explore
High-Desert
Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Dates: March 9-12, 2027
Coordinators: Cari Koch & Nicole Bradley Browning
Theme: Resonance – Exploring movement that echoes history, memory, and shared experience.
Mid-Atlantic
UNC-Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)
Dates: March 11-14, 2027
Coordinator: Janet Lilly, Marielis Garcia and 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
Coordinator: Matthew Cumbie
North-Central
HOST NEEDED!
Northeast
Slippery Rock University (Butler County, PA)
Dates: March 4-7, 2027
Coordinators: Lindsay Viatori and Jennifer Keller
Email: 2027northeastacda@gmail.com
Northwest
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Dates: March 10-13, 2027
Coordinator: Cynthia Gutierrez
Theme: Embodying Community
South-Central
Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)
Dates: March 11-14, 2027
Coordinators: Heather Samuelson, Haley Hoss Jameson, and Keith Haynes
Email: SCbackintimeACDA27@gmail.com
Theme: Back in Time- This theme is built around Old Hollywood, where glamour meets the purple carpet (school color), and every dance movement is an experience.
Southeast
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)
Dates: Feb 27th – 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.