Kern Dance Alliance
Programs
National Dance Day Celebration
National Dance Day: KDA hosted a National Dance Day celebration on Saturday, September 17 from 9:00 am 6:00 pm. The 9-hour dance convention offered $5 classes, workshops, and seminars taught by local, national, and internationally renowned artists at Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater & Convention Center. National Dance Day 2022 was focused on celebrating movers of all ages, levels, and experiences by commemorating a day meant to inspire all walks of life to keep moving. The event also featured a vendor marketplace that was open to the public focused on health, wellness, the arts, and promoting an improved quality of life.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$53KBooks in Motion Literacy Program
books in motion: dance + literacyCelebrating 6 years, Books in Motion (BIM) is an award-nominated FREE summer literacy program that encourages reading through dancing by focusing on Common Core Standards for Reading Literature for children, K-3rd. After two years of presenting BIM in a digital format due to the pandemic, KDA was proud to work in collaboration with the Kern County Library, Kern Literacy Council, and Kern County dance organizations by bringing this beloved program back to an in-person format. Between July 7 August 12, 2022 families had the opportunity to visit Kern County library branches to watch 26 dance performance based upon a well-known childrens book, engage in kinesis by learning choreography, and participate in creating a craft that coincided with the books theme. At the culmination of the session, children were divided into groups based upon age/level and posed questions to evaluate their comprehension. At the end, children were able to take home a FREE book after participating in the evaluation.The 6th annual Books in Motion program was made possible through the creative vision of Kern County dance artists. Eight contracted Kern County dance organizations worked to bring books to life through delightful performances and skilled choreography. The Bakersfield City Ballet, McLaughlin Dance Collective, Spotlight Dance Academy, Spotlight Academy of the Arts, Aloha Entertainment, DAT Krew, DANCENATION, and Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels performed at 15 library locations.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$25.6KDancing with the Angels Event
Special Events:Dancing with the Angels: On April 9, KDA had the honor of serving alongside some amazing angels that truly live to give. Dancing with the Angels was a collaborative project with the Bakersfield Angels using the arts to connect our foster care community through movement, music, and visual art. Dancing with the Angels was a FREE event. Participants received snacks donated by Bolthouse Farms, a free lunch sponsored by Subway, and they took home a commemorative Dancing with the Angels t-shirt. Open Stage: On Sunday, April 24 KDA opened the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater stage to Kern County dance artists for FREE! Artists used their exclusive time for a variety of endeavors and we enjoyed seeing over 300 people come through the theater on that special day.Dance artists presented private performances, rehearsed for upcoming shows, filmed marketing materials, created dance for film projects, and filmed audition reels. For many, this was their FIRST TIME stepping foot on the famous Fox stage and KDA was delighted to be able experience that first moment with them.5 Steps to Success: Moving your College Dance Application to the Next Level was a program designed for dancers to discover and complete a successful path to pursue dance beyond high school. According to the most recent census data, Kern County experiences lower percentages of college educated individuals as compared to other counties in California.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12.5K
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