Kern Dance Alliance - ADAPTIdance® Expansion Announcement on NBC/KGET-Channel 17

The word is out - ADAPTIdance®, Kern County’s ONLY curriculum-based adaptive dance program with the League of Dreams that culminates in a final performance at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater has EXPANDED! 📣 🧡
Thank you to our friends at NBC/KGET-Channel 17 and news anchor, Elaina Rusk, for sharing about ADAPTIdance on the air. 📺 💻📱
Kern Dance Alliance (KDA) and the League of Dreams (LoD) are proud to announce the expansion of their annual ADAPTIdance® program, an adaptive dance program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ages 5 - 22. Registration is now open for both the 2024 and 2025 newly expanded programs which will feature a paid and free series of classes that culminates in a final performance at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater.
Since 2017, ADAPTidance has operated as a 6-week program that ended with 3 small performances during an annual KDA showcase event that shared the stage with other community performers. Due to an outpouring of support from the ADAPTIdance families and a request to expand the program, the organizations are proud to announce the debut of the newly expanded program that will offer classes in ballet, modern, and hip hop.
Additionally, the new program will host their very own dedicated ADAPTidance recital celebrating the accomplishments of the ADAPTidancers after several months of classes.
To heighten the excitement, the new ADAPTidance program has received funding from the CARE Foundation, Arts Council of Kern County, and Kern Family Health Care to cover the purchase of recital costumes for every ADAPTidancer, a fee that can often cost more than $100 per student.
Additionally, ADAPTIdance is seeking volunteers to ensure the program’s success. The program is currently accepting applications from technically trained dancers and “angels” to assist with the 2024/2025 ADAPTIdance® program.
- Technically Trained Dancers: ADAPTIdance technically trained dancers have at least 3 years of formal dance training in techniques such as ballet, jazz, and hip hop. Technically trained dancers assist in teaching dance technique in the classroom and on stage.
- Angels: ADAPTIdance Angels are movers, but do not necessarily have dance training. Angels assist ADAPTIdancers in and out of the classroom while also ensuring their safety and promoting their joy.
The 2024/25 ADAPTIdance program is supported in part by Kern Dance Alliance, League of Dreams, the Arts Council of Kern County, CARE Foundation, Kern Family Health Care, and North of the River.
🗓️ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN to ADAPTIdancers + VOLUNTEERS for our 2024/25 program!
Learn more 🔗 www.kerndance.org/ADAPTIdance