Germany

The Volkstanzgruppe Benthullen-Harbern was founded in 1976. In a short time the group succeeded in performing folkdances. Beyond the Oldenburg area (located in northwest Germany) they are a well known guest at several events.

They have participated in International performances, festivals and exchange programs in the Netherlands, England, Wales, Lithuania, Hungary (1993 + 2006), Poland, Denmark (2007), Sweden (2002), Latvia (2004) and the USA (1985, 1989, 1994).

The girls' Costumes are designed and made by themselves. The boys wear a traditional carpenter's costume.

The dances of the group are mostly from the German speaking areas of Europe. At important performances, self choreographed dances are shown.

At the moment there are 30 members in the adult and 24 in the children's group. Accordion players play the tunes for the dancers. The children are between 6 and 14 years old and the members of the adult group are between 14 and 55 years old.

Information: www.volkstanzgruppe-benthullen-harbern.de

Leader: Anke and Juergen Logemann