Dancing Drum’s mission is to EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, and INSPIRE people of all ages through interactive, percussion-based programming and materials. We are a comprehensive resource for schools and other organizations that wish to incorporate drumming into their day.

Since our founding in 2002, we have aimed to set a national standard for innovative, integrated arts education for schools. Dancing Drum’s approach is inclusive, positive, musical, and fun! Drums are perceived as “cool” by the great majority of K-8 students, and they offer schools a great opportunity for engaging students, often even the most difficult to reach kids. Ultimately, we seek to provide a transformative experience for schools, creating a positive energy and feeling of success that carries throughout the entire school day.

Our original methods and materials have been developed over 20+ years of work in a wide variety of classroom, workshop, and performance settings in schools, conferences, and events across the country and internationally. Much of the content presented in Dancing Drum's programs has been gathered during extensive research travels in West Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, and throughout the US. One of our goals is to “bring the world home”, and we work hard to keep the information that we present in our programs authentic and engaging.

Dancing Drum offers a complete drum program package for schools, including in-school programs, teacher trainings, curriculum materials, and drum packages. We have authored and published several highly regarded books for music educators to incorporate drumming into their classroom instruction. We also offer our custom line of high-quality drums and accessories for the music classroom, made from sustainably harvested wood.

Since drumming is for all ages, Dancing Drum also offers a range of Community Programs for adults and families. Specializing in Community Drum Ensemble and team-building Interactive Drumming Events, we create an energizing, celebratory, and memorable experience for parades, special events, and drumming enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.

Since 2002, our performances, artist-in-residencies, workshops, and interactive drumming events have reached an estimated 2.5 million people in the US and internationally.

All Dancing Drum programs are presented by Steve Campbell and/or Lindsay Rust. Learn more at https://www.dancingdrum.com