KDA serves a diverse population through our programs:

– ADAPTIdance®: DANCE + DISABILITY offers adaptive dance classes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

– BOOKS IN MOTION®: DANCE + LITERACY links dance and literacy to inspire children to read.

– CHILDREN’S DANCE EDUCATION + OUTREACH PROGRAM provides at-risk youth with an afternoon of dance at the Bakersfield Fox Theater.

– DANCING with the ANGELS connects foster care families through the arts.

– HealingMOTION: DANCE + THERAPY are dance therapy sessions for cancer patients and survivors.

– KDA INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM provides unrestricted funds to individual artists living in California’s Central Valley and Eastern Sierra counties.

– NATIONAL DANCE DAY provides a celebratory day of dance classes for the community to enjoy.

– NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY FOR DANCE ARTS recognizes artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement in students studying dance.

– MemoryMOVES®: DANCE + THERAPY are dance therapy sessions for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

– MightyMOVERS: DANCE + THERAPY are dance therapy sessions for pediatrics patients.

– OPEN STAGE affords creatives access to the Bakersfield Fox Theater’s technical staff and theater amenities for free.

– PASO A PASO utilizes dance to support empowerment through life-skills workshops for Kern County high school girls, specifically Latinas.

– SHINE DANCE + MATH = SUCCESS combines dance with math to improve girls’ math scores and spark interest in STEAM.

– TASTE OF DANCE celebrates cultural diversity in Kern County by showcasing cultures through culinary and performing arts.