At BAM, the BAMkids program marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a live dance event framed around resilience and its early formation. The performance places movement in conversation with the holiday’s civic legacy, asking what communities carry forward and what they rebuild. It sits within New York City’s long tradition of using MLK Day for public arts reflection, especially in family-centered settings. One clear effect is the way dance functions here as a shared language, not a decorative one.