The Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble

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Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday! Plowing forward... As I looked back through photos to decide which one to share with you all, and as I loaded the video of our year in review below, so many strong words and emotions came up for me. K

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2022 Summer Youth Performing Arts Intensive Donors Needed for Nova Camp Scholarships!       HELP LAUNCH "NOVA" Summer Youth Intensive Summer 2022   Please consider donating to our scholarship fund for campers! Our dream of serving children from

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Black Choreographers Festival 2022 You don't want to miss this weekends events       Black Choreographers Festival Events JUL 2022   BCF WEEKEND ONE   Don't Miss Out on Our Outdoor Movie Night EXCITED FOR BCF DANCE ON FILM SERIES 2022?

Catch KKDE Performing An Excerpt of “The Golden Thread” At The Black Choreographers Festival July 16th & 17th!

July 16th & 17th | BCF SF : New Voices / New Works Performance Event
@ Dance Mission Theater
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Come & join us this Friday, June 17th at our ✨25th Anniversary Gala✨

Some of our honorees are…

Deborah Vaughan, Artistic Director of Dimensions Dance Theater ()

Amara Tabor Smith (.smith) Artistic Director of Deep Waters Dance Theaters

Deborah Cullinan () Vice President of Stanford Arts

Loren Taylor (.taylor) Oakland City Council member & Oakland Mayor Candidate

There will also be exclusive dance performances by KKDE & KKDE Alumni! And catering by 💜
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25th Anniversary Gala & Live Auction this Friday! We’re so excited for these special guests to join us!

Our MC for the night will be from KBLX and of will be spinning!

Vocalist a Bay Area Fav and from “Madagascar: A Little Wild” will be performing as well!
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✨25th Anniversary Gala & Live Auction this Friday! We’re so excited for these special guests to join us!

Our MC for the night will be from KBLX, & of will be spinning!

Vocalist a Bay Area Fav and from “Madagascar: A Little Wild” will be performing as well!
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Purchase seats at Kstarproductions.org
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Check out some of our items available for our virtual auction! We’ve been collecting bids for items created or curated by local artist! Some items will be onsite for a Live Auction as well!

Our goal is to raise $25k ($1k for every year in existence)! Make a donation, get your ticket and/or bid on an item today!

Click the link in our bio for more information. Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated.
Purchase seats for the Gala at Kstarproductions.org
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See you at the gala! 💙

In honor of our 25 years as a dance production company, we will be hosting "Momentum" a Gala to thank all of our supporters!

This event will also mark the end of our virtual auction, where we have been collecting bids for items created or curated by local artists!

Some items will be onsite for a Live Auction as well! Our goal is to raise $25k ($1k for every year in existence)! Make a donation, get your ticket and/or bid on an item todav!

We have an amazing evening planned with performances by current and past KKDE members (special excerpt of The Golden Thread plus all time favorites) vocalists and the will be spinning! We will also honor Deborah Vaughan and .smith with a "Momentum" award for their exceptional work in propelling the arts forward!

Our virtual auction is now live !!! Click the link in our bio for more information. Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated!
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💙 Special excerpt of our new piece The Golden Thread, with a discussion/Q&A after! Thursday, June 2nd @ 6:30 | ODC Theater’s State of Play Festival.

💙 Get Free Weekender Embodiment Project | Dance Mission. Friday, June 3rd @ 8:00 PM

💙 KKDE OPEN AUDTIONS
ODC Commons Feintech Studio | Saturday, June 4th @ 2:00 PM

For more info click link in bio.
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Welcoming in June! Check out what's happening THIS SUMMER at KSTAR! **pictured above left to right is KKDE Associate Artistic Director, Yeni Lucero with Founder and Executive Director, Kendra Barnes **photo by JH Photog

Our virtual auction is now live !!! Click the link in our bio for more information. Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated! 💜

In honor of our 25 years as a dance production company, we will be hosting “Momentum” a Gala to thank all of our supporters!

This event will also mark the end of our virtual auction, where we have been collecting bids for items created or curated by local artists! Some items will be onsite for a Live Auction as well! Our goal is to raise $25k ($1k for every year in existence)! Make a donation, get your ticket and/or bid on an item today!

We have an amazing evening planned with performances by current and past KKDE members (special excerpt of The Golden Thread plus all time favorites) vocalists and and the will be spinning! We will also honor Deborah Vaughan and .smith with a “Momentum” award for their exceptional work in propelling the arts forward!
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Our virtual auction is now live !!! Click the link in bio for more information. Your generous contribution is greatly appreciated! 💜

In honor of our 25 years as a dance production company, we will be hosting a gala to thank all of our fiscal sponsors!

This event will also mark the end of our auction, where we have been collecting bids for items created or curated by local artists!
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💥OPEN AUDTIONS JUNE 4th💥
KKDE is still looking for versatile and dynamic Professional Dancers and Actors!
* Must have experience with Contemporary, Afro-Fusion, and Dance-Theater.
* Must be available for performances beginning in July.
** Please submit a Resume, Headshot, and Dance video example. EMAIL US ([email protected]) to inquire about a date to attend an audition rehearsal & if you have any questions.
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For more info click link in bio.
Location: ODC Commons Feintech Studio
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✨ Also we’ll be showing a special excerpt of our new piece The Golden Thread, with a discussion/Q&A after! Join us Thursday, June 2nd at ODC Theater’s State of Play Festival. See you there!
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Tickets are available in bio!
Location: ODC Commons Fisher Studio
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✨ KKKDE will be showing a special excerpt of our new piece The Golden Thread, with a discussion/Q&A after! Join us Thursday, June 2nd at ODC Theater’s State of Play Festival. See you there!
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SILVESTRE TECHNIQUE MASTER CLASS with Rosangela Silvestre! Rosangela is the creator of the Silvestre Dance Technique. She also set her acclaimed work ‘Oya’ on the KKDE & we are so excited to welcome her back into our company’s home studio! 💙💙💙
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Pre-Reg : $25
Drop In : $30
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KKDE will be performing in our home dance studio KSP STUDIOS’ student showcase this Sunday!
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SILVESTRE TECHNIQUE MASTER CLASS with Rosangela Silvestre! Rosangela is the creator of the Silvestre Dance Technique. She also set her acclaimed work ‘Oya’ on the KKDE and we are so excited to welcome her back into our company’s home studio! .studios
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Pre-Reg : $25
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https://linktr.ee/kkde

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Thanks to everyone who helped us reach 1k!!! 💜

We’re still celebrating our 25th Anniversary! We invite you to our 25th Anniversary Gala, come dine, dance, and toast with us. There will be special performances by KKDE & Guests. Also DJ CJ Flash will be spinning beats all night!
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🚨MASTER CLASS🚨 At K*S*P Studios with Vera Passos! Vera will be teaching Silvestre Technique & Orixa Dance. Early bird sign up discounts are available ! Register now on Mind Body ❤️‍🔥
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