BAKERSFIELD, CA.- August 18, 2025 – Kern Dance Alliance (KDA) and the League of Dreams (LoD) are proud to announce their annual ADAPTIdance® program, an adaptive dance program for people with intellectual, physical, and developmental disabilities, ages 5 – 22, is back! Registration is now open for the program that culminates in a final performance at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater in the winter of 2026.

ADAPTidance will run on Saturdays, October 4th, 2025 – January 31st 2026 with three classes in three different dance styles offered based upon age and ability beginning at 9:30 am.  ADAPTidance will take place in the Fruitvale Norris Multipurpose Room via a partnership with North of the River and all ADAPTIdancers will perform in the dance recital at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater on February 1st, 2026.

ADAPTIdancers have the opportunity to train in ballet, jazz, and hip hop dance styles over the course of the program. Lessons are $75/per month and students can participate in all 4 months of the program. ADAPTIdancers received an official uniform shirt and final performance costumes/dance apparel are sponsored by the program.

ADAPTIdance is taught by educators who have been trained by AXIS Dance Company, one of the nation’s most acclaimed performance ensembles of disabled and non-disabled dancers.  ADAPTidance Program Director, Myka Steele, and Program Coordinator, Romy Jones, will spearhead the program. As veteran ADAPTIdance educators, Ms. Steele and Ms. Jones have curated a forum for physical activity that is a model for kids of all abilities to collaborate as equals while educating about disability, collaboration, and inclusion through the medium of dance.

Additionally, ADAPTIdance is seeking volunteers to ensure the program’s success. The program is currently accepting applications from trained dancers to assist with the 2025/2026 ADAPTIdance® program. 

• ADAPTIdance Dance Interns are technically trained dancers who have at least 3 years of formal dance training in techniques such as ballet, jazz, and hip hop. Dance Interns assist in teaching dance technique in the classroom and guiding the ADAPTIdancers on stage.

   

The deadline to apply to become a Dance Intern is September 26, 2025. 

The 2025/26 ADAPTIdance program is supported in part by Kern Dance Alliance, League of Dreams, Kern Family Health Care, North of the River, Cynthia Lake Charitable Trust, Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater, Performers Closet, Bakersfield West Rotary, CARE Foundation, and the Friends of Mercy Foundation.

REGISTER for ADAPTIdance: https://ourleagueofdreams.com/index.php

APPLY TO BECOME AN ADAPTIDANCE DANCE INTERN: www.kerndance.org/ADAPTIdance

FOR DIGITAL MEDIA RESOURCE: ADAPTIdance PRESS KIT

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

https://kerndance.org/ADAPTIdance / info@kerndance.org 

https://ourleagueofdreams.com/index.php / info@ourleagueofdreams.com