Conferences
Conferences serve as essential hubs for scholars and practitioners to share new work and ideas, and form creative and professional connections in the field. DSA presents large Annual Conferences oriented around a general theme, as well as smaller Special Topics Conferences that delve into a more limited area of focus.
Jennifer Harge, plenary presentation at Dancing in Common (2019)
The Annual Conference is the principal international meeting point for all members of the Dance Studies Association. The conference program usually comprises some seventy sessions, presented over
The Special Topics conferences are smaller, shorter gatherings around a specific issue, theme, or area of interest within dance scholarship. They do not follow an annual schedule, but
Recipients of DSA awards receive complimentary conference attendance.
Annual Conference
April 16, 2020
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Dance Studies Association, in consultation with the 2020 conference Local Arrangements Chair and Program Chairs, has decided to cancel this year’s in-person conference in Vancouver, which was scheduled for 15-18 October 2020. This has been an exceptionally difficult decision, but individual and communal health is our priority. An in-person conference would place undue burden on both the health and financial wellness of our attendees. We recognize this is a loss for colleagues who look to the annual conference to share their work and to enjoy the networking and community that the conference entails. We share in the sadness for this lost opportunity.
future conferences
Dance Studies Association welcomes proposals for future conferences. For further information on how to suggest a conference or to volunteer in the organization of DSA conferences, please see our guidelines and contact the Vice President for Conferences.
past conferences
Dance Studies Association continues the tradition of Congress on Research in Dance and Society of Dance History Scholars. Peruse our past conferences below. For our published Conference Proceedings, see our Conference Proceedings.