MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha's dance film accepted in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Gala Concert

January 16, 2026

MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha's dance film accepted in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Gala Concert

Microscopic close-up of tan and green colored hexagon-patterned surface that looks like plant or human cells. The scene appears wet, with a fragmented arm reaching from the bottom of the frame.

Congratulations MFA Dance Candidate jiara sha and her dance film, "s o f t e d g e s m a l l d a n c e" which was adjudicated and accepted as 1 of 7 films in the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Gala Concert. The Gala Concert will screen at all ACDA Regional Conferences.

jiara's film has also won Best Student Film at Lived Perspectives Festival (UK) and has also screened at Vessels: A Night of Dance Film curated by Cat Rider at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. 

Photo credit: s o f t e d g e s m a l l d a n c e dir. jiara sha