Mojave Desert Dance Alliance

09/07/2022

08/06/2022

Yes! Gearing up for National Dance week, coming in September.

Relatable. Happy Friday, friends!

via: The New Yorker by Artist Navied Mahdavian

08/02/2022

We're performing at the Wanda Kirk Library in Rosamond on Tuesday at 3 pm. Come join us.

08/01/2022

Today's the day!

Celebrating 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 is p...

07/29/2022

Hey High Desert Communities!📢BOOKS IN MOTION®: DANCE + LITERACY is coming to YOU! Our newest book, “Peter and the Wolf” written by Sergei Prokofiev and performed by Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels, will launch on Monday, August 1 @ 3:00 pm! When a young boy named Peter disobeys his grandfather, he finds himself face to face with the wolf! Will he escape the wolf with the help of his friends - a bird, a duck, and a cat? Head on over to your local library to find out! 👦🏻🐺🐦🐱📕

Experience this classic fairytale FIVE times this summer:

August 1 @ 3:00 pm, KCL - Mojave Branch Library, “Peter and the Wolf” – Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels

August 2 @ 3:00 pm, KCL - Rosamond Branch Library, “Peter and the Wolf” – Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels

August 3, @ 3:00 pm, KCL - California City Branch Library, “Peter and the Wolf” – Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels

August 4 @ 3:00 pm, Ridgecrest Branch Library, “Peter and the Wolf” – Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels

August 5 @ 3:00 pm, Boron Branch, “Peter and the Wolf” – Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels

The Books in Motion program features:

💃 A live dance performance (in English and Spanish) based upon well-known children’s books.

🕺A mini dance class where children will learn a short dance that coincides with the book’s theme.

✂️ A crafting session to reinforce the book’s theme and promote role playing.

📕 A FREE BOOK to encourage reading at home.

👉 Visit kerndance.org/BIM to learn more

KDA is grateful for our presenting partners - Kern County Library and Kern Literacy Council.

Books in Motion is also made possible by generous support from the Robert Grimm Family Foundation, Chevron Central California, Alfred and Virginia Harrell Foundation, Kern Family Health Care, Adventist Health, and 23ABC Bakersfield.

07/29/2022

07/27/2022

Mojave Library, Monday August 1 and Rosamond Library Tuesday, August 2. Come join us.

Have you seen the FULL 2022 Books in Motion tour schedule? 20 performances are in queue and are ready to launch at a library near you! Featuring tremendous Kern County dance artists, Books in Motion is full of exciting offerings all meant to inspire Kern County youth to read! www.kerndance.org/BIM

Books in Motion Partners: Kern Literacy Council and Kern County Library

Books in Motion Dance Partners: Aloha Entertainment by Polynesian Spice, Bakersfield City Ballet, Spotlight Dance Academy, Spotlight Academy of the Arts, DAT Krew Academy, DANCENATION, Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels, McLaughlin Dance Collective

Books in Motion Sponsors: 23ABC Bakersfield, Adventist Health, Chevron Central California, Kern Family Health Care, Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation, Robert Grimm Family Foundation

UPCOMING BOOKS IN MOTION LOCATIONS:

KCL - Beale Memorial Library
KCL - Southwest Branch
KCL - Tehachapi Branch Library
KCL - Baker Branch Library
KCL - Wilson Branch Library
KCL - Northeast Branch
KCL - Mojave Branch Library
KCL - Holloway-Gonzales Branch Library
KCL - Delano Branch Library
KCL - California City Branch Library
Ridgecrest Branch Library

07/16/2022

This is a great summer program for young artists.