Printz Dance Project

When people in Kerry think of swiftness of foot and athletic leaps into the air as often as not images of footballers spring to mind. A different kind of athleticism is called for as part of an ongoing developmental dance project which brings together the talents of the Printz Dance Project (PDP), from San Francisco, and the performing company of our own Siamsa Tire.

Dancers from the two companies will spend the first week in August working together with a view to producing a brand new performance sometime in 2008 which will be a fusion of traditional and contemporary styles of both Irish and American dance. However the week of exploratory work will also produce some instant gratification with a performance in Teach Siamsa na Carraige, one of Siamsa Tire's training centres in West Kerry on Sunday 12th of August at 8.00 pm.

The Printz Dance Project is lead by Stacey Printz, the founder and choreographer of the dance company. Stacey has a wealth of both theoretical and practical dance experience having received her sociology and dance degrees from the University of California, in Irvine, California. Since then Stacey has spent over twelve years teaching fusion technique, modern, jazz, hip-hop, world dance studies, choreographic technique, and improvisation in dance. Everything except Irish dancing! She is currently a member of staff at San Francisco Dance Center, St. Mary's College and RoCo.

The dance company has been drawing ecstatic reviews for its grab bag of talent, its deep feeling for the sensual power of movement and a veritable encyclopedia of high and low dance styles. Printz Dance Project blends dance techniques that include modern, jazz, ethnic, ballet, and hip-hop with a flow that expands into creative poses, gesture, floor work, and contact as it motivates eye, energy and spirit.

Printz Dance Project plays at Teach Siamsa na Carraige, Carraig, Dingle, on Sunday 12th August at 8.00 pm. For more information or to book tickets please call Siamsa Tire 066 712 3055.