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 ...

Susan Jurgelski Jul 24, 2006 Jul 24, 2006 Updated Sep 11, 2013 At long last, he and his fellow keepers of German culture in the Lancaster Liederkranz folk-dance group Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A local Christmas tree farm owned by a retired schoolteacher is using the traffic they get during the holiday season to raise money for the top ranked high school German folk ...

TULSA, Okla. — The German-American Society of Tulsa held their second annual Polka Party on Saturday. "We are inviting the public to come dance, eat, share part of the German culture with us and we're ...

“It’s no fun, creating a piece,” says Pina Bausch, her sunken eyes and careworn face, veiled in cigarette smoke, testifying to the stress she’s describing. “For years I’ve been thinking, ‘Never again.

While the lederhosen and Bavarian Alpine hats add a nice touch, most people admit what bring them to the German tent are the brews. Four beers plus apple cider are on tap there, where traditional ...