Broken legs could not keep two couples from competing in a German folk dance competition. Make that: broken legs could not keep them from winning. The couples are part of the award-winning ...

The weather cooperated beautifully this weekend for the popular festival at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon. Wind farms could make ...

With a flurry of claps and slaps, the dance was set in motion. High-energy, rockin’ alpine music drove the dancers through their moves. Inside the German American Klub’s spacious dance hall ...

The Woodlands High School’s German Folk Dance Troupe performed their dances at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School’s International Day Friday, Oct. 5, and it was clear that they took it ...

In an attempt to embrace the essence of the folklore (and not merely celebrate the ghoulish aspects of the character), Anaheim's own Bavarian-Austrian folk dance group, Die Gemütlichen ...

South Street Oktoberfest draws thousands for beer, music and German tradition Brauhaus Schmitz led South Street’s Oktoberfest celebration, featuring craft German beers, traditional food and vibrant ...

The German Dance Team performs stunts for their audience during a practice at The Woodlands High School. The team recently won the state title in German folk dance.

Italian choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni will be in Portland for the Time-Based Art festival, working with a style of Bavarian folk dance called Schuhplatter, retaining its playful nature while ...

A mariachi band or German polka music? Mexican folk dances or traditional “schuhplatter” – shoe-patting dances?Two festivals with wildly divergent themes will be vying for the valley’s attention today ...

A local Christmas tree farm owned by a retired schoolteacher is raising money for the state’s top ranked high school German folk dancing team.

Like his parents, who died April 10, Bob Hugel of Floral Park has been a longtime member of a Bavarian folk dance group that celebrates the arrival of spring with Mayfest activities.