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Schwaben DancersWho'sWhoThe Schwaben Dancers is run by an elected committee. The current committee is:
The Schwaben Dancers are an energetic, german-folk dance group who love
to entertain. The CostumeWomen's CostumeThe ladies' dancing costume is a blue dirndl. A light blue material makes up the top of the dirndl, and a dark, satiny blue makes up the flowing bottom.The skirt is accented with silver braid and a delicate white lace. The ladies in the dance group have the option of two blouses; a cotton
and a lace blouse. Also worn under the dirndl, are a white slip and
pettipants (bloomers).
The Ladies' Trachts are worn for more formal occasions and performances. This consists of a burgundy skirt worn with a black lace apron tied in the back. On top is a white lace or cotton blouse with a black velvet vest over top. Under the tracht are two starched white petticoats. White nylons and black character shoes are worn with this costume.
The Mens TrachtThe men's costume is a black vest with silver buttons and the club crest. This is worn with a white dress shirt (with the sleeves rolled up above the elbows for performances) and black dress pants. Any leather-soled, black dress shoes can be worn, with black socks. Many men also wear pins on their vests. Our RepertoireThe Schwaben Dancers currently have a repertoire of about 20 dances, with new ones constantly being learned. We are famous for our arial manoevers, which are featured in several of our dances, and for the fast pace and quick beat to which most of our dances are set.
Flinke SchwabeFlinke is a dance that can be done by any number of couples, including only one, since the pairs remain seperate and don't interact during the dance. A short but very fast paced dance, this one was introduced by our choreographer as "the longest minute and a half of your life.
OmaThis dance is a "story" dance which tells the tale of a group of men and a group of women kept apart by a chaperoning Oma (grandmother). The Oma character, a balloon busted matron with questionable fashion sense, was first performed by our choreographer. By now, nearly everyone, male and female, has taken a turn at the role! Wilde-HummelWildehummel is a dance performed by four couples only. Involving a men-only spin and a section where the women are picked up, this is certainly one of our showier and more difficult dances. LieschenLieschen is a fast-paced march-in, which involves a lot of intricacy. The dancers quickly weave amongst each other, and create two, interlocking windmill LaendlerLaendler is one of our newest dances, choreographed by Sheri Lotrijan. It is a slow, elegant waltz with many intricate spins and holds. It premiered at Landestrachtenfest 1999 and has been part of the normal repetoire ever since. Circle DancesThe circle dances include Zillertaller, Rheinlander, Jugendfreude, Bicenntennial and Tetski. All these dances can be done by any number of couples and involve circles where the dancers interact with each other. These dances all incorporate traditional steps such as polkas, waltzes and wechselschritt. Stick DanceThe Stick Dance is performed only by the male dancers and involves large, wooden sticks. This dangerous dance involves the tossing and hitting of these sticks, acting out a battle between two groups of guys. |
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