Protesters have apparently determined that the most effective way to protest President Donald Trump’s changes at The Kennedy Center is by doing an interpretive dance around the building. Yes, really.

In a video that surfaced on Wednesday on X, some 30-plus people all walked in a single-file line outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, moving in sync as they waved their arms up and down in the air like birds to music playing in the background.

At one point in the clip, the group stopped walking and began waving their arms in a circular motion. They then waved like a person would wave to a crowd, played an invisible violin, and then took a stance apparently like they would to defend themselves from being punched. 

Videos of the protest were all very strange and many people on social media caught wind of it and mocked the silliness of the performance protest.

“BREAKING: Liberals are dancing and singing in protest to ‘save’ the Kennedy Center. Do these people have jobs?” one person wrote.

Another added, “HAHAHAHAHA libs are dancing at the Kennedy Center to protest the Trump takeover.”

While a third wrote, “LMAO. Liberals are protesting to ‘save’ The Kennedy Center.”

A fourth added, “NEW: Anti-Trump interpretative dance. Yes, seriously.”

One person even pointed out the line of buses that could be seen in the video and wrote, “Protestors at Kennedy Center are so CRINGE! BTW…..Who paid for those buses?”

One of the organizers of the protest, dancer and educator Kelly King, called The Nelken Line performance, “symbolic in that we’re moving in unison. And there’s something just compelling to see a straight line of movers dancing this way in a march,” NPR noted.

“They were unsure of what they were going to encounter with us,” she added about the security at the center. “And as I spoke to them individually and they saw what we were doing, they realized that we were certainly not a threat. And I think perhaps by the end they were entertained.”

King told the outlet that the group decided to protest due to concerns that after Trump’s takeover as chairman of the board, diversity like what was represented in their dance might not continue.

However, a spokesperson for the Kennedy Center said, “There have not been changes made to the Center’s dance programming nor are there any changes planned.” 

The protest comes after Trump’s announcement that he had terminated most members of the Board of Trustees at the Kennedy Center — including Chairman David Rubenstein — and had taken over the role himself, as previously reported.

Related: Actress Issa Rae Backs Out Of Performing At Kennedy Center After Trump Becomes Chair

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Protesters have apparently determined that the most effective way to protest President Donald Trump’s changes at The Kennedy Center is by doing an interpretive dance around the building. Yes, really.

In a video that surfaced on Wednesday on X, some 30-plus people all walked in a single-file line outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, moving in sync as they waved their arms up and down in the air like birds to music playing in the background.

At one point in the clip, the group stopped walking and began waving their arms in a circular motion. They then waved like a person would wave to a crowd, played an invisible violin, and then took a stance apparently like they would to defend themselves from being punched. 

Videos of the protest were all very strange and many people on social media caught wind of it and mocked the silliness of the performance protest.

“BREAKING: Liberals are dancing and singing in protest to ‘save’ the Kennedy Center. Do these people have jobs?” one person wrote.

Another added, “HAHAHAHAHA libs are dancing at the Kennedy Center to protest the Trump takeover.”

While a third wrote, “LMAO. Liberals are protesting to ‘save’ The Kennedy Center.”

A fourth added, “NEW: Anti-Trump interpretative dance. Yes, seriously.”

One person even pointed out the line of buses that could be seen in the video and wrote, “Protestors at Kennedy Center are so CRINGE! BTW…..Who paid for those buses?”

One of the organizers of the protest, dancer and educator Kelly King, called The Nelken Line performance, “symbolic in that we’re moving in unison. And there’s something just compelling to see a straight line of movers dancing this way in a march,” NPR noted.

“They were unsure of what they were going to encounter with us,” she added about the security at the center. “And as I spoke to them individually and they saw what we were doing, they realized that we were certainly not a threat. And I think perhaps by the end they were entertained.”

King told the outlet that the group decided to protest due to concerns that after Trump’s takeover as chairman of the board, diversity like what was represented in their dance might not continue.

However, a spokesperson for the Kennedy Center said, “There have not been changes made to the Center’s dance programming nor are there any changes planned.” 

The protest comes after Trump’s announcement that he had terminated most members of the Board of Trustees at the Kennedy Center — including Chairman David Rubenstein — and had taken over the role himself, as previously reported.

Related: Actress Issa Rae Backs Out Of Performing At Kennedy Center After Trump Becomes Chair

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