The 2012 Bayerischer Löwe was held on Saturday, May 19, in Gauting, Bavaria. Gauverband Nordamerika had 20 Einzelpreisplatteln competitors and 1 Gruppenpreisplatteln competitor. We should all be very proud of each and every one them as they represented us very well. The names and places of North American competitors are shown below. The final results for all competitors in all age groups are in the links below, with dancers from Gauverband Nordamerika highlighted in yellow.
Many thanks to the three judges who spent so many hours over the course of the day -- Chris Collins, Carolyn Marquardt, and Erech Morrison.
14-16 Buam – 23 competitors
Phillip Loeschinger – 3rd
Joey Claesgens – 8th
Dylan Giniger – 18th
17-34 Buam – 32 competitors
Brandon Saratella – 23rd
Matthew LaCourse – 25th
Kevin Walker – 26th
35-49 Buam – 18 competitors
Michael Rase – 9th
Paul Ulrich – 14th
50-59 Buam – 11 competitors
Donald LaCourse – 7th
60+ Buam – 8 competitors
Rudy Hermes – 5th
Emil Wagner – 8th
14-16 Dirndl – 21 competitors
Brittany Dunlap – 3rd
17-34 Dirndl – 34 competitors
Kristen Collins – 4th
Andrea Edelhauser – 25th
35-49 Dirndl – 20 competitors
Maria Rase – 11th
Renee LaCourse – 12th
50-59 Dirndl – 6 competitors
Anita Knoll – 2nd
60+ Dirndl – 6 competitors
Barbara Hermes – 2nd
Erika Wagner – 4th
Ranelle Resch – 6th
Gruppenpreisplatteln – 13 groups
STV Bavaria, Cleveland, Ohio – 5th
Note: Because the headings dropped off the page, here are the page numbers (in parenthesis): Buam: up to 9 (1), 10-13 (2), 14-16 (3), 17-34 (4), 35-49 (5), 50-59 (6), 60+ (7). Dirndl: up to 9 (8), 10-13 (9), 14-16 (10), 17-34 (11), 35-49 (12), 50-59 (13), 60+ (14). Jugendgruppen (15).
Pictures of the first three winners in each age group are available at this link, then click on "Bilder" in the upper right.