Portside Percussive Dance Festival

Portside Percussive Dance Festival

June 27-July 2, 2011

Join us for our first Tap Conservatory
Classics to Classical

featuring

legendary tap masters Brenda Bufalino, Dean Diggins

with Josh Hilberman and musical director Paul Arslanian.

Other classes during the week will feature West African

dance and drum with Youssouf Koumbassa and more.

Intensive Classes • Performances • Talks • Events

The festival returns with a new name~The Portside Percussive
Dance Festival~and a new home at The Dance Hall in
historic downtown Kittery Portside, just over the Piscataqua
river from it's former home in Portsmouth, NH.
The PPDF was founded by tap dancer Drika Overton in
1995 and grew into an intimate, innovative festival with
worldwide recognition. Over the years the Festival
featured renowned dancers, musicians and singers including
Jimmy Slyde; Fayard Nicholas; Bill Irwin; Keith Terry;
Jo McNamara; Jay Clayton; and returning favorite Brenda Bufalino. 

Information about registration, schedule, housing and more coming soon.
Space is limited. 

Our mailing address is: 

The Dance Hall, Kittery, Maine

7 Walker St.

P.O. Box 691

Kittery, Maine 03904