American Country Dance Association

The schedule and other information is posted for the "Show-Me Showdown", The Thrid and Newest event of the season in May 25-28. They will be using again the new Registration which is available NOW. For more information contact Jim Criger - Event Director. Plan on attending and sign up now to get Early Rates.

Competition:
We will be offering Competition in All ACDA Divisions. Couples, Pro/Am, Pro/Pro, Pro/Am Spotlight, Pro/Pro Spotlight, Line Dance, & Teams. Also as always Swing Competition on Friday night. All Couples Divisions will dance Sunday.

Whats New for 2012:

A.C.D.A. will publish judges names with the scoring packets of the competitors.

Open Pro-Am competitors will dance with their appropriate levels in the sessions (see event schedule).

Pro-Pro will have two levels, Bronze and Open. Will also be PLACEMENT not MEDALS this year. Please note points for the Pro-Pro are still not counted in A.C.D.A for overall Pro points.

SuperStars format has changed, Royal SuperStars has not, Please see rules for details.

Advancement in Divisions:

If a Pro-Am competitor/ partner competitor wins first place in a national championship on any other Country Dance circuit and is moved up to a higher division, or has graduated or advanced, they must dance in that higher equivalent division in the ACDA circuit.

2012 rules are now posted on the A.C.D.A. website.

The ACDA Board Of Directors are pleased to announce that we have partnered again with CountryDanceDirector.com for online registration services for all 2012 ACDA events! Through CountryDanceDirector, you will be able to register online for weekend passes, all of your dance competition selections, and even purchase workshop videos. What if you need to return later to add another weekend pass or change your dance partner? You can easily do that and much more! Click on the CountryDanceDirector link to learn more:

For copies of pictures from ACDA events please visit Action Photos. All photos can be viewed from each ACDA event that Action Photos attended.

The ACDA Line Dance Step Sheets for 2012 will be posted month by month. Please contact Nikki Simpson for questions on the Step Sheets.