ACDFA
Ashli Tallo, a graduate student, is the choreographer that has been selected to represent Southeastern's dance program by presenting her choreography at the American College Dance Festival in February 2012. Southeastern has a reputation of strong choreography and powerful performers; our dances and performers have been honored on the regional and national level. Keep up the tradition, Ashli!
American College Dance Festival Association
What is it?
The American College Dance Festival is a regional dance conference in which participants
attend 4 days of classes, lectures, and performances.
Who will attend?
The festival is attended by faculty and students from colleges and universities in
the region. Southeastern Louisiana University is in the South-Central Region. Universities
within the region will rotate hosting the festival. Each university selects the dancers
they will bring by their own means. There are usually about 500 festival participants.
What will participants do at the festival?
Students and faculty will attend master classes and lectures given by the faculty
of other universities attending the festival. Participants will also attend daily
performances by their peers and professionals. Each university can bring student and
faculty choreography to present and perform for all festival attendees. This choreography
is adjudicated by a panel of professionals and festival participants will hear valuable
feedback on the works by the adjudicators. Festival participants can also attend master
classes taught by the adjudicators.
When is the festival?
The American College Dance Festival is held each spring at a different host college
or university within the South-Central Region.
What benefit will I receive from attending?
Faculty and students will enhance their dance education a great deal by attending
the festival. It gives students an opportunity to take multiple classes with various
instructors in a variety of dance forms and subjects. It enables university faculty
to teach master classes to faculty and students in other dance programs in the region.
Presenting choreography at the festival provides the choreographer with the opportunity
to receive constructive criticism and feedback from their peers and dance professionals.
Will there be scholarship opportunities?
Scholarships to attend workshops at dance schools or with dance professionals are
awarded to talented dancers. It is also a great opportunity to meet and talk to professionals
about the field of dance and inquire about training and performance opportunities.
Are there awards presented at the festival?
From all of the dances presented at the festival by various universities, the adjudicators
select a number of outstanding dances to be presented at the Gala Presentation on
the last night of the festival. From these dances, three are selected for the National
presentation usually held at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. at the
end of the spring.