The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Dance Program received recognition from the , a national organization established 50 years ago with its sole mission to support
collegiate dance in higher education. Over the past 11 years, the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Dance Program
has received "Gala Status" 9 times honoring the best in choreography/performance at
the college level. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP has been invited twice, once in 2023 and again in May 2025,
to the National Festival recognizing 22 colleges out of 450 throughout the nation. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP is
the only college in the ACDA's history to receive two invitations (2017 and 2023)
to represent ACDA at the iconic Jacob's Pillow, the longest running international-dance
festival, located in Beckett MA. The festival was established by Modern Dance Pioneer
Ted Shawn.
On May 1, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Professor Kim T. Davis and the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Innovate Dance Company will travel
to Washington, DC for 5 days to represent ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Dance performing Professor Davis's work "The Days to Come" which was selected by the ACDA
Northwest Adjudicators, George Staib, Gerald Casel and Debra Knapp who collectively
stated that the dance by Professor Davis was "Elegiac, and athletic, the magnetic
pull of this work relies on its prolific intricacy and impeccable polish". ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP dancers
will perform Friday May 2nd at 7:30 pm at the George Washington University in DC.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Student Natalee Coletti will have a chance to have her dance "My Weight to Carry"
perform in an informal concert in DC as well. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Dance Major, Natalee Coletti is
the 2nd Annual 2025 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Nickerson-Rossi Choreography Scholarship recipient of $2,500
for her dance, "My Weight to Carry".
In 2022 the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Dance Program was ranked 5th in the country by "Best Universities"
based on dance course offering's, wide range of performance opportunities for students
and recognition by ACDA.
In February 2025, the dance program hosted the ACDA Northwest Conference inviting
350 students and faculty to the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏAPP Campus for 4 days to take dance classes, attend
seminars, and perform in adjudicated and informal performances. These performances
were open to the public and sponsored an event that brought in 11 local vendors to
share with the participants and community at large. The dance program is continually
investing in the campus, community at large and serving all students to enrich and
provide excellence within the study of dance education. The impact the dance program
has had on college and community has been wide in its reach and proof in its recognition
and accolades.