Modesto Junior College Department of Dance is proud to host the American College Dance Association Conference, March 1 through 4. The event involves 400 dancers from 30 participating colleges and universities engaging in technique and research classes daily and performing nightly in the Adjudicated Dance Concerts.

The public is invited to attend the dance concerts held at 7:15 p.m. on March 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as a concert at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 3. All performances are held in the Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus, 435 College Ave., Modesto.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 students of all ages and are available at the door beginning 75 minutes prior to each concert.

The American College Dance Association exists to support and affirm dance in higher education through regional conferences, the adjudication process, and national festivals. The educational mission of the Association is to foster creative potential, to honor multiple approaches to scholarly and creative research and activity, to promote excellence in choreography and/or performance, and to give presence and value to diversity in dance. The Association acts as a national membership service organization to strengthen the educational network for students and faculty within the academic dance community.