Gauverband Announcement

The link below takes you to a document containing the following five items for the 2016 Delegates Meeting on April 30-May 1, 2016, in St. Paul, Minnesota:

Gauverband Nordamerika is planning to attend the Lechgau Trachtenfest and Wertungsplatteln um den Bayerischen Löwen, to be held in Steingaden, Bavaria, from July 15 through July 24, 2016. The event spans two weekends. The Lechgau Trachtenfest and Fahnenweihe begins with a Bayerischer Abend on Friday, July 15, followed by a concert, Festzug and Gauheimatabend on Saturday evening, July 16. The Trachtenfest is all day Sunday, July 17. We should register as a group when we arrive at the Fest on Sunday afternoon. Fest tickets (ribbons) will cost 2.50 Euro per person.

A resource site is now available to buy/download a variety of research, dance, and music items. The link is available from the Resources/Library link or click Go Browsing Now to take a look. The website will be updated regularly, so visit often! 

At the 2015 Gaufest in Milwaukee, Hans Habereder from Gemütlichen Schuhplattler of Anaheim presented an in-depth workshop on the history and evolution of men's Tracht in Bavaria. The presentation -- all 65 slides -- is now available to view online or download. It can be found under Resources/ Tracht on the website or by clicking on this link. Vergelt's Gott, Hans, for a terrific job!

The information for the 25. Delegiertenversammlung has been emailed to the email list we have received from the Gauschriftführer. The dates are April 29 - May 1, 2016 in St. Paul, Minnesota, hosted by SG Edelweiss St. Paul. The meetings are being held as normal, taking place on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, with a dance party Saturday night in honor of the Gauverband's 50th Anniversary. At this time, the registration fee will be $125 each. As we finalize our plans and costs, we hope to lower this amount.

The dance officers -- 1. & 2. Gauvorplattler and Gauvortaenzerin -- conduct judges training sessions once a year. The majority of the judges as well as the dance officers are located on the East Coast and in the Midwest, so locations in those areas are especially desirable to stretch the budget. The host Verein's members also house the out-of-towners on Friday and Saturday. The dance officers are currently looking for Vereine to bid on hosting one of the training sessions. The November session is typically held the second weekend  (November 11-13, 2016).