Arkansas Learning Through the Arts presents "Poetry in Motion," a production of the Hot Springs Dance Troupe, on March 11 at 5:15pm at the Double Tree Hilton- Hot Springs ballroom. Dance educator Amy Bramlett turner and Hot Springs Poet Laureate Kai Coggin designed this collaboration of poetry and dance created and performed by members of the Dance Troupe.

Honored Guest Speaker will be Janis Kearney, founder of the nonprofit Celebrate! Maya Project to promote the life and contributions of poet Dr. Maya Angelou. Ms. Kearney is an author, book publisher, and writing teacher. After serving in Arkansas state government, she became Director of Communications for the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Presidential Diarist for President Bill Clinton.

Arkansas Learning Through the Arts (ALTTA) is a nonprofit organization and affiliate of Young Audiences for Learning. ALTTA offers literacy-based arts workshops for Arkansas students in Pre-K through 12th grade. The arts has the unique capacity to ignite a child's interest in learning, expand their creativity, and increase their engagement in their content. ALTTA offers more than seventy unique workshops ranging from visual arts to dance and storytelling, whose content is grounded in the Arkansas Department of Education's learning standards.