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Competing in creativity: on the college scene, another brand of March Madness.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Competing in creativity: on the college scene, another brand of March Madness.(teach-learn connection)(American College Dance Festival Association)

Article Excerpt
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Competition defines the American way of life, from Little League to the Oscars. Winners make news. Naturally, dance hops on the competition bandwagon, with hit TV shows, conventions, and ballet festivals.

Every spring the National Collegiate Athletic Association sponsors a college basketball tournament. Simultaneously the American College Dance Festival Association holds 10 regional conferences. But while the NCAA's "March Madness" dominates the sports media for weeks on end, when was the last time you heard a word about ACDFA? It may not be front-page news, but ACDFA's annual events are as central to college dancers as the NCAA's are to basketball players.

ACDFA, based in Rockville, Maryland, was established in 1973 to promote choreographic endeavors in college and university dance departments. The organization...

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