KDA is an arts agency promoting and supporting dance and the arts in Kern County, CA.
KDA is proud to support local arts organizations and individual artists through our grants and scholarships program.
A Bi-Annual Application Period will feature two deadlines:
FALL DEADLINE, September 1 for projects October-May
SPRING DEADLINE, May 1 for projects June-September
KDA Scholarship Recipients
Ella Goens
Civic Dance Center
Kirstyn Lindsey
Bakersfield Dance Company
Aeralyn Jade Rivera
Eve-Lyne’s Dance Studio
Lena Smallwood
Dancer’s Turnout Academy
Riley Thompson
Bakersfield Dance Company
Jordan Wandick
Dancer’s Turnout Academy
Amanda Bagley
Dancer’s Turnout Academy
Noor Elkereamy
Civic Dance Center
KDA Grant Recipients
The Nutcracker Orchestra
PROJECT | The Bakersfield Nutcracker
DAT Krew
PROJECT | Program Enhancements
Bakersfield City Ballet
PROJECT | Bakersfield Choreography Competition
My Dance and Fitness Studio
PROJECT | Capitol Campaign
PROJECT | Bakersfield Nutcracker Ballet
PROJECT | American Youth Grand Prix
PROJECT | We Are Mojave: Free dance classes for socio-economically disadvantaged children.