Balfolk - dance evening with folk-dance fusion

Join-in dance evening for everyone. European traditional circle, chain, line and couple dances to beautiful live music.

PREMIERE! The newly formed band FOLK-TANZ-FUSION will be performing three times this summer at the Mueßer Open-Air Museum. This refreshing dance band is a new collaboration between two musical groups from Mecklenburg. Together, they play balfolk.

Balfolk explained briefly!“Bal ” is French for “dance,” and “folk” stands for “folkloric.” Balfolk is a “folk dance evening” featuring musicians (mostly) from the region. It’s not about stage performances in traditional costumes, but about dancing together on the dance floor to beautiful dance songs from all over Europe. French dances predominate, along with dances from England, Scandinavia, Germany, the Mediterranean region, and the Balkan countries... While these traditional dances have deep regional roots, they’re combined and further developed through numerous dance evenings and festivals across Europe. As a result, a vibrant and growing European dance movement has emerged since the 1970s.

Everyone is welcome! After all, these dances are all about having fun and dancing together—in a large circle, in a long line, as a long chain, or in pairs. The dances are called Andro, Gavotte, Bourrée, Polska, Mazurka, Slängpolska, Chappelloise, Polka, Waltz, Schottisch… and they’re danced together across generations with growing enthusiasm.

The traditional dance evenings at the Mueß Museum Village—usually featuring Mecklenburg dance songs—have enjoyed great popularity for years. “Here, people still dance just like they used to: together to groovy, live dance music, without sheet music, without technique, and with lots of heart and fun. No one stands alone on the sidelines here. The music and the dancers simply invite you to join in. I felt the same way years ago. That’s how I went from being a reluctant dancer to an enthusiastic one,” reports museum employee Fred-Ingo Pahl.

All the dances are for everyone to join in! Some are briefly explained. But since there are always experienced dancers present, there are always helping hands in the dance circle. All dances are suitable for young and old, couples and singles, beginners and advanced dancers. You don’t have to be perfect to join in. It’s all about pure fun and a zest for life.

FOLK-TANZ-FUSION will perform three times this summer at the Mueß Open-Air Museum, always on Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m. on May 23, July 18, and August 8.

Admission: 15 euros each time. Please bring your own food.

Info/Organization: Fred-Ingo Pahl: 0175 5303970. Organizer: Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum.