German Junior Folk Dancers, non-competitive folk dancing for youth in Saskatoon

German Junior Folk Dancers

Our youth dance group was established in 1998 and performs in and around Saskatoon, including at various summer festivals such as, Canada Day, the Taste of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon's annual 3-day Folkfest. Past performances have also included the Humboldt Sommerfest and many performances in Prince Albert, such as the Tapestrama festival. We have also performed at the newly reinstated Saskatoon German Days for the past few years.
Four years ago we put on our first annual Minifest for children's groups in Saskatoon. It was a great first year, especially with our Playmobil display. For the past few years we've had new groups join us, as well as new and exciting Playmobil displays and contests.
Our folk dancers also accept many other invitations to entertain: At Seniors' Homes, especially around Christmas, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the International Day of Dance, and at various conferences or functions with multicultural or German themes.

The German Junior Folk Dancers perform a variety of German folk dances and are always on the lookout for new material.
For the past few years we have been expanding our repertoire of dances. We still perform some lively dances from southern Germany and Austria, such as the "Bayrischer Ländler" and the always popular "Dreisteyrer" and "Drei Lederne Strümpfe". We also perform older German folkdances, such as the "Kinderpolka", "das Fenster", the "Kreuzkönig", and the "Tampet".
The new dances we have added to our repertoire come from different areas in and around Germany, including the German province of Hessen. Some of these dances are the "Dreiertanz", the "Knopfloch", "Hack und Zeh", the "Nickeltanz" and the "Topporzer Kreuzpolka". We are currently working on adding the "Maitanz" or Bändertanz" to our repertoire as well.
Check out our pictures under "Traditions" to see our new northern German dresses.

We invite anyone interested in more information
or to inquire about booking a performance
to send an e-mail to: Barbara@GermanJuniorFolkDancers.ca

The German Junior Folk Dancers are members of the following groups:
Saskatchewan Intercultural Association
Saskatchewan German Council
Dance Saskatchewan

Also check out our favorite links:
All about folkdancing:
Mario Herger's Volkstanz site
Our partners in fun:
German Language School Saskatoon
Hansel and Gretel Preschool Inc.
Home of the men doing the Schuhplattler with our youngest dancer on this site:
Calgary Schuhplattler Verein Enzian

Beautiful oil painting of Saskatoon, available in the form of christmas cards supporting CHEP:
Saskatoon in Winter