1. Only ACDFA INSTITUTIONAL
MEMBERS in good standing are eligible for adjudication.
Membership dues are payable to ACDFA and sent to the Executive
Director. See current Membership Information on the ACDFA
web site (www.acdfa.org)
or contact the ACDFA National Office at (301) 251-1848 or
acdfa@verizon.net.
2. The ACDFA has established
regions for purposes of organization only. Members are not
restricted to participation exclusively or solely in their
own geographic area. International members are always considered
out of region. All members may participate in one or more
regional conferences each year.
3. No more than two
pieces from any institution may be adjudicated in a conference
year. Once a work has been adjudicated, it cannot be submitted
for adjudication at any other conference during the same
conference year. Adjudicated works that are not accepted
for the Gala Concert in one conference year may be reworked
for adjudication in subsequent conference years. However,
once a work has been accepted for a Gala Concert performance,
it may not be resubmitted for adjudication by the same institution.
4. A work presented
for adjudication may be choreographed in any idiom by a
student, faculty member, or professional; however only students
may perform. Performers include anyone seen by the audience.
A student is one who is officially declared by the represented
institution as meeting one of the following criteria during
the academic year in which the work is adjudicated:
- degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking candidate,
full or part-time, or
- if not degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking candidate,
having equivalent focus and track of study as determined
by the institution (example: students from community
or junior college programs).
If an individual had student status in the semester prior
to a conference, that person may be considered a student
at the conference.
5. The maximum time
for each work presented for adjudication is 12 minutes.
The burden of meeting the time requirement rests with the
choreographer. ACDFA recommends that the choreographer allow
a time margin within the twelve-minute limit for technical
errors or theater peculiarities. The dance will be judged
to begin when any one of the perceived elements of choreographic
choice (lights, sound, movement) is visible or audible to
the audience. This includes the rising of the curtain on
a pre-lit stage. The dance ends when all perceived elements
of choreographic choice have been diminished (no lights,
no sound, no movement). Bows are not included in the twelve
minute time limit unless they are required as part of the
dance by the choreographer. It is the responsibility of
the Conference Coordinator to enforce the time limit.
6. If two works are
submitted, at least one must be choreographed by a student.
An adjudication fee will be charged for each piece.
7. It is the responsibility
of each school to obtain and secure all appropriate and
necessary licenses and permissions prior to bringing any
choreography to regional and national festivals for performance.
8. If a work is unable
to be performed in the Gala Concert, notification must be
given to the Conference Coordinator prior to the Gala selection.
Institutions that are not available for participation in
the gala may receive adjudication feedback but are not eligible
for consideration for gala selection.
9. If an institution
chooses to bring a work choreographed by a conference adjudicator,
that work will be adjudicated only for performance and not
considered for the gala concert. All adjudicators will be
informed in advance of this information.
10. A faculty member
or other chaperone from the participating institution must
accompany the students.
11. No attempt is made
either during the adjudication process or in the selection
of works for the adjudicated concert to classify or equate
college dance programs. All works presented for adjudication
will be evaluated in terms of Performance and Choreography.
12. Conference participants
(faculty and students) should not attempt to engage adjudicators
in any conversation pertaining to conference participants,
choreography or attending institutions. Questions concerning
the adjudication should be directed to the Conference Coordinator
or other ACDFA Representative.
13. An audio tape or
CD of concert quality will be provided by the choreographer
for the adjudication in the format specified by the Conference
Coordinator.
14. All conference participants
must be prepared to work within the technological capabilities
and all other limitations stated by the host institution.
15. Students performing
in the adjudicated concert must be officially registered
at the conference and are expected to participate fully
in conference events.
16. A registration fee
must be paid for each conference participant with the exception
of Board members and host institution students working at
the conference.
17. Cast replacements
for works accepted for the Gala Concert must be approved
by the adjudicators.
18. Regarding video/technology
in adjudication, pieces being adjudicated must contain a
live dance performance element.
